1Th 1:6, 4:10, 5:11 | ESV | STEP | 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 ,

1 Thessalonians 1:6

6 And ^ayou became imitators of us ^band of the Lord, for ^cyou received the word in much affliction, ^dwith the ^ejoy of the Holy Spirit,

10 for that indeed is what ^fyou are doing to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to ^gdo this more and more,

11 Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.