en_tn_lite_do_not_use/1th/03/04.md

translationWords

• en:tw:afflict
• en:tw:faith
• en:tw:labor
• en:tw:satan
• en:tw:suffer
• en:tw:tempt
• en:tw:true

translationNotes

• we were with you - The pronoun "we" refers to Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy but not his audience. (See: en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_exclusive)
• to suffer affliction - "to be mistreated by others"
• I could no longer stand it - The pronoun I refers to Paul. "I wanted so badly to know". (UDB)
• I could no longer stand it - "Stand it" is an idiom for "wanted to know with great desire." (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_idiom)
• I sent - "I sent Timothy"
• in vain - "useless"