1 Thessalonians 3:4 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

for even when we were with you, we said to you beforehand, that we are about to suffer tribulation, as also it did come to pass, and ye have known [it];

English ASV

For verily, when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we are to suffer affliction; even as it came to pass, and ye know.

English Amplified

For even when we were with you, [you know] we warned you plainly beforehand that we were to be pressed with difficulties and made to suffer affliction, just as to your own knowledge it has [since] happened.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

For even when we were with you, [you know] we warned you plainly beforehand that we were to be pressed with difficulties and made to suffer affliction, just as to your own knowledge it has [since] happened.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Indeed, when we were with you, we kept warning you that we would suffer persecution; and as you know, it has come to pass.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

In fact, when we were with you, we told you in advance that we were going to experience affliction, and as you know, it happened.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

for also, when we were with you, we told you beforehand we are about to be in tribulation, even as also it came to pass, and ye know.)

English EASY 2024

Even when we were there with you, we told you that people would cause us to suffer. Now it has really happened, so you know that it is true.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Even when we were with you, we told you that we would all have to suffer. And you know that it happened just as we said.

For when we were with you, we kept telling you beforehand that we were to suffer affliction, just as it has come to pass, and just as you know.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

For while we were still with you, we told you ahead of time that we were going to be persecuted; and as you well know, that is exactly what happened.

English God's Word - GW 1995

In fact, when we were with you, we told you ahead of time that we were going to suffer persecution. And as you know, that's what happened.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

In fact, when we were with you, we told you previously that we were going to suffer persecution, and as you know, it happened.

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

For indeed when we were with you, we kept telling you in advance that we were going to suffer affliction, just as it happened and as you know.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Indeed, we told you before when we were with you that we would suffer tribulation, just as it came to pass, as you well know.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

For indeed when we were with you, we kept telling you in advance that we were going to suffer affliction; and so it came to pass, as you know.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

For even when we were among you, we used to warn you in advance that we would undergo affliction, just as has happened, as you know.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

For in fact when we were with you, we were telling you in advance that we would suffer affliction, and so it has happened, as you well know.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

In fact, when we were with you, we kept telling you that our enemies would make us suffer. As you know very well, it has turned out that way.

English NIV

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.

English NKJ 1982

For, in fact, we told you before when we were with you that we would suffer tribulation, just as it happened, and you know.

English NLT

Even while we were with you, we warned you that troubles would soon come--and they did, as you well know.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

In fact, when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we were to suffer persecution; so it turned out, as you know.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

In fact, when we were with you we forewarned you: “Suffering and persecution is coming.” And so it has happened, as you well know.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

For when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we were to suffer affliction; just as it has come to pass, and as you know.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Even while we were still with you we warned you ahead of time that suffering would soon come—and it did.)

English Tyndale 1537

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

1 Thessalonians 3:4 — Compare Translations