<p>3:3 <em>That no one be moved by these afflictions; for yourselves know that for this we are appointed</em>- &quot;No one&quot; reflects Paul's concern for every single member of the flock; see on 2:11 &quot;each one of you&quot;. &quot;Afflictions&quot; is the same word used in the parable of the sower for the &quot;tribulation&quot; which inevitably comes to every believer, but which causes some to fall away (Mt. 13:21). It is however the same word used about the tribulations of the last days (Mt. 24:9,21) which Paul believed were coming upon them in the first century.</p>