Bible Verses About Being an Example

“Let no one despise your youth, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.”

“I have set you an example so that you should do as I have done for you.”

“Join one another in following my example, brothers, and carefully observe those who walk according to the pattern we set for you.”

“You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.”

“You are to imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.”

“Do not envy wicked men or desire their company; for their hearts devise violence, and their lips declare trouble.”

“Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.”

“No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.”

“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”

“Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!”

“Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”

“Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.”

“Whoever claims to abide in Him must walk as Jesus walked.”

“Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”

“Therefore I urge you to imitate me.”

“For physical exercise is of limited value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for the present life and for the one to come.”

“Not that we lack this right, but we wanted to offer ourselves as an example for you to imitate.”

“One day Elisha went to Shunem, and a prominent woman who lived there persuaded him to have a meal. So whenever he would pass by, he would stop there to eat.”

“You yourselves know, brothers, that our visit to you was not in vain. As you are aware, we had already endured suffering and shameful treatment in Philippi. But in the face of strong opposition, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God. For our appeal does not arise from deceit or ulterior motives or trickery. Instead, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, not in order to please men but God, who examines our hearts. As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness! Nor did we seek praise from you or from anyone else, although as apostles of Christ we had authority to demand it. On the contrary, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother caring for her children. We cared so deeply that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God, but our own lives as well. That is how beloved you have become to us. Surely you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to anyone while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God. You are witnesses, and so is God, of how holy, righteous, and blameless our conduct was among you who believed. For you know that we treated each of you as a father treats his own children— encouraging you, comforting you, and urging you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory. And we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it truly is, the word of God, which is also now at work in you who believe. For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God in Judea that are in Christ Jesus. You suffered from your own countrymen the very things they suffered from the Jews, who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets and drove us out as well. They are displeasing to God and hostile to all men, hindering us from telling the Gentiles how they may be saved. As a result, they continue to heap up their sins to full capacity; the utmost wrath has come upon them. Brothers, although we were torn away from you for a short time (in person, not in heart), our desire to see you face to face was even more intense. For we wanted to come to you — indeed I, Paul, tried again and again — but Satan obstructed us. After all, who is our hope, our joy, our crown of boasting, if it is not you yourselves in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming? You are indeed our glory and our joy.”