1st Thessalonians Chapter 1 verse 6 Holy Bible

ASV 1stThessalonians 1:6

And ye became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit;
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BBE 1stThessalonians 1:6

And you took us and the Lord as your example, after the word had come to you in much trouble, with joy in the Holy Spirit;
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DARBY 1stThessalonians 1:6

and *ye* became our imitators, and of the Lord, having accepted the word in much tribulation with joy of [the] Holy Spirit,
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KJV 1stThessalonians 1:6

And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost.
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WEB 1stThessalonians 1:6

You became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit,
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YLT 1stThessalonians 1:6

and ye -- ye did become imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much tribulation, with joy of the Holy Spirit,
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1st Thessalonians 1 : 6 Bible Verse Songs

Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 6. - Now follows the second reason assigned by Paul for his confidence in their election. And ye became followers (or, imitators) of us, and of the Lord; of Christ. By becoming imitators of the apostle, they became imitators of Christ. "Be ye followers of me," writes St. Paul to the Corinthians, "even as I also am of Christ" (1 Corinthians 11:1). The point of imitation did not consist in their cordial reception of the gospel, for that could not apply to Christ; but in their joyful endurance of suffering. Having received the word in much affliction. We learn from the Acts that the unbelieving Jews stirred up the heathen rabble, and raised a persecution against Paul and his associates, in consequence of which they had to depart from Thessalonica (Acts 17:4-10). It would appear that, after the apostle had left the city, the persecution, far from abating, rather increased, and the Gentile inhabitants united with the unbelieving Jews against the Christians; the Thessalonian converts suffered from their own countrymen as well as from the Jews (1 Thessalonians 2:14). With joy of the Holy Ghost; that is, not merely spiritual joy, or joy in the Holy Ghost, but joy which proceeds from the Holy Ghost - joy which is produced by him, of which he is the Author.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(6) And ye became followers.--Not so much a separate reason for believing them elected of God, because of their receptiveness, but an evidence of the power given by God to the preachers for the winning of them. "So much so, that, in spite of persecution, you became Christians with enthusiasm."Followers.--Not "disciples," but imitators. The three points in which the Lord and His Apostles were imitated are then expressed--(1) meek reception (Psalm 40:6; Isaiah 1:5); (2) cost what it might; (3) rejoicing all the while (Psalm 22:22; Psalm 45:7).In much affliction.--For examples of troubles in the early days of the Thessalonian Church, see Acts 17:5; Acts 17:8. . . .