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1 Thessalonians 1:6-8
New Living Translation
1 Thessalonians 1:6-8
New Living Translation
6 So you received the message with joy from the Holy Spirit in spite of the severe suffering it brought you. In this way, you imitated both us and the Lord. 7 As a result, you have become an example to all the believers in Greece—throughout both Macedonia and Achaia.[a]
8 And now the word of the Lord is ringing out from you to people everywhere, even beyond Macedonia and Achaia, for wherever we go we find people telling us about your faith in God. We don’t need to tell them about it,
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- 1:7 Macedonia and Achaia were the northern and southern regions of Greece.
1 Thessalonians 1:6-8
New International Version
1 Thessalonians 1:6-8
New International Version
6 You became imitators of us(A) and of the Lord, for you welcomed the message in the midst of severe suffering(B) with the joy(C) given by the Holy Spirit.(D) 7 And so you became a model(E) to all the believers in Macedonia(F) and Achaia.(G) 8 The Lord’s message(H) rang out from you not only in Macedonia and Achaia—your faith in God has become known everywhere.(I) Therefore we do not need to say anything about it,
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