For most assuredly, when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we are to suffer affliction, even as it happened, and you know.
So, when Timothy came to Paul in Corinth and said, "Oh Paul, they are going on. They're doing great. And oh, how much they love you, Paul, and how they long to see you," and all, it was such an encouragement to Paul's heart and he was strengthened and encouraged by that.