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1 Thessalonians 1:6

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.

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ASV

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

KJV

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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18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
καὶkaiAndG2532 →
ὑμεῖςhumeisyou yourselvesG4771 →
μιμηταὶmimētaiimitatorsG3402 →
ἡμῶνhēmōnof usG3165 →
ἐγενήθητεegenēthētebecameG1096 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
τοῦtouof theG3588 →
κυρίουkuriouLordG2962 →
δεξάμενοιdexamenoihaving receivedG1209 →
τὸνtontheG3588 →
λόγονlogonwordG3056 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
θλίψειthlipseitribulationG2347 →
πολλῇpollēamuchG4183 →
μετὰmetawithG3326 →
χαρᾶςcharas[the] joyG5479 →
πνεύματοςpneumatosof [the] SpiritG4151 →
ἁγίου,hagiouHoly,G40 →

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1 Timothy 4:12Let no one despise your youth, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.1 Corinthians 11:1You are to imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.Hebrews 13:7Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.Acts 13:52And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.1 Corinthians 4:16Therefore I urge you to imitate me.Philippians 4:9Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me, put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.Romans 14:17For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.Acts 17:11Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.Galatians 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,2 Corinthians 6:10sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.2 Thessalonians 3:9Not that we lack this right, but we wanted to offer ourselves as an example for you to imitate.1 Corinthians 15:1Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, and in which you stand firm.3 John 1:11Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.Ephesians 5:1Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,Romans 5:3–5Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;1 Thessalonians 2:13–14And we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as the true word of God—the word which is now at work in you who believe.Romans 8:16–18The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.John 8:12Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”

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