Paul’s Fatherly Warning

1 Corinthians 4:16

In 9 translations

BSB: Therefore I urge you to imitate me.
KJV: Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me.
WEB: I beg you therefore, be imitators of me.
ASV: I beseech you therefore, be ye imitators of me.
LSV: I call on you, therefore, become followers of me;
YLT: I call upon you, therefore, become ye followers of me;
DBY: I entreat you therefore, be my imitators.
DRC: Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me, as I also am of Christ.
GNV: Wherefore, I pray you, be ye folowers of me.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)

Spelling of γίνεσθε: Tyndale House: γείνεσθε.

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT: παρακαλῶ οὖν ὑμᾶς, μιμηταί μου γίνεσθε.
RP2018: Παρακαλῶ οὖν ὑμᾶς, μιμηταί μου γίνεσθε.
TR-Boyd: Παρακαλῶ οὖν ὑμᾶς, μιμηταί μου γίνεσθε.
SCR1894: παρακαλω ουν υμας μιμηται μου γινεσθε

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

Follower Corinthians, First Epistle to the Example Love Zeal, Religious Paul, the Apostle

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

1 Corinthians 11:1You are to imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.
Philippians 3:17Join one another in following my example, brothers, and carefully observe those who walk according to the pattern we set for you.
2 Thessalonians 3:9Not that we lack this right, but we wanted to offer ourselves as an example for you to imitate.
1 Thessalonians 1:6And you became imitators of us and of the Lord when you welcomed the message with the joy of the Holy Spirit, in spite of your great suffering.
Philippians 4:9Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me, put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
Hebrews 13:7Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.
John 10:4–5When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will flee from him because they do not recognize…
1 Peter 5:3not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.

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