1 Thessalonians 2:2
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but having suffered before and been shamefully treated, as you know, at Philippi, we grew bold in our God to tell you the Gospel of God in much conflict.
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageJudea was the Jewish homeland centered on Jerusalem, where early Christians faced hostility; Philippi was a Roman colony in Macedonia, where Paul and Silas had been publicly beaten and imprisoned. Their prior suffering there highlights the courage God gave them to proclaim the gospel in Thessalonica amid opposition.
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1 Thessalonians 2:2 mentions Judea and Philippi.
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