Thematic Bible: Example

Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, even Jesus; Verse Concepts

Now I Paul myself entreat you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am of good courage toward you: Verse Concepts

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. Verse Concepts

Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. Verse Concepts

For I have given you an example, that ye also should do as I have done to you. Verse Concepts

Now the God of patience and of comfort grant you to be of the same mind one with another according to Christ Jesus: Verse Concepts

Have this mind in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Verse Concepts

forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye: Verse Concepts

looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising shame, and hath sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Verse Concepts

For hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that ye should follow his steps: Verse Concepts

For yourselves know how ye ought to imitate us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you; Verse Concepts

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring ye ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive. Verse Concepts

Hold the pattern of sound words which thou hast heard from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. Verse Concepts

Brethren, be ye imitators together of me, and mark them that so walk even as ye have us for an ensample. Verse Concepts

I beseech you therefore, be ye imitators of me. Verse Concepts

Yet I would that all men were even as I myself. Howbeit each man hath his own gift from God, one after this manner, and another after that. Verse Concepts

Be ye imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ. Verse Concepts

The things which ye both learned and received and heard and saw in me, these things do: and the God of peace shall be with you. Verse Concepts

Ye therefore, beloved, knowing these things beforehand, beware lest, being carried away with the error of the wicked, ye fall from your own stedfastness. Verse Concepts

And ye shall not walk in the customs of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they did all these things, and therefore I abhorred them. Verse Concepts

And I said unto their children in the wilderness, Walk ye not in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe their ordinances, nor defile yourselves with their idols. Verse Concepts

Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; And with a wrathful man thou shalt not go: Lest thou learn this ways, And get a snare to thy soul.

looking carefully lest there be any man that falleth short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you , and thereby the many be defiled; Verse Concepts

When thou art come into the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations. Verse Concepts

Let us therefore give diligence to enter into that rest, that no man fall after the same example of disobedience. Verse Concepts

having been reminded of the unfeigned faith that is in thee; which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and, I am persuaded, in thee also. Verse Concepts

And Jehovah was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto the Baalim, Verse Concepts

And as for thee, if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and mine ordinances; Verse Concepts

And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah. Verse Concepts

And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that his father Amaziah had done. Verse Concepts

And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that his father Uzziah had done: howbeit he entered not into the temple of Jehovah. And the people did yet corruptly. Verse Concepts

Remember them that had the rule over you, men that spake unto you the word of God; and considering the issue of their life, imitate their faith. Verse Concepts

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an ensample to them that believe, in word, in manner of life, in love, in faith, in purity. Verse Concepts

neither as lording it over the charge allotted to you, but making yourselves ensamples to the flock. Verse Concepts

in all things showing thyself an ensample of good works; in thy doctrine'showing uncorruptness, gravity, sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of us.

And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, that were sold unto the nations; and would ye even sell your brethren, and should they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found never a word. Also I said, The thing that ye do is not good: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God, because of the reproach of the nations our enemies? And I likewise, my brethren and my servants, do lend them money and grain. I pray you, let us leave off this usury. read more.
Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their fields, their vineyards, their oliveyards, and their houses, also the hundredth part of the money, and of the grain, the new wine, and the oil, that ye exact of them. Then said they, We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do, even as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they would do according to this promise. Also I shook out my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labor, that performeth not this promise; even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the assembly said, Amen, and praised Jehovah. And the people did according to this promise. Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is , twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor. But the former governors that were before me were chargeable unto the people, and took of them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God. Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants were gathered thither unto the work. Moreover there were at my table, of the Jews and the rulers, a hundred and fifty men, besides those that came unto us from among the nations that were round about us. Now that which was prepared for one day was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine: yet for all this I demanded not the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people. Remember unto me, O my God, for good, all that I have done for this people.

