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Passages on this topic · 118

• Leviticus 11:44

  For I am Yahweh your God. Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am holy. You shall not defile yourselves with any kind of creeping thing that moves on the earth.

• Leviticus 18:2

  “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, ‘I am Yahweh your God.

• Leviticus 19:2

  “Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘You shall be holy; for I, Yahweh your God, am holy.

• Leviticus 20:23

  You shall not walk in the customs of the nation, which I am casting out before you: for they did all these things, and therefore I abhorred them.

• Deuteronomy 18:9

  When you have come into the land which Yahweh your God gives you, you shall not learn to imitate the abominations of those nations.

• 2 Chronicles 30:7

  Don’t be like your fathers and like your brothers, who trespassed against Yahweh, the God of their fathers, so that he gave them up to desolation, as you see.

• Nehemiah 5:8

  I said to them, “We, after our ability, have redeemed our brothers the Jews that were sold to the nations; and would you even sell your brothers, and should they be sold to us?” Then they held their peace, and found not a word to say.

• Nehemiah 5:9

  Also I said, “The thing that you do is not good. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God, because of the reproach of the nations our enemies?

• Nehemiah 5:10

  I likewise, my brothers and my servants, lend them money and grain. Please let us stop this usury.

• Nehemiah 5:11

  Please restore to them, even today, their fields, their vineyards, their olive groves, and their houses, also the hundredth part of the money, and of the grain, the new wine, and the oil, that you are charging them.”

• Nehemiah 5:12

  Then they said, “We will restore them, and will require nothing of them. We will do so, even as you say.” Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they would do according to this promise.

• Nehemiah 5:13

  Also I shook out my lap, and said, “So may God shake out every man from his house, and from his labor, that doesn’t perform this promise; even be he shaken out, and emptied like this.” All the assembly said, “Amen,” and praised Yahweh. The people did according to this promise.

• Nehemiah 5:14

  Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even to the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brothers have not eaten the bread of the governor.

• Nehemiah 5:15

  But the former governors who were before me were supported by the people, and took bread and wine from them, plus forty shekels of silver; yes, even their servants ruled over the people; but I didn’t do so, because of the fear of God.

• Nehemiah 5:16

  Yes, I also continued in the work of this wall. We didn’t buy any land. All my servants were gathered there to the work.

• Nehemiah 5:17

  Moreover there were at my table, of the Jews and the rulers, one hundred fifty men, besides those who came to us from among the nations that were around us.

• Nehemiah 5:18

  Now that which was prepared for one day was one ox and six choice sheep. Also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days a store of all sorts of wine. Yet for all this, I didn’t demand the governor’s pay, because the bondage was heavy on this people.

• Nehemiah 5:19

  Remember to me, my God, for good, all that I have done for this people.

• Psalms 101:2

  I will be careful to live a blameless life. When will you come to me? I will walk within my house with a blameless heart.

• Proverbs 22:24

  Don’t befriend a hot-tempered man, and don’t associate with one who harbors anger:

• Proverbs 22:25

  lest you learn his ways, and ensnare your soul.

• Isaiah 8:11

  For Yahweh spoke thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me not to walk in the way of this people, saying,

• Jeremiah 16:12

  and you have done evil more than your fathers; for, behold, you walk every one after the stubbornness of his evil heart, so that you don’t listen to me.

• Jeremiah 17:1

  “The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond. It is engraved on the tablet of their heart, and on the horns of your altars.

• Jeremiah 17:2

  Even their children remember their altars and their Asherah poles by the green trees on the high hills.

• Ezekiel 20:18

  I said to their children in the wilderness, ‘Don’t walk in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe their ordinances, nor defile yourselves with their idols.

• Hosea 4:9

  It will be, like people, like priest; and I will punish them for their ways, and will repay them for their deeds.

• Hosea 4:15

  “Though you, Israel, play the prostitute, yet don’t let Judah offend; and don’t come to Gilgal, neither go up to Beth Aven, nor swear, ‘As Yahweh lives.’

