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 ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God, which are in Judea, in Christ Jesus, in that ye also have suffered the same things from your own countrymen, as they have from the Jews:

I beseech you therefore, be ye imitators of me.

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

And this they did not merely as we hoped, but first gave themselves unto the Lord, and to us by the will of God.

Brethren, be imitators of me, and observe those that walk as ye have us for an example.

Not that we have not power, but that we might give ourselves as an example to you to imitate us.

And of

Then said Jesus to his disciples, If any one is willing to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me:

Then spake Jesus again to them, saying, I am the light of the world; he, that followeth me, shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

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

Be ye therefore imitators of God as his dear children; and walk in love,

And who will hurt you, if ye be imitators of Him that is good?

Beloved, do not thou follow that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doth good is of God: but he, that doth evil, hath not seen God.

Received

For this also we thank God continually, that when ye received the word of God, which ye heard from us, ye received it not as the word of men, but (as it is in truth) the word of God, which also worketh effectually in you that believe.

and sent Timothy our brother, and a minister of God, and our fellow-labourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish and exhort you concerning your faith;

And Jesus answered and said, Verily I tell you, there is no one that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children,

But the unbelieving Jews being filled with envy, collected some loose profligate fellows, and making a tumult set all the city in an uproar: and assaulting Jason's house, they sought for them in order to bring them out to the populace.

Now we make known to you, brethren, the grace of God conferred on the churches of Macedonia:

so that we ourselves boast of you among the churches of God, for your patience and faith under all your persecutions and afflictions which ye endure.

With joy

and He will give you another comforter to abide with you for ever:

And they departed from the presence of the council rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer disgrace for his name.

Then the churches throughout all Judea, and Galilee, and Samaria, had rest, being edified and walking in the fear of the Lord; and through the consolation of the holy Spirit were multiplied.

And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the holy Spirit.

And not only so, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation worketh patience,

So that the Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God.

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

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering,

for ye sympathized with me in my bonds, and ye took joyfully the plundering of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.

In which ye rejoice, tho' now for a little while, if need be, ye are grieved through various trials.

General references

I beseech you therefore, be ye imitators of me.