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

With joy

General references

1 Corinthians 4:16

Bible References

Ye

For you, brothers, followed the example of God's churches in Judea that are in union with Christ Jesus, for you in your turn had to bear the same ill-treatment from your neighbors as they did from the Jews,

So I urge you, follow my example.

You must follow my example in this, as I am following Christ's.

They did far more than I hoped, for first in obedience to God's will, they gave themselves to the Lord, and to me.

Follow my example, brothers, all of you, and notice those who follow the pattern we have set you.

Not that I had not a right to my support, but to give you in my own conduct an example to imitate.

And of

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone wants to go with me, he must disregard himself and take his cross and follow me.

Then Jesus spoke to them again and said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not have to walk in darkness but will have the light of life."

You call me Teacher and Master, and you are right, for that is what I am.

So follow God's example, like his dear children,

And who is there that can hurt you if you are eager to do what is right?

Dear friend, do not follow bad examples, but good ones. The man who does right is a child of God; the man who does wrong has never seen God.

Received

We for our part constantly thank God for another reason too??ecause when you received God's message from our lips, you welcomed it not as the message of men but as the message of God, as it really is, which does its work in the hearts of you believers.

and I sent my brother Timothy, a servant of God in preaching the good news of the Christ, to strengthen you in your faith

Jesus said, "I tell you, there is no one who has given up home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or land for me and for the good news,

This offended the Jews and they gathered some unprincipled loafers, formed a mob and started a riot in the town. They attacked Jason's house, to find them and bring them out among the people.

I must tell you, brothers, how the favor of God has been shown in the churches of Macedonia,

As a result, we ourselves speak of you with pride in the churches of God for your steadfastness and faith in the face of all the persecutions and troubles you are having to endure.

With joy

And I will ask the Father and he will give you another Helper to be with you always.

So they went out from before the council, glad that they had been thought worthy to bear disgrace for the sake of Jesus,

So the church all over Judea, Galilee, and Samaria was at peace and became established. It lived in reverence for the Lord and, stimulated by the holy Spirit, it grew steadily in numbers.

But the disciples continued to be full of joy and of the holy Spirit.

More than that, we ought to glory in our troubles, for we know that trouble produces endurance,

The Spirit itself testifies with our spirits that we are God's children,

May God, the source of hope, fill you with perfect happiness and peace in your faith, so that you may have overflowing hope through the power of the holy Spirit.

But what the Spirit produces is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

For you showed sympathy with those who were in prison, and you put up with it cheerfully when your property was taken from you, for you knew that you had in yourselves a greater possession that was lasting.

Rejoice over this, although just now perhaps distressed by various trials;

General references

So I urge you, follow my example.