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.
7. So you became a model to all the believers in the lands of Macedonia and Achaia.
8. The Lord's message rang out from you. That was true not only in Macedonia and Achaia. Your faith in God has also become known everywhere. So we don't have to say anything about it.
9. The believers themselves report the kind of welcome you gave us. They tell about how you turned away from statues of gods to serve the living and true God.