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1 Thessalonians 3:2-4
Common English Bible
1 Thessalonians 3:2-4
Common English Bible
2 and we sent you Timothy, who is our brother and God’s coworker in the good news about Christ. We sent him to strengthen and encourage you in your faithfulness. 3 We didn’t want any of you to be shaken by these problems. You know very well that we were meant to go through this. 4 In fact, when we were with you, we kept on predicting that we were going to face problems exactly like what happened, as you know.
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1 Thessalonians 3:2-4
New International Version
1 Thessalonians 3:2-4
New International Version
2 We sent Timothy,(A) who is our brother and co-worker(B) in God’s service in spreading the gospel of Christ,(C) to strengthen and encourage you in your faith, 3 so that no one would be unsettled by these trials.(D) For you know quite well that we are destined for them.(E) 4 In fact, when we were with you, we kept telling you that we would be persecuted. And it turned out that way, as you well know.(F)
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