1 Thessalonians 1:4-6

American Standard Version

⁴ knowing, brethren beloved of God, your election, ^5 [a]how that our ^[b]gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much ^[c]assurance; even as ye know what manner of men we showed ourselves toward you for your sake. ⁶ And ye became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit;