15 Bible Verses about Imitating Good People

Remember your former leaders--it was they who brought you God's Message. Bear in mind how they ended their lives, and imitate their faith.

For you yourselves know that it is your duty to follow our example. There was no disorder in our lives among you,

This was not because we had not a claim upon you, but it arose from a desire to set you an example--for you to imitate us.

I entreat you therefore to become like me.

Be imitators of me, in so far as I in turn am an imitator of Christ.

Brethren, vie with one another in imitating me, and carefully observe those who follow the example which we have set you.

The doctrines and the line of conduct which I taught you--both what you heard and what you saw in me-- hold fast to them; and God who gives peace will be with you.

And you followed the pattern set you by us and by the Master, after you had received the Message amid severe persecution, and yet with the joy which the Holy Spirit gives,

But you have intimately known my teaching, life, aims, faith, patience, love, resignation,

For you, brethren, followed the example of the Churches of God in Christ Jesus which are in Judaea; seeing that you endured the same ill-treatment at the hands of your countrymen, as they did at the hands of the Jews.

so that you may not become half-hearted, but be imitators of those who through faith and patient endurance are now heirs to the promises.

"The one who showed him pity," he replied. "Go," said Jesus, "and act in the same way."

ought not you also to have had pity on your fellow servant, just as I had pity on you?'

and be yourselves like men waiting for their master--on the look-out till he shall return from the wedding feast--that, when he comes and knocks, they may open the door instantly.

"Our father is Abraham," they said. "If you were Abraham's children," replied Jesus, "it is Abraham's deeds that you would be doing.