Be ye followers of me, even as I also {am} of Christ.

Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me.

And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.

Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.

Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

And not only {so}, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any {man} will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received {it} not {as} the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.

And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;

And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.

And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith:

And who {is} he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?

Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;

For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance. {in yourselves...: or, that ye have in or, for} yourselves}

And {this they did}, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.

Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.

Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see {him} not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:

Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.

So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:

Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:

Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for {so} I am.

And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's,

Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her. {comfortably: or, friendly: Heb. to her heart}

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

Be ye followers of me, even as I also {am} of Christ.

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. {have the rule: or, are the guides}

Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.

Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.

Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me.

And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost.

These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.

Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:

As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and {yet} possessing all things.

For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;

For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;

How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality. {liberality: Gr. simplicity}

For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they {have} of the Jews:

Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

Thou shalt eat no leavened bread with it; seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread therewith, {even} the bread of affliction; for thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt in haste: that thou mayest remember the day when thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt all the days of thy life.

And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; {and} with bitter {herbs} they shall eat it.

And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed {be ye} poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.

Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added {unto them} about three thousand souls.

Yea, he loved the people; all his saints {are} in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; {every one} shall receive of thy words.