9 Bible Verses about Role Models

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

but Jesus called them and said, "You know the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men overbear them: not so with you. Whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave;read more.
just as the Son of man has not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right: that is what I am. Well, if I have washed your feet, I who am your Lord and Teacher, you are bound to wash one another's feet; for I have been setting you an example, that you should do what I have done to you.read more.
Truly, truly I tell you, a servant is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than he who sent him.

I showed you how this was the way to work hard and succour the needy, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, who said, 'To give is happier than to get.'"

Copy me, as I copy Christ.

Copy God, then, as his beloved children, and lead lives of love, just as Christ loved you and gave himself up for you to be a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

Where is the credit in standing punishment for having done wrong? No, if you stand suffering for having done right, that is what God counts a merit. It is your vocation; for when Christ suffered for you, he left you an example, and you must follow his footsteps. He committed no sin, no guile was ever found upon his lips;

he who says he 'remains in him' ought to live as he lived.

Anyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining within him. We know what love is by this, that He laid down his life for us; so we ought to lay down our lives for the brotherhood.