Thematic Bible: Example

Holy brothers, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, 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 from me. I am meek (mild) and humble in heart. You will have a restful life, Verse Concepts

Then Jesus told his disciples: If any man wants to follow me (be mine), let him deny (disown) himself, and take up his stake and follow me (Greek: akoloutheo moi, let him be following me) (accompany me) (be in the same way with me). Verse Concepts

I have given you an example. You should also do as I have done to you. Verse Concepts

Now may the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus. Verse Concepts

Have this attitude (mind-set) (understanding) (mental state) in you that was also in Christ Jesus. Verse Concepts

Tolerate (endure) (suffer) (put up with) one another, and forgive each other. If any man has a complaint against anyone, forgive them, even as God forgave you. Verse Concepts

Look to (consider without distractions) Jesus, the Leader (Predecessor) and Finisher (Perfecter) of our faith. He despised the shame. He endured the stake for the joy that was set before him. Then he sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Verse Concepts

For this you were called because Christ also suffered for you. He left you an example (a copy for imitation) (a model) that you should follow in his steps. Verse Concepts

You know what you must do to imitate us. We lived a disciplined life among you. Verse Concepts

In all things I gave you an example. You by laboring should help the weak. Remember the words of the Lord Jesus: It is more blessed to give than to receive. Verse Concepts

Hold firmly to the true words that I taught you, as the example for you to follow. Remain in the faith and love that are ours in union with Christ Jesus. Verse Concepts

Brothers, be imitators of me. Pay attention to those who live by the example we have given you. Verse Concepts

For this reason I urge you to imitate me. Verse Concepts

I prefer that all men were as I am. But every man has his proper gift from God, one after this manner, and another after that. Verse Concepts

Be followers (imitators) of me, even as I also am of Christ. Verse Concepts

The things that you have learned, received, heard and saw in me; do these things and the God of peace will be with you. Verse Concepts

You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, avoid being carried away with the error of the wicked and falling from your own steadfastness. Verse Concepts

The nations I am chasing out did these disgusting things. I hated them for it! So do not follow their example. Verse Concepts

I said to their children in the desert: Do not live by the laws of your ancestors. Do not obey their rules or dishonor yourselves with their disgusting idols. Verse Concepts

Do not befriend an angry man. Do not associate with a man who throws fits. If you do you will learn his ways and you will become trapped.

See that no one misses the grace of God; that no bitter root spring up to cause trouble and defile many. Verse Concepts

When you come into the land that Jehovah your God gives you, do not follow the disgusting practices of the nations that are there. Verse Concepts

Let us do our utmost to enter into that rest. Let no one fall into the same pattern of disobedience by not obeying the word. Verse Concepts

I am mindful of your sincere faith, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am sure that it is in you as well. Verse Concepts

Jehovah blessed Jehoshaphat because he followed the example of his father's early life and did not worship Baal. Verse Concepts

As for you, if you will walk 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

Jehoshaphat carefully followed the example his father Asa had set and did what Jehovah considered right. Verse Concepts

He did what Jehovah considered right, as his father Amaziah had done. Verse Concepts

He did what Jehovah considered right, as his father Uzziah had done. Unlike his father, he did not illegally enter Jehovah's Temple. The people continued their corrupt ways. Verse Concepts

Remember those who are taking the lead among you, men that spoke the Word of God to you. Consider their behavior and imitate their faith. Verse Concepts

Let no man look down on your youth. Be an example to the believers in speech and conduct, in love, in faith and chasteness. Verse Concepts

Do not lord it over your charge, but make yourselves examples to the flock. Verse Concepts

Be an example of good works in all things, showing no corruption in your doctrine. Have sound speech that cannot be condemned so the man opposing us may be ashamed and have nothing bad to say about us.

I said to them: We have given whatever we were able to give, to make our brothers the Jews free. They were servants and prisoners of the nations. Would you now give up your brothers for a price? Are they to become our property? They said nothing. They answered not a word! I said: What you are doing is not good. Is it not necessary for you to walk out of respect for our God, because of the shame the nations put on us? Even I and my servants have been collecting interest (Usury) for the money and the grain we have let them have. So now, let us give this up. 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 that you have taken from them. 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. 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. All the people said: Amen! They praised Jehovah. The people did as they said. 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, my servants and I have never taken the food that was the right of the ruler. Earlier rulers who came before me made the people responsible for their upkeep, and took from them bread and wine at the rate of forty shekels of silver. Even their servants were lords over the people. But I did not do so, out of reverence for God. I kept on with the work of this wall. We got no land for ourselves. All my servants helped with the work. There is more, 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 nearby. The food for one day included: one bull and six fat sheep, as well as fowls; and once in ten days a store of all sorts of wine. 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.

I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when will you come to me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart. Verse Concepts

You imitated the Lord and us, even though you suffered much affliction. Yet you received the word with the joy that comes from the Holy Spirit. So you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia. For not only did the message about God go out from you throughout Macedonia and Achaia, but the news about your faith in God has gone everywhere. There is nothing that we need to say.

