1 Thessalonians 1:6 — King James Version← Study notes
“And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:”
1 Thessalonians 1:6 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Thessalonians 1:618 words
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
Church Fathers on 1 Thessalonians 1:6
Strange! What an encomium is here! The disciples have suddenly become teachers! They not only heard the word, but they quickly arrived at the same height with Paul. But this is nothing; for see how he exalts them, saying, “You became imitators of the Lord.” How? “Having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost.” Not merely with affliction, but with much affliction. And this we may learn from the Acts of the Apostles, how they raised a persecution…
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