1 Thessalonians 2:14

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For you, my brothers, took as your examples the churches of God which are in Judaea in Christ Jesus; because you underwent the same things from your countrymen as they did from the Jews;

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  • 1 Thess 3:4 : 4 And when we were with you, we said to you that trouble was before us; and so it came about, as you see.
  • 2 Thess 1:4 : 4 So that we ourselves take pride in you in the churches of God for your untroubled mind and your faith in all the troubles and sorrows which you are going through;
  • Gal 1:22 : 22 And the churches of Judaea which were in Christ still had no knowledge of my face or person:
  • Heb 10:33-34 : 33 In part, in being attacked by angry words and cruel acts, before the eyes of everyone, and in part, in being united with those who were attacked in this way. 34 For you had pity on those who were in prison, and had joy in the loss of your property, in the knowledge that you still had a better property and one which you would keep for ever.
  • 2 Cor 8:1-2 : 1 And now we give you news, brothers, about the grace of God which has been given to the churches of Macedonia; 2 How while they were undergoing every sort of trouble, and were in the greatest need, they took all the greater joy in being able to give freely to the needs of others.
  • 1 Thess 1:6 : 6 And you took us and the Lord as your example, after the word had come to you in much trouble, with joy in the Holy Spirit;
  • Heb 5:7-8 : 7 Who in the days of his flesh, having sent up prayers and requests with strong crying and weeping to him who was able to give him salvation from death, had his prayer answered because of his fear of God. 8 And though he was a Son, through the pain which he underwent, the knowledge came to him of what it was to be under God's orders;
  • 2 Thess 1:1 : 1 Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
  • 1 Thess 1:1 : 1 Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace.
  • Acts 8:1 : 1 And Saul gave approval to his death. Now at that time a violent attack was started against the church in Jerusalem; and all but the Apostles went away into all parts of Judaea and Samaria.
  • Acts 8:3 : 3 But Saul was burning with hate against the church, going into every house and taking men and women and putting them in prison.
  • Acts 9:1 : 1 But Saul, still burning with desire to put to death the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,
  • Acts 9:13 : 13 But Ananias said, Lord, I have had accounts of this man from a number of people, how much evil he has done to your saints at Jerusalem:
  • Acts 9:31 : 31 And so the church through all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was made strong; and, living in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, was increased greatly.
  • Acts 11:19 : 19 Then those who had gone away at the time of the trouble about Stephen, went as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus, preaching to the Jews only.
  • Acts 12:1-3 : 1 Now, about that time, Herod the king made cruel attacks on the Christians. 2 And he put James, the brother of John, to death with the sword. 3 And when he saw that this was pleasing to the Jews he went on to take Peter in addition. This was at the time of the feast of unleavened bread.
  • Acts 17:1-8 : 1 Now when they had gone through Amphipolis and Apollonia they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Synagogue of the Jews: 2 And Paul, as he generally did, went in to them, and on three Sabbath days had discussions with them from the holy Writings, 3 Saying to them clearly and openly that Christ had to be put to death and come back to life again; and that this Jesus, whom, he said, I am preaching to you, is the Christ. 4 And some of them had faith, and were joined to Paul and Silas; and a number of the God-fearing Greeks, and some of the chief women. 5 But the Jews, being moved with envy, took with them certain low persons from among the common people, and getting together a great number of people, made an outcry in the town, attacking the house of Jason with the purpose of taking them out to the people. 6 And when they were not able to get them, they took Jason and some of the brothers by force before the rulers of the town, crying, These men, who have made trouble all over the world have now come here; 7 Whom Jason has taken into his house: and they are acting against the orders of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus. 8 And hearing these things the people and the rulers of the town were troubled.
  • Acts 17:13 : 13 But when the Jews of Thessalonica had news that Paul was preaching the word at Beroea, they came there, troubling the people and working them up.
  • 1 Cor 7:17 : 17 Only, as the Lord has given to a man, and as is the purpose of God for him, so let him go on living. And these are my orders for all the churches.

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  • 1 Thess 1:5-7
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    5Because our good news came to you, not in word only, but in power, and in the Holy Spirit, so that you were completely certain of it; even as you saw what our behaviour to you was like from our love to you.

    6And you took us and the Lord as your example, after the word had come to you in much trouble, with joy in the Holy Spirit;

    7So that you became an example to all those who have faith in Christ in Macedonia and Achaia.

