1 Thessalonians 2:14

¹² encouraging you, comforting you, and urging you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.

¹³ And we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as the true word of God—the word which is now at work in you who believe.

For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God in Judea that are in Christ Jesus. You suffered from your own countrymen the very things they suffered from the Jews,

¹⁵ who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and drove us out as well. They are displeasing to God and hostile to all men,

¹⁶ hindering us from telling the Gentiles how they may be saved. As a result, they continue to heap up their sins to full capacity; the utmost wrath has come upon them.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God in Judea that are in Christ Jesus. You suffered from your own countrymen the very things they suffered from the Jews,
KJV: For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews:
WEB: For you, brothers, became imitators of the assemblies of God which are in Judea in Christ Jesus; for you also suffered the same things from your own countrymen, even as they did from the Jews
ASV: For ye, brethren, became imitators of the churches of God which are in Judaea in Christ Jesus: for ye also suffered the same things of your own countrymen, even as they did of the Jews;
DARBY: For *ye*, brethren, have become imitators of the assemblies of God which are in Judaea in Christ Jesus; for *ye* also have suffered the same things of your own countrymen as also *they* of the Jews,
BLB: For you⁺ became imitators, brothers, of the churches of God being in Judea in Christ Jesus, because you⁺ also suffered the same [things] from [your] own countrymen as they also [did] from the Jews,

ÅB: For dere, brødre, er blitt etterfølgere av de Guds menigheter som er i Kristus Jesus i Judea, idet og dere har lidt det samme av deres egne landsmenn som de har lidt av jødene,
OTB: For dere, brødre og søstre, ble etterlignere av Guds menigheter i Kristus Jesus som er i Judea, for dere utholdt også de samme lidelsene fra deres egne landsmenn, akkurat som de gjorde fra jødene,
B1930: For I, brødre, er blitt efterfølgere av de Guds menigheter som er i Kristus Jesus i Judea, idet og I har lidt det samme av eders egne landsmenn som de har lidt av jødene,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

1 Thessalonians 3:4
Indeed, when we were with you, we kept warning you that we would suffer persecution; and as you know, it has come to pass.
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Hebrews 10:33–34
Sometimes you were publicly exposed to ridicule and persecution; at other times you were partners with those who were so treated.
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Hebrews 5:7–8
During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.
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2 Thessalonians 1:4
That is why we boast among God’s churches about your perseverance and faith in the face of all the persecution and affliction you are enduring.
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2 Corinthians 8:1–2
Now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the churches of Macedonia.
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Galatians 1:22
I was personally unknown, however, to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.
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1 Thessalonians 1:6
And 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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1 Corinthians 7:17
Regardless, each one should lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him and to which God has called him. This is what I prescribe in all the churches.
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