1 Thessalonians 2:13-14

1 Thessalonians 2:13-14

[13] cause  also  thank  God  without ceasing,  because,  when ye received  the word  of God  which ye heard  of  ye received  it not  as the word  of men,  but  as  in truth,  the word  of God,  which  effectually worketh  also  in  that believe.  [14] For  brethren,  became  followers  of the churches  of God  which  in  Judaea  in  Christ  Jesus:  for  also  have suffered  of  your own  countrymen,  even  as  they have  of  the Jews: