1 Thessalonians 1:6

The Thessalonians imitated Paul and the Lord, welcoming the word with Spirit-given joy despite suffering. Affliction did not crush them because the Spirit gave them gladness.

Cross-references · 29

• 1 Cor 11:1You are to imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.
• Acts 13:52And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
• 1 Cor 4:16Therefore I urge you to imitate me.
• Gal 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
• 2 Th 3:9Not that we lack this right, but we wanted to offer ourselves as an example for you to imitate.
• Eph 5:1Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,
• 3 Jn 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.
• Rom 5:3–5Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
• Matt 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.
• Rom 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.”
• 1 Th 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.
• John 14:16–18And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—
• 1 Th 3:2–4We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith,
• 1 Pet 1:8Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,
• 2 Th 1:4That is why we boast among God’s churches about your perseverance and faith in the face of all the persecution and affliction you are enduring.
• Rom 15:13Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
• Acts 5:41The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.
• Heb 10:34You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, knowing that you yourselves had a better and permanent possession.
• Acts 17:5–10The Jews, however, became jealous. So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, and sent the city into an uproar. They raided Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas, hoping to bring them out to the people.
• 1 Pet 1:6In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials
• Acts 9:31Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.
• 2 Cor 8:1–2Now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the churches of Macedonia.
• 1 Pet 3:13Who can harm you if you are zealous for what is good?
• Phil 3:17Join one another in following my example, brothers, and carefully observe those who walk according to the pattern we set for you.
• 2 Cor 8:5And not only did they do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us, because it was the will of God.
• John 13:13–15You call Me Teacher and Lord, and rightly so, because I am.
• Hos 2:14“Therefore, behold, I will allure her and lead her to the wilderness, and speak to her tenderly.
• Mark 10:29–30“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

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