Thematic Bible: Example

For this reason, holy brothers, marked out to have a part in heaven, give thought to Jesus the representative and high priest of our faith; Verse Concepts

Now I, Paul, myself make request to you by the quiet and gentle behaviour of Christ, I who am poor in spirit when with you, but who say what is in my mind to you without fear when I am away from you: Verse Concepts

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

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. Verse Concepts

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

Now may the God who gives comfort and strength in waiting make you of the same mind with one another in harmony with Christ Jesus: Verse Concepts

Let this mind be in you which was in Christ Jesus, Verse Concepts

Being gentle to one another and having forgiveness for one another, if anyone has done wrong to his brother, even as the Lord had forgiveness for you: Verse Concepts

Having our eyes fixed on Jesus, the guide and end of our faith, who went through the pains of the cross, not caring for the shame, because of the joy which was before him, and who has now taken his place at the right hand of God's seat of power. Verse Concepts

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: Verse Concepts

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

In all things I was an example to you of how, in your lives, you are to give help to the feeble, and keep in memory the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, There is a greater blessing in giving than in getting. Verse Concepts

Keep the form of those true words which you had from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. Verse Concepts

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

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

It is my desire that all men might be even as I am. But every man has the power of his special way of life given him by God, one in this way and one in that. Verse Concepts

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

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. Verse Concepts

For this reason, my loved ones, having knowledge of these things before they take place, take care that you are not turned away by the error of the uncontrolled, so falling from your true faith. Verse Concepts

And do not keep the rules of the nations which I am driving out before you; for they did all these things, and for that reason my soul was turned against them. Verse Concepts

And I said to their children in the waste land, Do not be guided by the rules of your fathers or keep their orders or make yourselves unclean with their images: Verse Concepts

Do not be friends with a man who is given to wrath; do not go in the company of an angry man: For fear of learning his ways and making a net ready for your soul.

Looking with care to see that no man among you in his behaviour comes short of the grace of God; for fear that some bitter root may come up to be a trouble to you, and that some of you may be made unclean by it; Verse Concepts

When you have come into the land which the Lord your God is giving you, do not take as your example the disgusting ways of those nations. Verse Concepts

Because of this, let us have a strong desire to come into that rest, and let no one go after the example of those who went against God's orders. Verse Concepts

Having in mind your true faith, which first was in your mother's mother Lois, and in your mother Eunice, and, I am certain, is now in you. Verse Concepts

And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he went in the early ways of his father, not turning to the Baals, Verse Concepts

As for you, if you will go on your way before me, as David your father did, uprightly and with a true heart, doing what I have given you orders to do, keeping my laws and my decisions; Verse Concepts

He went in the ways of his father Asa, not turning away, but doing right in the eyes of the Lord. Verse Concepts

He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as his father Amaziah had done. Verse Concepts

He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as his father Uzziah had done; but he did not go into the Temple of the Lord. And the people still went on in their evil ways. Verse Concepts

Keep in mind those who were over you, and who gave you the word of God; seeing the outcome of their way of life, let your faith be like theirs. Verse Concepts

Let no one make little of you because you are young, but be an example to the church in word, in behaviour, in love, in faith, in holy living. Verse Concepts

Not as lords over God's heritage, but making yourselves examples to the flock. Verse Concepts

In all things see that you are an example of good works; holy in your teaching, serious in behaviour, Saying true and right words, against which no protest may be made, so that he who is not on our side may be put to shame, unable to say any evil of us.

And I said to them, We have given whatever we were able to give, to make our brothers the Jews free, who were servants and prisoners of the nations: and would you now give up your brothers for a price, and are they to become our property? Then they said nothing, answering not a word. And I said, What you are doing is not good: is it not the more necessary for you to go in the fear of our God, because of the shame which the nations may put on us? Even I and my servants have been taking interest for the money and the grain we have let them have. So now, let us give up this thing. read more.
Give back to them this very day their fields, their vine-gardens, their olive-gardens, and their houses, as well as a hundredth part of the money and the grain and the wine and the oil which you have taken from them. Then they said, We will give them back, and take nothing for them; we will do as you say. Then I sent for the priests and made them take an oath that they would keep this agreement. And shaking out the folds of my robe, I said, So may God send out from his house and his work every man who does not keep this agreement; even so let him be sent out and made as nothing. And all the meeting of the people said, So be it, and gave praise to the Lord. And the people did as they had said. Now from the time when I was made ruler of the people in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year till the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes the king, for twelve years, I and my servants have never taken the food which was the right of the ruler. But earlier rulers who were before me made the people responsible for their upkeep, and took from them bread and wine at the rate of forty shekels of silver; and even their servants were lords over the people: but I did not do so, because of the fear of God. And I kept on with the work of this wall, and we got no land for ourselves: and all my servants were helping with the work. And more than this, a hundred and fifty of the Jews and the rulers were guests at my table, in addition to those who came to us from the nations round about us. Now the food made ready for one day was one ox and six fat sheep, as well as fowls; and once in ten days a store of all sorts of wine: but all the same, I did not take the food to which the ruler had a right, because the people were crushed under a hard yoke. Keep in mind, O my God, for my good, all I have done for this people.

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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 became an example to all those who have faith in Christ in Macedonia and Achaia. For not only was the word of the Lord sounding out from you in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith in God is made clear; so that we have no need to say anything.

