1 Thessalonians 3:3-5 none of you might be stagger'd by these persecutions: for you know that we are destin'd to suffer.

Mace⁽ⁱ⁾ ³ none of you might be stagger'd by these persecutions: for you know that we are destin'd to suffer. ⁴ and even when we were with you, we foretold you, that we should be persecuted, as you know it happen'd. ⁵ not being able therefore to wait any longer, I sent Timothy to know the state of your faith, for fear the tempter should have seduc'd you, and all our labour have prov'd abortive.