1 Thessalonians 1:6

And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, when you received ¹  the message with joy that comes from the Holy Spirit, despite great affliction.

Ho 2:14; Mt 16:24; Mr 10:29-30; Joh 8:12; Joh 13:13-15; Joh 14:16-18; Ac 5:41; Ac 9:31; Ac 13:52; Ac 17:5; Ro 5:3-5; Ro 8:16-18; Ro 15:13; 1Co 4:16; 1Co 11:1; 2Co 8:1,2; 2Co 8:5; Ga 5:22; Eph 5:1; Php 3:17; 1Th 2:13,14; 1Th 2:14; 1Th 3:2-4; 2Th 1:4; 2Th 3:9; Heb 10:34; 1Pe 1:6,8; 1Pe 3:13; 3Jo 1:11

¹ tn Or “after you received.”