30 Bible Verses about Imitating

Dear friend, do not imitate [what is] evil, but [what is] good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.

For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you should follow in his footsteps,

Therefore become imitators of God, as beloved children,

Become fellow imitators of me, brothers, and observe those who walk in this way, just as you have us [as] an example.

for it is written, "You will be holy, because I [am] holy."

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone wants to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

And summoning the crowd together with his disciples, he said to them, "If anyone wants to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

And he said to [them] all, "If anyone wants to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross every day and follow me.

For I have given you an example, that just as I have done for you, you also do.

Take my yoke on you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

"A new commandment I give to you: that you love one another--just as I have loved you, that you also love one another.

But put on the Lord Jesus Christ and do not make provision for the desires of the flesh.

Become imitators of me, just as I also [am] of Christ.

Therefore I exhort you, become imitators of me.

And [the things] which you have learned and received and heard about and seen in me, practice these [things], and the God of peace will be with you.

not that we do not have the right, but so that we may give ourselves [as] an example to you, so that [you] may imitate us.

For you yourselves know how it is necessary to imitate us, that we did not behave irresponsibly among you,

And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, receiving the word in much affliction, with the joy of the Holy Spirit,

in order that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who inherit the promises through faith and patience.

For you became imitators, brothers, of the churches of God [which] are in Judea in Christ Jesus, because you also suffered the same [things] at the hands of your own people, just as [they] themselves [did] also at the hands of the Jews,

You will not {follow} a majority for evil, and you will not testify concerning a legal dispute to turn aside after a majority to pervert [justice].

{take care} so that you are not ensnared {into imitating them} after their being destroyed from {before you}, and so that you not enquire concerning their gods, {saying}, 'How did these nations serve their gods, and [thus] {I myself} want to do also.'