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1 Thessalonians 1:6

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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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Thessalonica was a leading city of Roman Macedonia, where Paul founded the church addressed in this letter. Macedonia and Achaia were the two major Roman regions of Greece; the Thessalonians’ reception of the gospel amid affliction became a witness throughout both provinces.

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1 Thessalonians 1:6 mentions Achaia, Greece, Macedonia and Thessalonica.

Achaia · ulrichstill
Greece · George E. Koronaios
Macedonia · Sakistriantafyllou
Thessalonica · Ziegler175

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