What Paul wrote was true. Although Jehovah had allowed an injustice to occur, this ultimately resulted in “the defending and legally establishing of the good news. ”
وَلَا شَكَّ أَنَّهُمْ تَشَجَّعُوا بِرِسَالَتِهِ لِأَنَّهَا ذَكَّرَتْهُمْ بِٱلنَّتَائِجِ ٱلْجَيِّدَةِ ٱلَّتِي حَصَدُوهَا .‏