1 Thessalonians 3:4

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 .

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.

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.