Brothers and sisters, in all our trouble and suffering your faith encouraged us.

所以，弟兄们，我们在一切困苦患难之中，因着你们的信心就得了安慰。

所以，弟兄们，我们在一切困苦患难中，因着你们的信心得到鼓励。

所以，弟兄们，我们在一切困苦患难中，因着你们的信心得到鼓励。

弟兄姊妹，你们的信心使我们在万般困苦和患难中得到了激励。

所以弟兄们，我们在这一切困苦患难中，因着你们的信心就得了安慰。

所以弟兄们，在我们的一切困苦和患难中，由于你们的缘故，藉着你们的信心，我们就受到安慰，

所以，弟兄們，我們在一切困苦患難之中，因着你們的信心就得了安慰。

所以，弟兄們，我們在一切困苦患難中，因着你們的信心得到鼓勵。

所以，弟兄們，我們在一切困苦患難中，因着你們的信心得到鼓勵。

弟兄姊妹，你們的信心使我們在萬般困苦和患難中得到了激勵。

所以弟兄們，我們在這一切困苦患難中，因著你們的信心就得了安慰。

故此弟兄們，在我們的一切困難和患難中、我們藉着你們的信心、就在你們的事上得了鼓勵了。

所以弟兄們，在我們的一切困苦和患難中，由於你們的緣故，藉著你們的信心，我們就受到安慰，

兄弟乎、故我於諸顚沛患難中、因爾之信而受慰、

故我患難顛沛中、念兄弟信主、為爾受慰、

故我儕於諸患難窘迫之中、念兄弟之信、則因爾受慰、

兄弟乎、吾於艱苦重重之際、得聞爾等之信德、不勝欣慰、樂以忘憂。

Therefore, brothers and sisters, in all our distress and persecution we were encouraged about you because of your faith.

for this reason, brothers, in all our distress and affliction we have been comforted about you through your faith.

So we have been greatly encouraged in the midst of our troubles and suffering, dear brothers and sisters, because you have remained strong in your faith.

Therefore, brothers and sisters, in all our distress and affliction, we were encouraged about you through your faith.

for this reason, brothers and sisters, in all our distress and affliction we were comforted about you through your faith;

therefore, brethren, in all our affliction and distress we were comforted concerning you by your faith.

for this cause, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith:

Therefore, brothers, in all our distress and persecution, we were encouraged about you through your faith.

Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith:

So in all our distress and affliction, we were reassured about you, brothers and sisters, through your faith.

for this cause, brothers, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith.

He comforts us in all our troubles. Now we can comfort others when they are in trouble. We ourselves receive comfort from God.

It seems to me that God has put us apostles on display at the end of a parade. We are like people sentenced to die in front of a crowd. We have been made a show for the whole creation to see. Angels and people are staring at us.We are fools for Christ. But you are so wise in Christ! We are weak. But you are so strong! You are honored. But we are looked down on!Up to this very hour we are hungry and thirsty. We are dressed in rags. We are being treated badly. We have no homes.We work hard with our own hands. When others curse us, we bless them. When we are attacked, we put up with it.When others say bad things about us, we answer with kind words. We have become the world’s garbage. We are everybody’s trash, right up to this moment.

But you know all about my teaching. You know how I live and what I live for. You know about my faith and love. You know how patient I am. You know I haven’t given up.You know that I was treated badly. You know that I suffered greatly. You know what kinds of things happened to me in Antioch, Iconium and Lystra. You know how badly I have been treated. But the Lord saved me from all my troubles.In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be treated badly.

All this encourages us. We were also very glad to see how happy Titus was. You have all renewed his spirit.

Are they serving Christ? I am serving him even more. I’m out of my mind to talk like this! I have worked much harder. I have been in prison more often. I have suffered terrible beatings. Again and again I almost died.Five times the Jews gave me 39 strokes with a whip.Three times I was beaten with sticks. Once they tried to kill me by throwing stones at me. Three times I was shipwrecked. I spent a night and a day in the open sea.I have had to keep on the move. I have been in danger from rivers. I have been in danger from robbers. I have been in danger from my fellow Jews and in danger from Gentiles. I have been in danger in the city, in the country, and at sea. I have been in danger from people who pretended they were believers.I have worked very hard. Often I have gone without sleep. I have been hungry and thirsty. Often I have gone without food. I have been cold and naked.Besides everything else, every day I am concerned about all the churches. It is a very heavy load.

His words won over some of the Jews. They joined Paul and Silas. A large number of Greeks who worshiped God joined them too. So did quite a few important women.But other Jews were jealous. So they rounded up some evil people from the market place. Forming a crowd, they started all kinds of trouble in the city. The Jews rushed to Jason’s house. They were looking for Paul and Silas. They wanted to bring them out to the crowd.But they couldn’t find them. So they dragged Jason and some other believers to the city officials.“ These men have caused trouble all over the world,” they shouted.“ Now they have come here.Jason has welcomed them into his house. They are all disobeying Caesar’s commands. They say there is another king. He is called Jesus.”When the crowd and the city officials heard this, they became very upset.They made Jason and the others give them money. The officials did this to make sure they would return to the court. Then they let Jason and the others go.As soon as it was night, the believers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. When they arrived, they went to the Jewish synagogue.

But God comforts those who are sad. He comforted us when Titus came.We were comforted not only when he came but also by the comfort you had given him. He told us how much you longed for me. He told us about your deep sadness and concern for me. That made my joy greater than ever.

Now we really live, because you are standing firm in the Lord.How can we thank God enough for you? We thank God because of all the joy we have in his presence. We have this joy because of you.