事实上,我们还在你们那里的时候,早就不断地告诉你们,我们将要受患难,这果然应验了,就像你们所知道的那样。 为此,我既然不能再等了,就派提摩太[a]去,要知道你们的信仰怎样,恐怕那试探者诱惑了你们,我们所劳苦的落了空。

提摩太带来的安慰

但是,现在提摩太从你们那里来到我们这里,带来了你们信仰和爱心的好消息,并且说你们总是对我们怀着美好的记忆,切切地想见到我们,就像我们也渴望见到你们那样。

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Footnotes

  1. 帖撒罗尼迦前书 3:5 提摩太——辅助词语。

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.(A) For this reason, when I could stand it no longer,(B) I sent to find out about your faith.(C) I was afraid that in some way the tempter(D) had tempted you and that our labors might have been in vain.(E)

Timothy’s Encouraging Report

But Timothy(F) has just now come to us from you(G) and has brought good news about your faith and love.(H) He has told us that you always have pleasant memories of us and that you long to see us, just as we also long to see you.(I)

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For verily, when we were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tribulation; even as it came to pass, and ye know.

For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and our labour be in vain.

But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you:

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