2 Thessalonians 3:7
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7 For you know that you ought to imitate us. We were not idle when we were with you.
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2 Thessalonians 3:7
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7 For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example.(A) We were not idle when we were with you,
2 Thessalonians 3:6
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An Exhortation to Proper Living
6 And now, dear brothers and sisters, we give you this command in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ: Stay away from all believers[a] who live idle lives and don’t follow the tradition they received[b] from us.
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2 Thessalonians 3:6
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Warning Against Idleness
6 In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ,(A) we command you, brothers and sisters, to keep away from(B) every believer who is idle and disruptive(C) and does not live according to the teaching[a] you received from us.(D)
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2 Thessalonians 3:9
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9 We certainly had the right to ask you to feed us, but we wanted to give you an example to follow.
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2 Thessalonians 3:9
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9 We did this, not because we do not have the right to such help,(A) but in order to offer ourselves as a model for you to imitate.(B)
1 Corinthians 4:16
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16 Therefore I urge you to imitate me.(A)
1 Corinthians 11:1
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11 1 And you should imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.
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1 Corinthians 11:1
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Philippians 3:17
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17 Dear brothers and sisters, pattern your lives after mine, and learn from those who follow our example.
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Philippians 3:17
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17 Join together in following my example,(A) brothers and sisters, and just as you have us as a model, keep your eyes on those who live as we do.(B)
Titus 2:7
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7 And you yourself must be an example to them by doing good works of every kind. Let everything you do reflect the integrity and seriousness of your teaching.
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Titus 2:7
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7 In everything set them an example(A) by doing what is good.(B) In your teaching show integrity, seriousness
1 Thessalonians 1:6-7
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6 So you received the message with joy from the Holy Spirit in spite of the severe suffering it brought you. In this way, you imitated both us and the Lord. 7 As a result, you have become an example to all the believers in Greece—throughout both Macedonia and Achaia.[a]
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- 1:7 Macedonia and Achaia were the northern and southern regions of Greece.
1 Thessalonians 1:6-7
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1 Timothy 4:12
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12 Don’t let anyone think less of you because you are young. Be an example to all believers in what you say, in the way you live, in your love, your faith, and your purity.
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1 Timothy 4:12
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12 Don’t let anyone look down on you(A) because you are young, but set an example(B) for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith(C) and in purity.
1 Thessalonians 2:10
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10 You yourselves are our witnesses—and so is God—that we were devout and honest and faultless toward all of you believers.
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1 Thessalonians 2:10
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10 You are witnesses,(A) and so is God,(B) of how holy,(C) righteous and blameless we were among you who believed.
Philippians 4:9
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9 Keep putting into practice all you learned and received from me—everything you heard from me and saw me doing. Then the God of peace will be with you.
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Philippians 4:9
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9 Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice.(A) And the God of peace(B) will be with you.
1 Peter 5:3
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3 Don’t lord it over the people assigned to your care, but lead them by your own good example.
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1 Peter 5:3
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