a[ch. 2:14; 2 Thess. 3:7, 9]; See 1 Cor. 4:16
b1 Cor. 11:1
cActs 17:5-10
dSee Matt. 5:12
eActs 13:52; Gal. 5:22

1 Thessalonians 1:6-7

6And ayou became imitators of us band of the Lord, for cyou received the word in much affliction, dwith the ejoy of the Holy Spirit, 7so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia.
Copyright information for ESV