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, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God which are in Judea in Christ Jesus. For you also have suffered these things by your own countrymen, even as they also by the Jews;

Therefore I beseech you, be imitators of me.

Be imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ.

And not as we hoped, but first they gave themselves to the Lord, and to us through the will of God,

Brothers, be imitators together of me, and mark those who walk this way, for you have us for a pattern.

(not because we do not have authority, but to make ourselves an example to you, to imitate us).

And of

Then Jesus said to His disciples, If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.

Then Jesus spoke again to them, saying, I am the Light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

You call Me the Teacher, and Lord, and you say well, for I AM.

Therefore be followers of God, as dear children.

And who is the one who will harm you if you become imitators of the good?

Beloved, do not imitate the bad, but the good. He who does good is from God, but he who does evil has not seen God.

Received

And for this cause we thank God without ceasing, that when you received the Word of hearing, of God, you welcomed it as the Word of God, not as a word of men, but as it is, truly the Word of God, which also effectually works in you who believe.

And we sent Timothy, our brother and minister of God, and our fellow laborer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you and to comfort you concerning your faith,

Therefore, behold, I will lure her and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably to her.

And Jesus answered and said, Truly I say to you, There is no man that has left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands for my sake and the gospel's sake,

But the disobeying Jews becoming jealous, and having taken aside some wicked men of the market-loafers, and gathering a crowd, they set all the city in an uproar. And coming on the house of Jason, they sought to bring them out to the mob.

And, brothers, we make known to you the grace of God which has been given among the churches of Macedonia;

so much so that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God, for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations which you endure.

With joy

And I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, so that He may be with you forever,

Then indeed they departed from the presence of the sanhedrin, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to be shamed for His name.

Then, indeed, the churches had rest throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria, and having been built up. And having gone on in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were increased.

And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

And not only this, but we glory in afflictions also, knowing that afflictions work out patience,

The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are the children of God.

And may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.

But the fruit of the Spirit is: love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

For you both sympathized with my bonds and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that you have in Heaven a better and an enduring substance.

in which you greatly rejoice, yet a little while, if need be, grieving in manifold temptations;

General references

Therefore I beseech you, be imitators of me.