Remember those who led you, who spoke the word of God to you; and considering the result of their way of life, imitate their faith.
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- WEB Remember your leaders, men who spoke to you the word of God, and considering the results of their conduct, imitate their faith.
- KJV Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.
- BSB Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.
- NKJV Remember those who rule over you, who have spoken the word of God to you, whose faith follow, considering the outcome of their conduct.
- NLT Remember your leaders who taught you the word of God. Think of all the good that has come from their lives, and follow the example of their faith.
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Quick answer
Believers should remember their leaders who taught God's word and imitate their faith by considering how their lives turned out. Faithful examples are meant to be followed.
Overview
These leaders had preached the gospel to the readers and lived consistently with it, likely even to a faithful death. The readers are to reflect on the outcome of their godly conduct and imitate the faith that shaped it. Such imitation points beyond the leaders to Christ, the supreme object and example of faith.
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Cross-references · 25
- 1 Th 5:12–13But we beg you, brothers, to know those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you,
- Heb 13:17Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch on behalf of your souls, as those who will give account, that they may do this with joy, and not with groaning, for that would be unprofitable for you.
- Phil 3:17Brothers, be imitators together of me, and note those who walk this way, even as you have us for an example.
- Heb 6:12that you won’t be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherited the promises.
- 1 Th 1:6You became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit,
- Acts 14:23When they had appointed elders for them in every assembly, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they had believed.
- Matt 24:45“Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord has set over his household, to give them their food in due season?
- 1 Tim 3:5(but if a man doesn’t know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the assembly of God?)
- 1 Th 2:13For this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that, when you received from us the word of the message of God, you accepted it not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also works in you who believe.
- Rom 10:17So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
- Acts 4:31When they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were gathered together. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.
- Song 1:8If you don’t know, most beautiful among women, follow the tracks of the sheep. Graze your young goats beside the shepherds’ tents.
- 1 Cor 4:16I beg you therefore, be imitators of me.
- Heb 13:24Greet all of your leaders and all the saints. The Italians greet you.
- Rev 20:4I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them. I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word of God, and such as didn’t worship the beast nor his image, and didn’t receive the mark on their forehead and on their hand. They lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
- Rev 6:9When he opened the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been killed for the Word of God, and for the testimony of the Lamb which they had.
- Luke 12:42The Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the right times?
- Rev 1:9I John, your brother and partner with you in the oppression, Kingdom, and perseverance in Christ Jesus, was on the isle that is called Patmos because of God’s Word and the testimony of Jesus Christ.
- Luke 8:11Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
- 1 Cor 11:1Be imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ.
- 2 Th 3:9not because we don’t have the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, that you should imitate us.
- 1 Cor 10:13No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
- Acts 7:55–60But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
- Acts 13:46Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, and said, “It was necessary that God’s word should be spoken to you first. Since indeed you thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.
- 2 Th 3:7For you know how you ought to imitate us. For we didn’t behave ourselves rebelliously among you,
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