# You became imitators

To "imitate" means to act like or to copy the behavior of another.

# received the word

"Word" here is a metonym for "message." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]]) AT: "welcomed the teaching" or "accepted the teaching"

# in much hardship

"during a time of great suffering" or "in much persecution"

# Achaia

This is an ancient district in what is present-day Greece. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lord]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/receive]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/joy]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/holyspirit]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/macedonia]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/believe]]