1 Thessalonians 2:13-16 - The Thessalonians' Response To Paul's Message

¹³ 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. ¹⁴ 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. ¹⁵ They killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and drove us out. They did not please God and are contrary to all men. ¹⁶ They hindered us from speaking to the nations so that they may be saved. The result was that they always fill up the measure of their sins. But wrath has come upon them to the utmost.