• Hosea 5:5

  The pride of Israel testifies to his face. Therefore Israel and Ephraim will stumble in their iniquity. Judah also will stumble with them.

• Zechariah 1:4

  Don’t you be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed, saying: Yahweh of Armies says, ‘Return now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings;’ but they did not hear, nor listen to me, says Yahweh.

• Matthew 5:48

  Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.

• Matthew 20:28

  even as the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

• Matthew 23:1

  Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to his disciples,

• Matthew 23:2

  saying, “The scribes and the Pharisees sat on Moses’ seat.

• Matthew 23:3

  All things therefore whatever they tell you to observe, observe and do, but don’t do their works; for they say, and don’t do.

• Mark 10:43

  But it shall not be so among you, but whoever wants to become great among you shall be your servant.

• Mark 10:44

  Whoever of you wants to become first among you, shall be bondservant of all.

• Mark 10:45

  For the Son of Man also came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

• Luke 6:36

  “Therefore be merciful, even as your Father is also merciful.

• Luke 22:27

  For who is greater, one who sits at the table, or one who serves? Isn’t it he who sits at the table? But I am among you as one who serves.

• John 13:13

  You call me, ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord.’ You say so correctly, for so I am.

• John 13:14

  If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet.

• John 13:15

  For I have given you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you.

• John 13:16

  Most certainly I tell you, a servant is not greater than his lord, neither one who is sent greater than he who sent him.

• John 13:17

  If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.

• John 13:34

  A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also love one another.

• Acts 20:35

  In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

• Romans 15:2

  Let each one of us please his neighbor for that which is good, to be building him up.

• Romans 15:3

  For even Christ didn’t please himself. But, as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me.”

• Romans 15:4

  For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that through perseverance and through encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

• Romans 15:5

  Now the God of perseverance and of encouragement grant you to be of the same mind one with another according to Christ Jesus,

• Romans 15:6

  that with one accord you may with one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

• Romans 15:7

  Therefore accept one another, even as Christ also accepted you, to the glory of God.

• 1 Corinthians 4:16

  I beg you therefore, be imitators of me.

• 1 Corinthians 7:7

  Yet I wish that all men were like me. However each man has his own gift from God, one of this kind, and another of that kind.

• 1 Corinthians 7:8

  But I say to the unmarried and to widows, it is good for them if they remain even as I am.

• 1 Corinthians 8:9

  But be careful that by no means does this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to the weak.

• 1 Corinthians 8:10

  For if a man sees you who have knowledge sitting in an idol’s temple, won’t his conscience, if he is weak, be emboldened to eat things sacrificed to idols?

• 1 Corinthians 8:11

  And through your knowledge, he who is weak perishes, the brother for whose sake Christ died.

• 1 Corinthians 8:12

  Thus, sinning against the brothers, and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ.

• 1 Corinthians 8:13

  Therefore if food causes my brother to stumble, I will eat no meat forever more, that I don’t cause my brother to stumble.

• 1 Corinthians 10:6

  Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.

• 1 Corinthians 11:1

  Be imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ.

• 2 Corinthians 8:9

  For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty might become rich.

• 2 Corinthians 10:1

  Now I Paul, myself, entreat you by the humility and gentleness of Christ; I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you.

• Ephesians 4:17

  This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind,

• Ephesians 5:1

  Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.

• Ephesians 5:2

  Walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling fragrance.

• Ephesians 6:9

  You masters, do the same things to them, and give up threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with him.

• Philippians 2:5

  Have this in your mind, which was also in Christ Jesus,

• Philippians 2:6

  who, existing in the form of God, didn’t consider equality with God a thing to be grasped,

• Philippians 2:7

  but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men.

• Philippians 2:8

  And being found in human form, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, yes, the death of the cross.

• Philippians 3:17

  Brothers, be imitators together of me, and note those who walk this way, even as you have us for an example.

• Philippians 4:9

  The things which you learned, received, heard, and saw in me: do these things, and the God of peace will be with you.

