1 Thessalonians 1:6 meaning and explanation
And you became imitators of us and of the Lord when you welcomed the message with the joy of the Holy Spirit, in spite of your great suffering.
1 Thessalonians 1:6, Berean Standard Bible
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Paul is writing to new believers in Thessalonica, recalling how they received the gospel when he and his companions first preached there. The verse describes their response: they imitated Paul, Silvanus and Timothy, and beyond them the Lord himself, by welcoming the message under real hardship.
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