3 occurrences

'Example' in the Bible

All things, then, which they give you orders to do, these do and keep: but do not take their works as your example, for they say and do not.

Verse ConceptsInconsistencyHypocrites, Description OfNot Imitating EvilWhat Do They Do?Mere TalkKeeping Man's WordObeying Peoplepracticefollowingpharisees

Now take an example from the fig-tree: when her branch has become soft and puts out its leaves, you are certain that the summer is near;

Verse ConceptsSpringTendernessSummerSoftnessNear The Time GenerallyParable Of The Fig TreeSeasons Changingspringtimerebirth

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Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain