30 Bible Verses about Imitating
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Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.
For you were called to this,
because Christ also suffered for you,
leaving you an example,
so that you should follow in His steps.
Join in imitating me, brothers, and observe those who live according to the example you have in us.

Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wants to come with Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.
Summoning the crowd along with His disciples, He said to them, “If anyone wants to be My follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.
Then He said to them all, “If anyone wants to come with Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow Me.
For I have given you an example that you also should do just as I have done for you.
All of you, take up My yoke and learn from Me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for yourselves.
“I give you a new command: Love one another. Just as I have loved you, you must also love one another.
But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no plans to satisfy the fleshly desires.
Do what you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, and the God of peace will be with you.
It is not that we don’t have the right to support, but we did it to make ourselves an example to you so that you would imitate us.
For you yourselves know how you must imitate us: We were not irresponsible among you;
and you became imitators of us and of the Lord when, in spite of severe persecution, you welcomed the message with joy from the Holy Spirit.
so that you won’t become lazy but will be imitators of those who inherit the promises through faith and perseverance.
For you, brothers, became imitators of God’s churches in Christ Jesus that are in Judea, since you have also suffered the same things from people of your own country, just as they did from the Jews
“You must not follow a crowd in wrongdoing. Do not testify in a lawsuit and go along with a crowd to pervert justice.
be careful not to be ensnared by their ways after they have been destroyed before you. Do not inquire about their gods, asking, ‘How did these nations worship their gods? I’ll also do the same.’
Topics on Imitating
Imitating Good Kings
2 Chronicles 11:17So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah and supported Rehoboam son of Solomon for three years,
Imitating Good People
Hebrews 13:7Remember your leaders who have spoken God’s word to you. As you carefully observe the outcome of their lives, imitate their faith.
Imitating Jesus
1 Peter 2:21
because Christ also suffered
leaving you an example,
so that you should follow
Imitating Wicked Kings
1 Kings 15:34He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight and followed the example of Jeroboam and the sin he had caused Israel to commit.
Imitating Wicked People
2 Kings 17:15They rejected His statutes and His covenant He had made with their ancestors
Not Imitating Evil
Exodus 23:24You must not bow down to their gods or worship them. Do not imitate their practices. Instead, demolish them
Not Imitating Good
1 Samuel 8:3However, his sons did not walk in his ways—they turned toward dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.
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