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1 Thessalonians 2:2
ESV But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at Philippi, as you know, we had boldness in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in the midst of much conflict.
NIV We had previously suffered and been treated outrageously in Philippi, as you know, but with the help of our God we dared to tell you his gospel in the face of strong opposition.
NASB but after we had already suffered and been treated abusively in Philippi, as you know, we had the boldness in our God to speak to you the gospel of God amid much opposition.
CSB On the contrary, after we had previously suffered and were treated outrageously in Philippi, as you know, we were emboldened by our God to speak the gospel of God to you in spite of great opposition.
NLT You know how badly we had been treated at Philippi just before we came to you and how much we suffered there. Yet our God gave us the courage to declare his Good News to you boldly, in spite of great opposition.
KJV But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention.

What does 1 Thessalonians 2:2 mean?

Paul had suffered at Philippi for the sake of the gospel. He and Silas had been beaten and imprisoned at Philippi (Acts 16:19–24), but they did not abandon their missionary ventures. Instead, God gave them the courage to preach the gospel at Thessalonica in spite of fierce opposition.

Later in his missionary career, Paul met with the elders of the church at Ephesus. He was on his way to Jerusalem, where his life was in jeopardy, but he was determined to proceed to Jerusalem. The Holy Spirit had testified to him in every city "that imprisonment and afflictions" awaited him (Acts 20:23). He told the elders, "But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God" (Acts 20:24). Such courage remained a part of Paul's character until he reached the end of life. From prison, where his martyrdom was imminent, he declared, "…the time of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith" (2 Timothy 4:6–7).
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