- 1 Timothy 4:12:
“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.”
- Matthew 5:16:
“In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”
- Philippians 2:3-4:
“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.”
- 1 Corinthians 11:1:
“Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.”
- Titus 2:7-8:
“In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us.”
- Matthew 23:11:
“The greatest among you will be your servant.”
- Luke 6:31:
“Do to others as you would have them do to you.”
- John 13:15:
“I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.”
- Romans 12:10:
“Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.”
- Ephesians 5:1-2:
“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 Peter 2:21:
“To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.”
- James 1:22:
“Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.”
- Colossians 3:17:
“And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.”
- Galatians 5:13:
“You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.”
- 1 Thessalonians 1:7:
“And so you became a model to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia.”
- 1 Peter 5:3:
“Not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.”
- Philippians 3:17:
“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.”
- Hebrews 13:7:
“Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.”
- 1 Corinthians 10:33:
“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 Timothy 4:16:
“Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.”
- Hebrews 6:12:
“We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.”
- James 2:14-17:
“What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to them, ‘Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,’ but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.”
- 1 Corinthians 15:58:
“Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.”
- Titus 3:14:
“Our people must learn to devote themselves to doing what is good, in order to provide for urgent needs and not live unproductive lives.”
- 2 Thessalonians 3:7-9:
“For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example. We were not idle when we were with you, nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. On the contrary, we worked night and day, laboring and toiling so that we would not be a burden to any of you. 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.”
- 1 Peter 3:1-2:
“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, when they see the purity and reverence of your lives.”
- 1 Peter 2:12:
“Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.”
- 1 Thessalonians 5:11:
“Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.”
- 1 Timothy 5:1-2:
“Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but exhort him as if he were your father. Treat younger men as brothers, older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.”
- Matthew 20:26-28:
“Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave— just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”