1Th 1:6 | HCSB | STEP | and you became imitators of us and of the Lord when, in spite of severe persecution , you welcomed the message with joy from the Holy Spirit .

‏ 1 Thessalonians 1:6

6 and you became imitators of us and of the Lord when, in spite of severe persecution, you welcomed the message ^a with joy from the Holy Spirit.