• Colossians 3:13

  bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man has a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so you also do.

• 1 Thessalonians 1:6

  You became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit,

• 1 Thessalonians 1:7

  so that you became an example to all who believe in Macedonia and in Achaia.

• 1 Thessalonians 1:8

  For from you the word of the Lord has been declared, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God has gone out; so that we need not to say anything.

• 2 Thessalonians 3:7

  For you know how you ought to imitate us. For we didn’t behave ourselves rebelliously among you,

• 2 Thessalonians 3:8

  neither did we eat bread from anyone’s hand without paying for it, but in labor and travail worked night and day, that we might not burden any of you;

• 2 Thessalonians 3:9

  not because we don’t have the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, that you should imitate us.

• 2 Thessalonians 3:10

  For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: “If anyone will not work, don’t let him eat.”

• 1 Timothy 1:16

  However, for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first, Jesus Christ might display all his patience, for an example of those who were going to believe in him for eternal life.

• 1 Timothy 4:12

  Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to those who believe, in word, in your way of life, in love, in spirit, in faith, and in purity.

• 2 Timothy 1:13

  Hold the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

• Titus 2:7

  in all things showing yourself an example of good works; in your teaching showing integrity, seriousness, incorruptibility,

• Titus 2:8

  and soundness of speech that can’t be condemned; that he who opposes you may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say about us.

• Hebrews 12:2

  looking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising its shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

• Hebrews 12:3

  For consider him who has endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, that you don’t grow weary, fainting in your souls.

• Hebrews 13:7

  Remember your leaders, men who spoke to you the word of God, and considering the results of their conduct, imitate their faith.

• James 5:10

  Take, brothers, for an example of suffering and of perseverance, the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

• James 5:11

  Behold, we call them blessed who endured. You have heard of the perseverance of Job, and have seen the Lord in the outcome, and how the Lord is full of compassion and mercy.

• 1 Peter 2:11

  Beloved, I beg you as foreigners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

• 1 Peter 2:12

  having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.

• 1 Peter 2:13

  Therefore subject yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether to the king, as supreme;

• 1 Peter 2:14

  or to governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evildoers and for praise to those who do well.

• 1 Peter 2:15

  For this is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

• 1 Peter 2:16

  as free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God.

• 1 Peter 2:17

  Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.

• 1 Peter 2:18

  Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the wicked.

• 1 Peter 2:19

  For it is commendable if someone endures pain, suffering unjustly, because of conscience toward God.

• 1 Peter 2:20

  For what glory is it if, when you sin, you patiently endure beating? But if, when you do well, you patiently endure suffering, this is commendable with God.

• 1 Peter 2:21

  For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you an example, that you should follow his steps,

• 1 Peter 2:22

  who did not sin, “neither was deceit found in his mouth.”

• 1 Peter 2:23

  Who, when he was cursed, didn’t curse back. When he suffered, didn’t threaten, but committed himself to him who judges righteously;

• 1 Peter 2:24

  who his own self bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness; by whose stripes you were healed.

• 1 Peter 2:25

  For you were going astray like sheep; but now have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

• 1 Peter 3:5

  For this is how the holy women before, who hoped in God also adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands:

• 1 Peter 3:6

  as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose children you now are, if you do well, and are not put in fear by any terror.

• 1 Peter 3:17

  For it is better, if it is God’s will, that you suffer for doing well than for doing evil.

• 1 Peter 3:18

  Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;

• 1 Peter 4:1

  Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind; for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin;

• 1 Peter 5:3

  neither as lording it over those entrusted to you, but making yourselves examples to the flock.

• 1 John 2:6

  he who says he remains in him ought himself also to walk just like he walked.

• 1 John 3:16

  By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.

• 3 John 1:11

  Beloved, don’t imitate that which is evil, but that which is good. He who does good is of God. He who does evil hasn’t seen God.

• Revelation 3:21

  He who overcomes, I will give to him to sit down with me on my throne, as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father on his throne.