1 Thessalonians 1:6

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.

1 Thessalonians 1:8

1:8 For from you the message of the Lord ²  has echoed forth not just in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place reports of your faith in God have spread, ³  so that we do not need to say anything.

[1:6]  ¹ tn Or “after you received.”

[1:8]  ² tn Or “the word of the Lord.”

[1:8]  ³ tn Grk “your faith in God has gone out.”