καὶ ὑμεῖς μιμηταὶ ἡμῶν ἐγενήθητε καὶ τοῦ κυρίου, δεξάμενοι τὸν λόγον ἐν θλίψει πολλῇ μετὰ χαρᾶς πνεύματος ἁγίου,

kai umeis mimetai emon egenethete kai tou kuriou, dexamenoi ton logon en thlipsei polle meta kharas pneumatos agiou,

et vos imitatores nostri facti estis et Domini excipientes verbum in tribulatione multa cum gaudio Spiritus Sancti

And you became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost.

And you became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit:

And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:

And ye became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit;

And you imitated us and Our Lord, for you received the word in great affliction and in the joy of The Spirit of Holiness.

and ye became our imitators, and of the Lord, having accepted the word in much tribulation with joy of the Holy Spirit,

And you became followers of us, and of the Lord; receiving the word in much tribulation, with joy of the Holy Ghost:

And ye became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost;

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,

You imitated us and the Lord. In spite of a lot of suffering, you welcomed God's word with the kind of joy that the Holy Spirit gives.

and you became imitators of us and of the Lord when, in spite of severe persecution, you welcomed the message with joy from the Holy Spirit.

You became imitators of us and of the Lord. In spite of a great deal of suffering, you welcomed the word with the joy that the Holy Spirit produces.

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.

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

You became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you welcomed the message in the midst of severe suffering with the joy given by the Holy Spirit.

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.

And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit:

And you followed the pattern set you by us and by the Master, after you had received the Message amid severe persecution, and yet with the joy which the Holy Spirit gives,

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