30 Bible Verses about Imitating

My loved one, do not be copying what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God: he who does evil has not seen God.

This is God's purpose for you: because Jesus himself underwent punishment for you, giving you an example, so that you might go in his footsteps:

Let it then be your desire to be like God, as well-loved children;

Brothers, take me as your example, and take note of those who are walking after the example we have given.

Because it has been said in the Writings, You are to be holy, for I am holy.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him give up all, and take up his cross, and come after me.

And turning to the mass of people with his disciples, he said to them, If any man has the desire to come after me, let him give up all other desires, and take up his cross and come after me.

And he said to them all, If any man has a desire to come after me, let him give up all, and take up his cross every day, and come after me.

I have given you an example, so that you may do what I have done to you.

Take my yoke on you and become like me, for I am gentle and without pride, and you will have rest for your souls;

I give you a new law: Have love one for another; even as I have had love for you, so are you to have love one for another.

But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not give thought to the flesh to do its desires.

So take me for your example, even as I take Christ for mine.

So my desire is that you take me as your example.

The things which came to you by my teaching and preaching, and which you saw in me, these things do, and the God of peace will be with you.

Not because we have not the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, so that you might do the same.

For you yourselves are used to taking us as your example, because our life among you was ruled by order,

And you took us and the Lord as your example, after the word had come to you in much trouble, with joy in the Holy Spirit;

So that you may not be slow in heart, but may take as your example those to whom God has given their heritage, because of their faith and their long waiting.

For you, my brothers, took as your examples the churches of God which are in Judaea in Christ Jesus; because you underwent the same things from your countrymen as they did from the Jews;

Do not be moved to do wrong by the general opinion, or give the support of your words to a wrong decision:

After their destruction take care that you do not go in their ways, and that you do not give thought to their gods, saying, How did these nations give worship to their gods? I will do as they did.