¹⁷ Brothers and sisters, join in imitating me, and observe those who live according to the example you have in us.^(A)

⁶ And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for in spite of persecution you received the word with joy from the Holy Spirit,^(A)

⁹ This was not because we do not have that right but in order to give you an example to imitate.^(A)