1 Thessalonians 1:6

1 Thessalonians 1:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:
• New International Version (NIV)You became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you welcomed the message in the midst of severe suffering with the joy given by the Holy Spirit.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you received the word in much affliction, with the joy of the Holy Spirit,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And you became followers of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit,

Context of 1 Thessalonians 1:6

4Brothers who are beloved by God, we know that He has chosen you, 5because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and with great conviction—just as you know we lived among you for your sake. 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. 7As a result, you have become an example to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia. 8For not only did the message of the Lord ring out from you to Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone out to every place, so that we have no need to say anything more.

1 Thessalonians 1:6 word by word

καὶ ὑμεῖς μιμηταὶ ἡμῶν ἐγενήθητε καὶ τοῦ κυρίου δεξάμενοι τὸν λόγον ἐν θλίψει πολλῇ μετὰ χαρᾶς πνεύματος ἁγίου,Read the interlinear

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• youσύsu · youG4771
• becameγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• imitatorsμιμητήςmimētēs · imitatorG3402
• of usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• of theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• when you welcomedδέχομαιdechomai · to receiveG1209
• messageλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• joyχαράchara · joyG5479
• of the Holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
• Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• greatπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• sufferingθλῖψιςthlipsis · pressureG2347

Cross-references for 1 Thessalonians 1:6

• 1 Thessalonians 2:14For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God in Judea that are in Christ Jesus. You suffered from your own countrymen the very things they suffered from the Jews,
• 1 Corinthians 4:16Therefore I urge you to imitate me.
• 1 Corinthians 11:1You are to imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.
• 2 Corinthians 8:5And not only did they do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us, through the will of God.
• Philippians 3:17Join one another in following my example, brothers, and carefully observe those who walk according to the pattern we set for you.
• 2 Thessalonians 3:9Not that we lack this right, but we wanted to offer ourselves as an example for you to imitate.
• Matthew 16:24Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
• 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.”
• John 13:13You call Me Teacher and Lord, and rightly so, because I am.
• Ephesians 5:1Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,
• 1 Peter 3:13Who can harm you if you are zealous for what is good?
• 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.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:13And 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 it truly is, the word of God, which is also now at work in you who believe.
• 1 Thessalonians 3:2We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith,
• Hosea 2:14“Therefore, behold, I will allure her and lead her to the wilderness, and speak to her tenderly.
• Mark 10:29“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for My sake and for the gospel

Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 1:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Ye became followers of us - Ye became imitators, , of us-ye believed the same truths, walked in the same way, and minded the same thing; knowing that our doctrine was of the Lord, and that the way in which we walked was prescribed by himself, and that he also suffered the contradictions of ungodly men. Having received the word in much affliction - That they received the doctrine of the Gospel in the midst of much persecution we may learn from the history…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6And ye became followers of us - “You became imitators - ̀ mimētai- of us.” This does not mean that they became followers of Paul, Silas, and Timothy, in the sense that they had set themselves up as teachers, or as the head of a sect, but that they imitated their manner of living; see the notes on 1 Corinthians 4:16; 1 Corinthians 11:1. And of the Lord - The Lord Jesus. You also learned to imitate him. From this it is evident that the manner in which the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-10Verses 6-10 When careless, ignorant, and immoral persons are turned from their carnal pursuits and connexions, to believe in and obey the Lord Jesus, to live soberly, righteously, and godly, the matter speaks for itself. The believers under the Old Testament waited for the coming of the Messiah, and believers now wait for his second coming. He is yet to come. And God had raised him from the dead, which is a full assurance unto all men that he will come to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6The Thessalonians encountered great suffering from their peers because they accepted the good news about Jesus (2:14; 3:3–4). However, by following the example of the apostles and the Lord himself, they found the joy of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 5:11–12; Romans 8:17; 12:12; Philippians 2:17; 1 Peter 4:13–14).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. And ye--answering to "For our Gospel," 1Th 1:5. followers--Greek, "imitators." The Thessalonians in their turn became "ensamples" (1Th 1:7) for others to imitate. of the Lord--who was the apostle of the Father, and taught the word, which He brought from heaven, under adversities [Bengel]. This was the point in which they imitated Him and His apostles, joyful witness for the word in much affliction: the second proof of their election of God (1Th 1:4)…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Thessalonians 1:6

• Example
• Faith
• Holy Spirit
• Joy
• Persecution
• Zeal, Religious

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Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings