30 Bible Verses about Imitating

Beloved, be not thou following that which is evil, but that which is good; he who is doing good, of God he is, and he who is doing evil hath not seen God;

for to this ye were called, because Christ also did suffer for you, leaving to you an example, that ye may follow his steps,

Become, then, followers of God, as children beloved,

become followers together of me, brethren, and observe those thus walking, according as ye have us -- a pattern;

because it hath been written, 'Become ye holy, because I am holy;'

Then said Jesus to his disciples, 'If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow me,

And having called near the multitude, with his disciples, he said to them, 'Whoever doth will to come after me -- let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow me;

And he said unto all, 'If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me;

'For an example I gave to you, that, according as I did to you, ye also may do;

take up my yoke upon you, and learn from me, because I am meek and humble in heart, and ye shall find rest to your souls,

'A new commandment I give to you, that ye love one another; according as I did love you, that ye also love one another;

but put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and for the flesh take no forethought -- for desires.

Followers of me become ye, as I also am of Christ.

I call upon you, therefore, become ye followers of me;

the things that also ye did learn, and receive, and hear, and saw in me, those do, and the God of the peace shall be with you.

not because we have not authority, but that ourselves a pattern we might give to you, to imitate us;

for yourselves have known how it behoveth you to imitate us, because we did not act disorderly among you;

and ye -- ye did become imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much tribulation, with joy of the Holy Spirit,

that ye may not become slothful, but followers of those who through faith and patient endurance are inheriting the promises.

for ye became imitators, brethren, of the assemblies of God that are in Judea in Christ Jesus, because such things ye suffered, even ye, from your own countrymen, as also they from the Jews,

Thou art not after many to evil, nor dost thou testify concerning a strife, to turn aside after many to cause others to turn aside;

take heed to thee, lest thou be snared after them, after their being destroyed out of thy presence, and lest thou enquire about their gods, saying, How do these nations serve their gods, and I do so -- even I?