Brothers, accept the example of suffering and patience by the prophets who spoke in the name of God. As you know, those who have endured are called blessed. You have heard of the patience (perseverance) (endurance) of Job, and have seen the outcome Jehovah provided, how he was very tender with his affection and mercy. (Psalm 103:8)

Beloved, I request that you as aliens and strangers abstain from fleshly lust (desires), which causes conflict in you. Maintain fine behavior among the nations. That way when they speak badly about you, they may see your good works and glorify God in the day of visitation (inspection). Be subject to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it is to the king, read more.
or to governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evildoers and for praise to those who do good. It is God's will that you do the right things and that this will silence the ignorance of foolish men. Be free, and yet do not use your freedom for a covering for evil, but as servants of God. Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Reverence and respect God. Honor the king. Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle master but also to the hard to please. For this is to your credit to suffer wrongfully and endure grief because of your conscience toward God. What value is there when you sin, and are buffeted for it, you take it patiently? But if, when you do well and suffer for it, you take it patiently, this is acceptable with God. For this you were called because Christ also suffered for you. He left you an example (a copy for imitation) (a model) that you should follow in his steps. He committed no sin and deception was not found in him. When he was reviled (insulted), he did not revile in return. When he suffered he did not threaten, but committed himself to him that judges righteously. He bore our sins in his body upon the stake, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness. You were healed because of his wounds (stripes). For you were straying like sheep. But now you have returned to your shepherd and overseer.

The holy women of old, who hoped in God, adorned themselves this way, being submissive to their own husbands. Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him lord. You are her children now, if you do what is right and are not fearful.

By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain. Through this he was commended as righteous. God testified about his gifts. Thus through faith he still speaks even though he is dead. Verse Concepts

Brothers, accept the example of suffering and patience by the prophets who spoke in the name of God. Verse Concepts

I have given you an example. You should also do as I have done to you. Verse Concepts

For this you were called because Christ also suffered for you. He left you an example (a copy for imitation) (a model) that you should follow in his steps. Verse Concepts

It is not because we do not have the right, but to make ourselves an example for you to imitate us. Verse Concepts

Let no man look down on your youth. Be an example to the believers in speech and conduct, in love, in faith and chasteness. Verse Concepts

Be an example of good works in all things, showing no corruption in your doctrine. Verse Concepts

In all things I gave you an example. You by laboring should help the weak. Remember the words of the Lord Jesus: It is more blessed to give than to receive. Verse Concepts

Hold firmly to the true words that I taught you, as the example for you to follow. Remain in the faith and love that are ours in union with Christ Jesus. Verse Concepts

For this I obtained mercy, which in me as the foremost sinner Jesus Christ might show his long-suffering. This is for an example to those who should later believe in him for eternal life. Verse Concepts

Brothers, be imitators of me. Pay attention to those who live by the example we have given you. Verse Concepts

For this reason I urge you to imitate me. Verse Concepts

Be followers (imitators) of me, even as I also am of Christ. Verse Concepts

The things that you have learned, received, heard and saw in me; do these things and the God of peace will be with you. Verse Concepts

I prefer that all men were as I am. But every man has his proper gift from God, one after this manner, and another after that. I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, it is good for them if they stay unmarried like me.

You know what you must do to imitate us. We lived a disciplined life among you. We did not eat anyone's food without paying for it. Instead, we worked hard and struggled night and day in order not to be a burden to any of you. It is not because we do not have the right, but to make ourselves an example for you to imitate us. read more.
While we were with you, we used to tell you: Whoever refuses to work is not allowed to eat.

Be perfect (mature), even as your Father in heaven is perfect (mature). (Leviticus 19:2) Verse Concepts

You masters, do the same things to them. Do not threaten! You know that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven. There is no favoritism with him. Verse Concepts

The reason is because I am Jehovah your God. You must live holy lives. Consecrate yourselves and be holy because I am holy. Never become unclean by touching anything that swarms or crawls on the ground. Verse Concepts

Tell the entire congregation of Israel: 'Be holy because I, Jehovah your God, am holy. Verse Concepts

Be merciful even as your Father is merciful. Verse Concepts

So David overcame the Philistine with his leather band and a stone. The Philistine was wounded and laying on the ground. But David had no sword in his hand. He ran to him and stood over him. David took Goliath's sword out of its sheath and cut off his head to kill him. When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead they ran away. The men of Israel and Judah shouted and ran after them. They pursued them all the way to Gath and to the gates of Ekron. The Philistines fell wounded all along the road that leads to Shaaraim, as far as Gath and Ekron.

Jonathan said to the young man: Let us cross over to the camp of those heathen Philistines. Maybe Jehovah will help us. If he does, nothing can keep him from giving us the victory no matter how few of us there are. His armor bearer answered him: Do whatever you have in mind. Go ahead! I agree with you.

After he said this he took some bread, gave thanks to God in the presence of all. He broke it and began to eat. Then they were all cheerful and ate some food.

Consider him who endured such contrary talk by sinners against him. You should not get tired and give up in your mind (heart). Verse Concepts

But Moses said to the people: Do not fear! Stand by and see the salvation of Jehovah. He will accomplish this for you today. The Egyptians whom you have seen today, you will never see them again forever. Verse Concepts

He said to them: Look at me, and do as I do. When I come to the outside of the camp do the same as I do. Verse Concepts