And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost: |
And you became followers of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit, |
You also became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much tribulation with the joy of the Holy Spirit, |
You became imitators of us and of the Lord; in spite of severe suffering, you welcomed the message with the joy given by the Holy Spirit. |
And you [set yourselves to] become imitators of us and [through us] of the Lord Himself, for you welcomed our message in [spite of] much persecution, with joy [inspired] by the Holy Spirit; |
And as for you, you became imitators of us and of the Lord, having welcomed the Word while under much pressure of affliction which [act of welcoming] was accompanied by joy that had its source in the Holy Spirit, |
You set yourselves to copy us, and indeed, the Lord Himself. You remember how, although accepting the message meant serious trouble, yet you experienced the joy of the Holy Spirit. |
And you followed the example set by us and by the Lord, because you welcomed our message with a joy inspired by the Holy Spirit, in spite of the painful persecutions it brought you, |
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