1 Thessalonians 3:3-5 That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto.… An example of this was seen in the case of Demas, who was allured by the love of this world, and forsook Paul in his sufferings at Rome, and departed to Thessalonica (2 Timothy 4:10). The devil is often more to he feared when he fawns than when he roars. The man of God at Judah overcame Satan at Bethel, but was ensnared by him under the oak tree (1 Kings 13:14). David vanquished Satan in the battlefield (1 Samuel 17:48), but was vanquished by him in the cool of the evening on the housetop (2 Samuel 11:2). (Bp. Wordsworth.) Parallel Verses KJV: That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto.WEB: that no one be moved by these afflictions. For you know that we are appointed to this task. |
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