Notice how he reacted to such opposition: “After we had first suffered and been insolently treated, ” he wrote,“ we mustered up boldness by means of our God to speak to you the good news of God with a great deal of struggling. ”
(‏ ۱تَسّالونیکیان ۲ :‏ ۲‏ )‏ مطمئناً در چنین شرایطی برای پولُس آسان نبود که به اعلام خبر خوش ملکوت ادامه دهد .‏