ye.

1 Thessalonians 2:14
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,

1 Corinthians 4:16
Therefore I urge you to imitate me.

1 Corinthians 11:1
You are to imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.

2 Corinthians 8:5
And not only did they do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us, because it was the will of God.

Philippians 3:17
Join one another in following my example, brothers, and carefully observe those who live according to the pattern we set for you.

2 Thessalonians 3:9
Not that we lack this right, but we wanted to offer ourselves as an example for you to imitate.

and of.

Matthew 16:24
Then Jesus told His disciples, "If anyone would come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.

John 8:12
Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life."

John 13:13-15
You call Me Teacher and Lord, and rightly so, because I am. . . .

Ephesians 5:1
Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,

1 Peter 3:13
Who will harm you if you are zealous for what is good?

3 John 1:11
Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.

received.

1 Thessalonians 2:13, 14
And we continually thank God that in receiving the word of God from us, you did not accept it as the word of men, but as the true word of God--the word now at work in you who believe. . . .

1 Thessalonians 3:2-4
We sent Timothy, our brother and God's fellow worker in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith, . . .

Hosea 2:14
"Therefore, behold, I will allure her and lead her to the wilderness, and speak to her tenderly.

Mark 10:29-30
"Truly I tell you, " said Jesus, "no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for My sake and for the gospel . . .

Acts 17:5
The Jews, however, became jealous. So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, and sent the city into an uproar. They raided Jason's house in search of Paul and Silas, hoping to bring them out to the people.

2 Corinthians 8:1, 2
Now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace God has given the churches of Macedonia. . . .

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.

with joy.

John 14:16-18
And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever-- . . .

Acts 5:41
The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.

Acts 9:31
Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.

Acts 13:52
And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

Romans 5:3-5
Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; . . .

Romans 8:16-18
The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children. . . .

Romans 15:13
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

Hebrews 10:34
You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, knowing that you yourselves had a better and permanent possession.

1 Peter 1:6, 8
In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials, . . .