1 Thessalonians

1 Thessalonians 1:6

⁶And you became imitators of us and of the Lord when you welcomed the message with the joy of the Holy Spirit, in spite of your great suffering.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	Καὶ	Kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
you	ὑμεῖς	hymeis	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
became	ἐγενήθητε	egenēthēte	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Plural	G1096 I come into being, am born
imitators	μιμηταὶ	mimētai	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3402 an imitator
of us	ἡμῶν	hēmōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
of the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Lord	Κυρίου	Kyriou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
when you welcomed	δεξάμενοι	dexamenoi	Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural	G1209 I take, receive, accept, welcome
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
message	λόγον	logon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy
with	μετὰ	meta	Preposition	G3326 with, after
joy	χαρᾶς	charas	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G5479 joy, gladness
of	Ἁγίου	Hagiou	Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular	G40 set apart, holy, sacred
Spirit	Πνεύματος	Pneumatos	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G4151 wind, breath, spirit
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
great	πολλῇ	pollē	Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular	G4183 much, many, often
suffering	θλίψει	thlipsei	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G2347 persecution, affliction, distress

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1 Corinthians 11:1 · 1 Corinthians 4:16 · Acts 13:52 · 2 Thessalonians 3:9 · Galatians 5:22 · 3 John 1:11 · Ephesians 5:1 · Romans 8:16–18 · Romans 5:3–5 · John 14:16–18 · Matthew 16:24 · John 8:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.