For they themselves report concerning us what kind of a reception we had from you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve a living and true God,
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
1 Thessalonians 1:9 in context
1 Thessalonians 1:6–10
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You became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit,
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so that you became an example to all who believe in Macedonia and in Achaia.
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For from you the word of the Lord has been declared, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God has gone out, so that we need not say anything.
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For they themselves report concerning us what kind of a reception we had from you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve a living and true God,
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and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead: Jesus, who delivers us from the wrath to come.
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