- 1 Timothy 4:12 (NIV):
“Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.”
- Philippians 3:17 (NIV):
“Join together in following my example, brothers and sisters, and just as you have us as a model, keep your eyes on those who live as we do.”
- 1 Peter 5:3 (NIV):
“Not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.”
- John 13:15 (NIV):
“I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.”
- 1 Corinthians 11:1 (NIV):
“Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.”
- Titus 2:7 (NIV):
“In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness”
- Ephesians 5:1-2 (NIV):
“Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.”
- 1 Thessalonians 1:7 (NIV):
“And so you became a model to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia.”
- Hebrews 13:7 (NIV):
“Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.”
- Matthew 5:16 (NIV):
“In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”
- 1 Corinthians 10:33 (NIV):
“even as I try to please everyone in every way. For I am not seeking my own good but the good of many, so that they may be saved.”
- 1 Thessalonians 2:10 (NIV):
“You are witnesses, and so is God, of how holy, righteous and blameless we were among you who believed.”
- 2 Thessalonians 3:9 (NIV):
“We did this, not because we do not have the right to such help, but in order to offer ourselves as a model for you to imitate.”
- 2 Timothy 2:15 (NIV):
“Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.”
- 1 Peter 2:21 (NIV):
“To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.”
- 3 John 1:11 (NIV):
“Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good. Anyone who does what is good is from God. Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God.”
- 1 Corinthians 4:16 (NIV):
“Therefore I urge you to imitate me.”
- 1 Corinthians 15:33 (NIV):
“Do not be misled: ‘Bad company corrupts good character.’”
- Ephesians 4:32 (NIV):
“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.”
- 1 Timothy 1:16 (NIV):
“But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his immense patience as an example for those who would believe in him and receive eternal life.”
- Titus 2:2 (NIV):
“Teach the older men to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love and in endurance.”
- 1 Peter 3:1 (NIV):
“Wives, in the same way submit yourselves to your own husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives.”
- Matthew 23:11 (NIV):
“The greatest among you will be your servant.”
- Colossians 4:6 (NIV):
“Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.”
- 1 Timothy 4:12-13 (NIV):
“Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity. Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching.”
- James 5:10-11 (NIV):
“Brothers and sisters, as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. As you know, we count as blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.”
- Romans 12:2 (NIV):
“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.”
- 1 Corinthians 7:16 (NIV):
“How do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or, how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?”
- 1 Thessalonians 1:6-7 (NIV):
“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. And so you became a model to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia.”
- 2 Corinthians 8:7 (NIV):
“But since you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in the love we have kindled in you—see that you also excel in this grace of giving.”