1 Corinthians 4:16
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Therefore I urge you to imitate me.”
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BSBPD
“Therefore I urge you to imitate me.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“I beseech you therefore, be ye imitators of me.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“I call upon you, therefore, become ye followers of me;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo 1 Corinthians 4:16 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- John 10:4When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.
- 1 Corinthians 11:1You are to imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.
- Philippians 3:17Join one another in following my example, brothers, and carefully observe those who walk according to the pattern we set for you.
- Philippians 4:9Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me, put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
- 1 Thessalonians 1:6And you became imitators of us and of the Lord when you welcomed the message with the joy of the Holy Spirit, in spite of your great suffering.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:9Not that we lack this right, but we wanted to offer ourselves as an example for you to imitate.
- Hebrews 13:7Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.
- 1 Peter 5:3not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.
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