1 Thessalonians 1:5; 1 Thessalonians 1:6; 1 Thessalonians 1:7; 1 Thessalonians 2:5; 1 Thessalonians 2:7; 1 Thessalonians 2:8; 1 Thessalonians 2:10; 1 Thessalonians 2:14; 1 Thessalonians 3:4

1 Thessalonians 1:5

5 for our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction; just as you know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.

1 Thessalonians 1:6

6 You also became imitators of us and of the Lord , having received the word in much tribulation with the joy of the Holy Spirit,

1 Thessalonians 1:7

7 so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia.

1 Thessalonians 2:5

5 For we never came with flattering speech, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed -God is witness -

1 Thessalonians 2:7

7 But we proved to be gentle among you, as a nursing mother tenderly cares for her own children.

1 Thessalonians 2:8

8 Having so fond an affection for you, we were well-pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become very dear to us.

1 Thessalonians 2:10

10 You are witnesses, and so is God, how devoutly and uprightly and blamelessly we behaved toward you believers;

1 Thessalonians 2:14

14 For you, brethren, became imitators of the churches of God in Christ Jesus that are in Judea, for you also endured the same sufferings at the hands of your own countrymen, even as they did from the Jews,

1 Thessalonians 3:4

4 For indeed when we were with you, we kept telling you in advance that we were going to suffer affliction; and so it came to pass, as you know.