1Th 1:6 | TNotes | STEP | 1:6 Because they accepted the Good News, the Thessalonians experienced severe suffering from their contemporaries (2:14 ; 3:3-4 ). Yet as they followed the model of the apostles and of the Lord himself (Matt 5:11-12 ; Rom 8:17 ; 12:12 ; Phil 2:17 ), they received joy from the Holy Spirit (1 Pet 4:13-14 ).

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dMatt 5:11-12►

eRom 8:17►

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gPhil 2:17►

h1 Pet 4:13-14►

‏ 1 Thessalonians 1:6

1:6 ^a Because they accepted the Good News, the Thessalonians experienced severe suffering from their contemporaries (2:14 ^b; 3:3-4 ^c). Yet as they followed the model of the apostles and of the Lord himself (Matt 5:11-12 ^d; Rom 8:17 ^e; 12:12 ^f; Phil 2:17 ^g), they received joy from the Holy Spirit (1 Pet 4:13-14 ^h).