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    15Who put to death the Lord Jesus and the prophets, violently driving us out; who are unpleasing to God and against all men;

  • 2 Thess 1:4-6
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    4So that we ourselves take pride in you in the churches of God for your untroubled mind and your faith in all the troubles and sorrows which you are going through;

    5Which is a clear sign of the decision which God in his righteousness has made; to give you a part in his kingdom, for which you have undergone this pain;

    6For it is an act of righteousness on God's part to give trouble as their reward to those who are troubling you,

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    32But give thought to the days after you had seen the light, when you went through a great war of troubles;

    33In part, in being attacked by angry words and cruel acts, before the eyes of everyone, and in part, in being united with those who were attacked in this way.

  • Phil 3:17
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    17Brothers, take me as your example, and take note of those who are walking after the example we have given.

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    13And for this cause we still give praise to God, that, when the word came to your ears through us, you took it, not as the word of man, but, as it truly is, the word of God, which has living power in you who have faith.

  • 1 Pet 2:21
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    21This is God's purpose for you: because Jesus himself underwent punishment for you, giving you an example, so that you might go in his footsteps:

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    4And when we were with you, we said to you that trouble was before us; and so it came about, as you see.

  • Gal 4:12
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    12My desire for you, brothers, is that you may be as I am, because I am as you are. You have done me no wrong;

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    1So take me for your example, even as I take Christ for mine.

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    13For news has come to you of my way of life in the past in the Jews' religion, how I was cruel without measure to the church of God, and did great damage to it:

  • 2 Tim 3:10-12
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    10But you took as your example my teaching, behaviour, purpose, and faith; my long waiting, my love, my quiet undergoing of trouble;

    11My punishments and pain; the things which came to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; the cruel attacks made on me: and the Lord made me free from them all.

    12Yes, and all whose purpose is to be living in the knowledge of God in Christ Jesus, will be cruelly attacked.

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    7For this cause, brothers, in all our trouble and grief we were comforted about you because of your faith;

  • 1 Thess 2:9-10
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    9For you have the memory, my brothers, of our trouble and care; how, working night and day, so that we might not be a trouble to any of you, we gave you the good news of God.

    10You are witnesses, with God, how holy and upright and free from all evil was our way of life among you who have faith;

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    9For they themselves give the news of how we came among you; and how you were turned from images to God, to the worship of a true and living God,

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    13But be glad that you are given a part in the pains of Christ; so that at the revelation of his glory you may have great joy.

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    22And the churches of Judaea which were in Christ still had no knowledge of my face or person:

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    28Having no fear of those who are against you; which is a clear sign of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God;

    29Because to you it has been given in the cause of Christ not only to have faith in him, but to undergo pain on his account:

    30Fighting the same fight which you saw in me, and now have word of in me.

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    6But if we are troubled, it is for your comfort and salvation; or if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which takes effect through your quiet undergoing of the same troubles which we undergo:

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    1For you yourselves, brothers, are conscious that our coming among you was not without effect:

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    14And in this purpose he gave you a part through the good news of which we were the preachers, even that you might have part in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

    15So then, brothers, be strong in purpose, and keep the teaching which has been given to you by word or by letter from us.

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    2And all the brothers who are with me, to the churches of Galatia:

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    20You put up with a man if he makes servants of you, if he makes profit out of you, if he makes you prisoners, if he puts himself in a high place, if he gives you blows on the face.

  • Gal 2:4
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    4And that because of the false brothers let in secretly, who came searching out our free condition which we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might make servants of us;

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    12And with our hands we do the hardest work: when they give us curses we give blessings, when we undergo punishment we take it quietly;

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    17But you, my loved ones, keep in memory the words which were said before by the Apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ,

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    24Now I have joy in my pain because of you, and in my flesh I undergo whatever is still needed to make the sorrows of Christ complete, for the salvation of his body, the church;

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    14Even as you have been ready, in part, to say that we are your glory, in the same way that you are ours, in the day of the Lord Jesus.

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    17But we, my brothers, being away from you for a short time, in body but not in heart, had all the more desire to see your face;

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    5And when a violent attempt was made by the Gentiles and the Jews, with their rulers, to make an attack on them and have them stoned,

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    2But those Jews who had not the faith, made the minds of the Gentiles bitter against the brothers.

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    7For you yourselves are used to taking us as your example, because our life among you was ruled by order,

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    15For this cause I, having had news of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you, and which you make clear to all the saints,

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    15Where then is that happy condition of yours? because I give you witness, that, if possible, you would have taken out your eyes and given them to me.

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    7For they went out for love of the Name, taking nothing from the Gentiles.