1 Thessalonians 1:6

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Summary

And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:

Ye

And of

Received

2 Thessalonians 1:4

With joy

General references

1 Corinthians 4:16

Bible References

Ye

For you, my brothers, took as your examples the churches of God which are in Judaea in Christ Jesus; because you underwent the same things from your countrymen as they did from the Jews;

So my desire is that you take me as your example.

So take me for your example, even as I take Christ for mine.

And going even farther than our hope, they first gave themselves to the Lord and to us after the purpose of God.

Brothers, take me as your example, and take note of those who are walking after the example we have given.

Not because we have not the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, so that you might do the same.

And of

Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him give up all, and take up his cross, and come after me.

Then again Jesus said to them, I am the light of the world; he who comes with me will not be walking in the dark but will have the light of life.

You give me the name of Master and Lord: and you are right; that is what I am.

Let it then be your desire to be like God, as well-loved children;

Who will do you any damage if you keep your minds fixed on what is good?

My loved one, do not be copying what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God: he who does evil has not seen God.

Received

And for this cause we still give praise to God, that, when the word came to your ears through us, you took it, not as the word of man, but, as it truly is, the word of God, which has living power in you who have faith.

We sent Timothy, our brother and God's servant in the good news of Christ, to give you strength and comfort in your faith;

For this cause I will make her come into the waste land and will say words of comfort to her.

Jesus said, Truly I say to you, There is no man who has given up house, or brothers, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or land, because of me and the good news,

But the Jews, being moved with envy, took with them certain low persons from among the common people, and getting together a great number of people, made an outcry in the town, attacking the house of Jason with the purpose of taking them out to the people.

And now we give you news, brothers, about the grace of God which has been given to the churches of Macedonia;

So that we ourselves take pride in you in the churches of God for your untroubled mind and your faith in all the troubles and sorrows which you are going through;

With joy

And I will make prayer to the Father and he will give you another Helper to be with you for ever,

So they went away from the Sanhedrin, happy to undergo shame for the Name.

And so the church through all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was made strong; and, living in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, was increased greatly.

And the disciples were full of joy and of the Holy Spirit.

And not only so, but let us have joy in our troubles: in the knowledge that trouble gives us the power of waiting;

The Spirit is witness with our spirit that we are children of God:

Now may the God of hope make you full of joy and peace through faith, so that all hope may be yours in the power of the Holy Spirit.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, a quiet mind, kind acts, well-doing, faith,

For you had pity on those who were in prison, and had joy in the loss of your property, in the knowledge that you still had a better property and one which you would keep for ever.

You have cause for great joy in this, though it may have been necessary for you to be troubled for a little time, being tested in all sorts of ways,

General references

So my desire is that you take me as your example.