NLT
KJV
6. And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:
ASV
6. And ye became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit;
ESV
6. And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you received the word in much affliction, with the joy of the Holy Spirit,
ERVEN
6. And you became like us and like the Lord. You suffered much, but still you accepted the teaching with joy. The Holy Spirit gave you that joy.
WEB
6. You became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit,
NET
6. And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, when you received the message with joy that comes from the Holy Spirit, despite great affliction.
NLV
6. You followed our way of life and the life of the Lord. You suffered from others because of listening to us. But you had the joy that came from the Holy Spirit.
HCSB
6. and you became imitators of us and of the Lord when, in spite of severe persecution, you welcomed the message with the joy from the Holy Spirit.
YLT
6. and ye -- ye did become imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much tribulation, with joy of the Holy Spirit,
LITV
6. And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, welcoming the Word in much affliction with joy of the Holy Spirit.
RV
6. And ye became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost;
NCV
6. And you became like us and like the Lord. You suffered much, but still you accepted the teaching with the joy that comes from the Holy Spirit.
MKJV
6. And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, welcoming the Word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit,
AKJV
6. And you became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost.
LXXEN
KJV
6. And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:
AMP
6. And you [set yourselves to] become imitators of us and [through us] of the Lord Himself, for you welcomed our message in [spite of] much persecution, with joy [inspired] by the Holy Spirit;
KJVP
6. And G2532 CONJ ye G5210 P-2NP became G1096 V-AOI-2P followers G3402 N-NPM of us G2257 P-1GP , and G2532 CONJ of G3588 T-GSM the G3588 T-GSM Lord G2962 N-GSM , having received G1209 V-ADP-NPM the G3588 T-ASM word G3056 N-ASM in G1722 PREP much G4183 A-DSF affliction G2347 N-DSF , with G3326 PREP joy G5479 N-GSF of the Holy G40 A-GSN Ghost G4151 N-GSN :
YLT
6. and ye -- ye did become imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much tribulation, with joy of the Holy Spirit,
ASV
6. And ye became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit;
WEB
6. You became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit,
NASB
6. And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, receiving the word in great affliction, with joy from the holy Spirit,
ESV
6. And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you received the word in much affliction, with the joy of the Holy Spirit,
RV
6. And ye became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost;
RSV
6. And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you received the word in much affliction, with joy inspired by the Holy Spirit;
NKJV
6. And you became followers of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit,
MKJV
6. And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, welcoming the Word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit,
AKJV
6. And you became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost.
NRSV
6. And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for in spite of persecution you received the word with joy inspired by the Holy Spirit,
NIV
6. You became imitators of us and of the Lord; in spite of severe suffering, you welcomed the message with the joy given by the Holy Spirit.
NIRV
6. We and the Lord were your examples. You followed us. You suffered terribly. Even so, you welcomed our message with the joy the Holy Spirit gives.
NLT
6. So you received the message with joy from the Holy Spirit in spite of the severe suffering it brought you. In this way, you imitated both us and the Lord.
MSG
6. and determined to live that way yourselves. In imitating us, you imitated the Master. Although great trouble accompanied the Word, you were able to take great joy from the Holy Spirit!--taking the trouble with the joy, the joy with the trouble.
GNB
6. You imitated us and the Lord; and even though you suffered much, you received the message with the joy that comes from the Holy Spirit.
NET
6. And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, when you received the message with joy that comes from the Holy Spirit, despite great affliction.
ERVEN
6. And you became like us and like the Lord. You suffered much, but still you accepted the teaching with joy. The Holy Spirit gave you that joy.