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, began to follow the example of the Churches of God in Judea which are in union with Jesus Christ; you, in your turn, suffering at the hands of your fellow-citizens, in the same way as those Churches did at the hands of the Jews--

Therefore I entreat you-Follow my example.

Imitate me, as I myself imitate Christ.

And that, not only in the way we had expected; but first they gave themselves to the Lord, and to us also, in accordance with God's will.

Brothers, unite in following my example, and fix your eyes on those who are living by the pattern which we have set you.

This was not because we had not a right to receive support, but our object was to give you a pattern for you to copy.

And of

Then Jesus said to his disciples: "If any man wishes to walk in my steps, let him renounce self, and take up his cross, and follow me.

Jesus again addressed the people. "I am the Light of the World," he said. "He who follows me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the Light of Life."

"You yourselves call me 'the Teacher' and 'the Master', and you are right, for I am both.

Therefore imitate God, as his dear children,

Who, indeed, is there to harm you, if you prove yourselves to be eager for what is good?

Dear friend, take what is good for your example, not what is bad. The man who does what is good is from God; the man who does what is bad has never seen God.

Received

This, too, is a reason why we, on our part, are continually thanking God--because, in receiving the teaching that you had from us, you accepted it, not as the teaching of man, but as what it really is--the teaching of God, which is even now doing its work within you who believe in Christ.

And sent Timothy, our Brother and God's minister of the Good News of the Christ, to strengthen you, and to encourage you in your faith,

"I tell you," said Jesus, "there is no one who has left house, or brothers, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or land, on my account and on account of the Good News,

But the Jews, becoming jealous, engaged some worthless fellows from the streets, and, getting a mob together, kept the city in an uproar. They attacked Jason's house, with the intention of bringing Paul and Silas before the Popular Assembly;

We would remind you, Brothers, of the love that God has shown to the Churches in Macedonia--

So much is this the case that we ourselves speak with pride, before the Churches of God, of the patience and faith which you have shown, in spite of all the persecutions and troubles that you are enduring.

With joy

And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you always--the Spirit of Truth.

But the Apostles left the Council, rejoicing that they had been thought worthy to suffer disgrace for that Name;

And so it came about that the Church, throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria, enjoyed peace and became firmly established; and, ordering its life by reverence for the Lord and the help of the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.

And went to Iconium, leaving the disciples full of joy and of the Holy Spirit.

And not only that, but let us also exult in our troubles;

The Spirit himself unites with our spirits in bearing witness to our being God's children,

May God, who inspires our hope, grant you perfect happiness and peace in your faith, till you are filled with this hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

But the fruit produced by the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindliness, generosity, trustfulness, gentleness, self-control.

For you not only sympathized with those who were in prison, but you even took the confiscation of your possessions joyfully, knowing, as you did, that you had in yourselves a greater possession and a lasting one.

At the thought of this you are full of exultation, though (if it has been necessary) you have suffered for the moment somewhat from various trials;

General references

Therefore I entreat you-Follow my example.