that our gospel came not to you in word only, but with power and with the Holy Spirit and with full assurance, as you know what we were among you for your sakes.

but having suffered before, and been injuriously treated, as you know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God with much contention.

but as we were judged worthy by God to be intrusted with the gospel so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who tries our hearts.

but we were gentle among you, as a nurse would cherish her own children;

so being greatly desirous of you, we were well pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God, but our own souls, because you were dear to us.

You are witnesses, and God, how piously, and righteously, and blamelessly we were with you that believe,

For you, brothers, became followers of the churches of God in Christ Jesus which were in Judea, for you also suffered the same things from your countrymen, which they did from the Jews

for indeed when we came to you, we told you before that we were about to suffer affliction, as it also happened, and you know.

therefore we were comforted, brothers, on your account in all our affliction and distress by your faith,