1 Corinthians 11:1

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Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.

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even as I try to please everyone in every way. For I am not seeking my own good but the good of many, so that they may be saved.

Therefore I urge you to imitate me.

Join together in following my example, brothers and sisters, and just as you have us as a model, keep your eyes on those who live as we do.

You became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you welcomed the message in the midst of severe suffering with the joy given by the Holy Spirit.

We did this, not because we do not have the right to such help, but in order to offer ourselves as a model for you to imitate.

We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.