Take as an example of pain nobly undergone and of strength in trouble, the prophets who gave to men the words of the Lord. We say that those men who have gone through pain are happy: you have the story of Job and the troubles through which he went and have seen that the Lord was full of pity and mercy in the end.

My loved ones, I make this request with all my heart, that, as those for whom this world is a strange country, you will keep yourselves from the desires of the flesh which make war against the soul; Being of good behaviour among the Gentiles; so that though they say now that you are evil-doers, they may see your good works and give glory to God when he comes to be their judge. Keep all the laws of men because of the Lord; those of the king, who is over all, read more.
And those of the rulers who are sent by him for the punishment of evil-doers and for the praise of those who do well. Because it is God's pleasure that foolish and narrow-minded men may be put to shame by your good behaviour: As those who are free, not using your free position as a cover for wrongdoing, but living as the servants of God; Have respect for all, loving the brothers, fearing God, honouring the king. Servants, take orders from your masters with all respect; not only if they are good and gentle, but even if they are bad-humoured. For it is a sign of grace if a man, desiring to do right in the eyes of God, undergoes pain as punishment for something which he has not done. What credit is it if, when you have done evil, you take your punishment quietly? but if you are given punishment for doing right, and take it quietly, this is pleasing to 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: Who did no evil, and there was no deceit in his mouth: To sharp words he gave no sharp answer; when he was undergoing pain, no angry word came from his lips; but he put himself into the hands of the judge of righteousness: He took our sins on himself, giving his body to be nailed on the tree, so that we, being dead to sin, might have a new life in righteousness, and by his wounds we have been made well. Because, like sheep, you had gone out of the way; but now you have come back to him who keeps watch over your souls.

And these were the ornaments of the holy women of the past, whose hope was in God, being ruled by their husbands: As Sarah was ruled by Abraham, naming him lord; whose children you are if you do well, and are not put in fear by any danger.

By faith Abel made a better offering to God than Cain, and he had witness through it of his righteousness, God giving his approval of his offering: and his voice still comes to us through it though he is dead. Verse Concepts

Take as an example of pain nobly undergone and of strength in trouble, the prophets who gave to men the words of the Lord. Verse Concepts

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

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: Verse Concepts

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

Let no one make little of you because you are young, but be an example to the church in word, in behaviour, in love, in faith, in holy living. Verse Concepts

In all things see that you are an example of good works; holy in your teaching, serious in behaviour, Verse Concepts

In all things I was an example to you of how, in your lives, you are to give help to the feeble, and keep in memory the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, There is a greater blessing in giving than in getting. Verse Concepts

Keep the form of those true words which you had from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. Verse Concepts

But for this reason I was given mercy, so that in me, the chief of sinners, Jesus Christ might make clear all his mercy, as an example to those who in the future would have faith in him to eternal life. Verse Concepts

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

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

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

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. Verse Concepts

It is my desire that all men might be even as I am. But every man has the power of his special way of life given him by God, one in this way and one in that. But I say to the unmarried and to the widows, It is good for them to be even as I am.

For you yourselves are used to taking us as your example, because our life among you was ruled by order, And we did not take food from any man for nothing, but were working hard night and day not to be a trouble to any of you: Not because we have not the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, so that you might do the same. read more.
For even when we were with you we gave you orders, saying, If any man does no work, let him not have food.

Be then complete in righteousness, even as your Father in heaven is complete. Verse Concepts

And, you masters, do the same things to them, not making use of violent words: in the knowledge that their Master and yours is in heaven, and he has no respect for a man's position. Verse Concepts

For I am the Lord your God: for this reason, make and keep yourselves holy, for I am holy; you are not to make yourselves unclean with any sort of thing which goes about flat on the earth. Verse Concepts

Say to all the people of Israel, You are to be holy, for I, the Lord your God, am holy. Verse Concepts

Be full of pity, even as your Father is full of pity. Verse Concepts

So David overcame the Philistine with his leather band and a stone, wounding the Philistine and causing his death: but David had no sword in his hand. So running up to the Philistine and putting his foot on him, David took his sword out of its cover, and put him to death, cutting off his head with it. And when the Philistines saw that their fighter was dead, they went in flight. And the men of Israel and of Judah got up, and gave a cry, and went after the Philistines as far as Gath and the town doors of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines were falling down by the road from Shaaraim all the way to Gath and Ekron.

And Jonathan said to his young servant who had his arms, Come, let us go over to the armies of these men who have no circumcision: it may be that the Lord will give us help, for there is no limit to his power; the Lord is able to give salvation by a great army or by a small band. And his servant said to him, Do whatever is in your mind: see, I am with you in every impulse of your heart.

And when he had said this and had taken bread, he gave praise to God before them all, and took a meal of the broken bread. Then they all took heart and did the same.

Give thought to him who has undergone so much of the hate of sinners against himself, so that you may not be tired and feeble of purpose. Verse Concepts

But Moses said, Keep where you are and have no fear; now you will see the salvation of the Lord which he will give you today; for the Egyptians whom you see today you will never see again. Verse Concepts

And he said to them, Keep your eyes on me, and do what I do; when I come to the outer line of tents, whatever I do, you are to do the same. Verse Concepts