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

You brothers became imitators of the congregations of God that are in Judea in Christ Jesus. You also suffered the same things from your own countrymen as they did from the Jews.

For this reason I urge you to imitate me.

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

This is not as we hoped. First they gave their own selves to the Lord, and to us by the will of God.

Brothers, be imitators of me. Pay attention to those who live by the example we have given you.

It is not because we do not have the right, but to make ourselves an example for you to imitate us.

And of

Then Jesus told his disciples: If any man wants to follow me (be mine), let him deny (disown) himself, and take up his stake and follow me (Greek: akoloutheo moi, let him be following me) (accompany me) (be in the same way with me).

Again Jesus spoke to them, saying: I am the light of the world. He that follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.

You call me Teacher and Lord and you are right for I am.

Therefore imitate God like beloved children.

Who will harm you if you are eager to do good?

Beloved, do not imitate that which is evil, but that which is good. He who does good is from God. He who does evil has not seen God.

Received

For this purpose we also thank God without ceasing, that, when you received from us the word of the message, even the word of God, you accepted it, not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also works in you who believe.

So we sent Timothy, our brother and God's fellow worker in the good news of Christ. He came to strengthen and encourage you concerning your faith.

Therefore, behold, I will entice her into the wilderness, and speak kindly to her.

Jesus said: Truly I tell you, a man that has left house, or brothers, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or lands, for my sake, and for the sake of the good news,

The Jews were moved with jealousy so they gathered bad people who organized a crowd for a riot. They assaulted the house of Jason in order to bring them out to the crowd.

We make known to you brothers the grace of God that has been given to the congregations of Macedonia.

That is why we boast (rejoice) (have glory) about you in the congregations of God. We boast (rejoice) (have glory) about the way you continue to endure and believe through all the persecutions and sufferings you experience.

With joy

I will pray to the Father, and he will give you another helper, that he [the Father] may be with you forever.

They left the council and rejoiced that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.

The congregations throughout all Judea, Galilee and Samaria, were built up. They walked in deep respect for Jehovah and were comforted by the Holy Spirit and continued to grow.

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

Not only that, but we also rejoice in our tribulations knowing that tribulation produces endurance.

The Spirit itself (Greek:autos ho pneuma) (itself the Spirit) bears witness with our spirit (mind and heart), that we are children of God.

Now 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.

The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

You shared the sufferings of prisoners. When all your belongings were seized, you endured your loss gladly. This is because you knew that you possessed something much better, which would last forever.

You greatly rejoice in this, though you have been grieved with various trials for a little while.

General references

For this reason I urge you to imitate me.