6 And you ^jbecame imitators of us and of the Lord, for ^kyou received the word in much affliction, with the ^ljoy of the Holy Spirit, 7 so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia. 8 For not only has ^mthe word of the Lord sounded forth from you in Macedonia and Achaia, but ⁿyour ^ofaith in God has gone forth everywhere, so that we need not say anything.