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 ye, brethren, became imitators of the churches of God which are in Judaea in Christ Jesus: for ye also suffered the same things of your own countrymen, even as they did of the Jews;

I beseech you therefore, be ye imitators of me.

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

and this , not as we had hoped, but first they gave their own selves to the Lord, and to us through the will of God.

Brethren, be ye imitators together of me, and mark them that so walk even as ye have us for an ensample.

not because we have not the right, but to make ourselves and ensample unto you, that ye should imitate us.

And of

Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

Again therefore Jesus spake unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life.

Ye call me, Teacher, and, Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;

And who is he that will harm you, if ye be zealous of that which is good?

Beloved, imitate not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: he that doeth evil hath not seen God.

Received

And for this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that, when ye received from us the word of the message, even the word of God, ye accepted it not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also worketh in you that believe.

and sent Timothy, our brother and God's minister in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith;

Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her.

Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or lands, for my sake, and for the gospel's sake,

But the Jews, being moved with jealousy, took unto them certain vile fellows of the rabble, and gathering a crowd, set the city on an uproar; and assaulting the house of Jason, they sought to bring them forth to the people.

Moreover, brethren, we make known to you the grace of God which hath been given in the churches of Macedonia;

so that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions which ye endure;

With joy

And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may be with you for ever,

They therefore departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the Name.

So the church throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, being edified; and, walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, was multiplied.

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

And not only so, but we also rejoice in our tribulations: knowing that tribulation worketh stedfastness;

The Spirit himself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are children of God:

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

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

For ye both had compassion on them that were in bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of you possessions, knowing that ye have for yourselves a better possession and an abiding one.

Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, ye have been put to grief in manifold trials,

General references

I beseech you therefore, be ye imitators of me.