1 Thessalonians 3:3

that no man be moved by these afflictions; for yourselves know that hereunto are we appointed.

Every Christian should understand that it is always thus. The antagonism between light and darkness is such that the upright, moral behavior of Christians is alone sufficient to incur the world's displeasure and hatred. Cain hated Abel, and why? "Because his own works were evil and Abel's righteous" (1 John 3:12). Paul and his co-workers had fully warned and prepared the Thessalonians for that eventuality, as indicated by the words, "yourselves know."

Be moved ... The word thus translated is [@sainesthai]; and the comment by Morris is that:

This word is used by Homer and others of a dog wagging his tail, and so comes to signify "to fawn upon" or "to flatter" ... Paul is saying that the Thessalonians should not be cajoled by smooth talk.[11]