I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way: Oh when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart. Verse Concepts

And ye became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit; so that ye became an ensample to all that believe in Macedonia and in Achaia. For from you hath sounded forth the word of the Lord, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith to God-ward is gone forth; so that we need not to speak anything.

Take, brethren, for an example of suffering and of patience, the prophets who spake in the name of the Lord. Behold, we call them blessed that endured: ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord, how that the Lord is full of pity, and merciful.

Beloved, I beseech you as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lust, which war against the soul; having your behavior seemly among the Gentiles; that, wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works, which they behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. Be subject to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether to the king, as supreme; read more.
or unto governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evil-doers and for praise to them that do well. For so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: as free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God. Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king. Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward. For this is acceptable, if for conscience toward God a man endureth griefs, suffering wrongfully. For what glory is it, if, when ye sin, and are buffeted for it , ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it , ye shall take it patiently, this is acceptable with God. For hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that ye should follow his steps: who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously: who his own self bare our sins in his body upon the tree, that we, having died unto sins, might live unto righteousness; by whose stripes ye were healed. For ye were going astray like sheep; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

For after this manner aforetime the holy women also, who hoped in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands: as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose children ye now are, if ye do well, and are not put in fear by any terror.

By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he had witness borne to him that he was righteous, God bearing witness in respect of his gifts: and through it he being dead yet speaketh. Verse Concepts

Take, brethren, for an example of suffering and of patience, the prophets who spake in the name of the Lord. Verse Concepts

For I have given you an example, that ye also should do as I have done to you. Verse Concepts

For hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that ye should follow his steps: Verse Concepts

not because we have not the right, but to make ourselves and ensample unto you, that ye should imitate us. Verse Concepts

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an ensample to them that believe, in word, in manner of life, in love, in faith, in purity. Verse Concepts

in all things showing thyself an ensample of good works; in thy doctrine'showing uncorruptness, gravity, Verse Concepts

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring ye ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive. Verse Concepts

Hold the pattern of sound words which thou hast heard from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. Verse Concepts

howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me as chief might Jesus Christ show forth all his longsuffering, for an ensample of them that should thereafter believe on him unto eternal life. Verse Concepts

Brethren, be ye imitators together of me, and mark them that so walk even as ye have us for an ensample. Verse Concepts

I beseech you therefore, be ye imitators of me. Verse Concepts

Be ye imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ. Verse Concepts

The things which ye both learned and received and heard and saw in me, these things do: and the God of peace shall be with you. Verse Concepts

Yet I would that all men were even as I myself. Howbeit each man hath his own gift from God, one after this manner, and another after that. But I say to the unmarried and to widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.

For yourselves know how ye ought to imitate us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you; neither did we eat bread for nought at any man's hand, but in labor and travail, working night and day, that we might not burden any of you: not because we have not the right, but to make ourselves and ensample unto you, that ye should imitate us. read more.
For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, If any will not work, neither let him eat.

Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Verse Concepts

And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, and forbear threatening: knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no respect of persons with him. Verse Concepts

For I am Jehovah your God: sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that moveth upon the earth. Verse Concepts

Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy; for I Jehovah your God am holy. Verse Concepts

Be ye merciful, even as your Father is merciful. Verse Concepts

So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David. Then David ran, and stood over the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled. And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou comest to Gai, and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron.

And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armor, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that Jehovah will work for us; for there is no restraint to Jehovah to save by many or by few. And his armorbearer said unto him, Do all that is in thy heart: turn thee, behold, I am with thee according to thy heart.

And when he had said this, and had taken bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all; and he brake it, and began to eat. Then were they all of good cheer, and themselves also took food.

For consider him that hath endured such gainsaying of sinners against himself, that ye wax not weary, fainting in your souls. Verse Concepts

And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of Jehovah, which he will work for you to-day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to-day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. Verse Concepts

And he said unto them, Look on me, and do likewise: and, behold, when I come to the outermost part of the camp, it shall be that, as I do, so shall ye do. Verse Concepts