Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Thessalonians 2:2

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2. even after that we had suffered before —at Philippi ( :- ): a circumstance which would have deterred mere natural, unspiritual men from further preaching. shamefully entreated —ignominiously scourged ( Acts 16:22 ; Acts 16:23 ). bold — ( Acts 4:29 ; Ephesians 6:20 ). in our God —The ground of our boldness in speaking was the realization of God as "OUR God." with much contention —that is, literally, as of competitors in a contest: striving earnestness ( Colossians 1:29 ; Colossians 2:1 ). But here outward conflict with persecutors, rather than inward and mental, was what the missionaries had to endure ( Acts 17:5 ; Acts 17:6 ; Philippians 1:30 ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-3" class="com-number"

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• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
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