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Philippians 3:17
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Join in imitating me, brothers and sisters, and pay careful attention to those who live according to the example you have in us.
Brethren, be followers together of me, and marke them which walke so, as ye haue vs for an ensample.
Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.
Brothers, join in imitating me, and keep your eyes on those who walk according to the example you have in us.
Brothers and sisters, join in following my example, and observe those who walk according to the pattern you have in us.
Brothers and sisters, all of you should try to follow my example and to copy those who live the way we showed you.
Brethren, join in following my example, and observe those who walk according to the pattern you have in us.
Brothers, join in following my example, and look for those who walk according to the pattern you have in us.
Join one another in following my example, brothers, and carefully observe those who walk according to the pattern we set for you.
My friends, I want you to follow my example and learn from others who closely follow the example we set for you.
Brothers, join in imitating me, and pay attention to those who live according to the pattern we have set for you.
Be imitators [all] together of me, brethren, and fix your eyes on those walking thus as you have us for a model;
Brethren, bee followers of mee, and looke on them, which walke so, as yee haue vs for an ensample.
My brethren, be followers like me, and observe those who walk such a path, and then you will be examples as we are.
Keep on imitating me, my friends. Pay attention to those who follow the right example that we have set for you.
Become fellow imitators of me, brothers, and observe those who walk in this way, just as you have us as an example.
Be fellow-imitators of me, brothers, and consider those walking this way, even as you have us for a pattern.
Brothers and sisters, together follow my example and observe those who live by the pattern we gave you.
Brethren, be ye imitators together of me, and mark them that so walk even as ye have us for an ensample.
Brothers, take me as your example, and take note of those who are walking after the example we have given.
Brothers, be imitators together of me, and note those who walk this way, even as you have us for an example.
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Be like me, my brethren, and consider them who so walk according to the pattern you have seen in us.
Be like me, my brethren; and contemplate them, who walk after the pattern ye have seen in us.
Brethren, be folowers together of me, and loke on them which walke so as ye haue vs for an ensample.
Brethren, be ye imitators together of me, and mark them which so walk even as ye have us for an ensample.
Brothers, be imitators together of me, and note those who walk this way, even as you have us for an example.
Brethren, be ye followers together of me, and mark them who walk so as ye have us for an example.
Brethren, vie with one another in imitating me, and carefully observe those who follow the example which we have set you.
Britheren, be ye my foleweris, and weyte ye hem that walken so, as ye han oure fourme.
Brothers, be imitators together of me, and observe those that so walk even as you have us for an example.
Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them who walk so as ye have us for an example.
Be imitators of me, brothers and sisters, and watch carefully those who are living this way, just as you have us as an example.
Brethren, join in following my example, and note those who so walk, as you have us for a pattern.
Dear brothers and sisters, pattern your lives after mine, and learn from those who follow our example.
Christian brothers, live your lives as I have lived mine. Watch those who live as I have taught you to live.
Brothers and sisters, join in imitating me, and observe those who live according to the example you have in us.
Imitators together of me, become ye, brethren, and keep an eye on them who, thus, are walking, - even as ye have, us, for, an ensample.
Be ye followers of me, brethren: and observe them who walk so as you have our model.
Brethren, join in imitating me, and mark those who so live as you have an example in us.
Brethren be folowers of and me loke on them which walke even so as ye have vs for an ensample.
become followers together of me, brethren, and observe those thus walking, according as ye have us -- a pattern;
Brethren, be ye ye folowers of me, and loke on the which walke eue so as ye haue vs for an ensample.
tread in my steps, my brethren, and fix your eyes upon those who follow the example I give you.
Stick with me, friends. Keep track of those you see running this same course, headed for this same goal. There are many out there taking other paths, choosing other goals, and trying to get you to go along with them. I've warned you of them many times; sadly, I'm having to do it again. All they want is easy street. They hate Christ's Cross. But easy street is a dead-end street. Those who live there make their bellies their gods; belches are their praise; all they can think of is their appetites.
Saddle up and ride for the Lord the way we showed y'all. Pay attention also to others who ride the way we do.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
be: Philippians 4:9, 1 Corinthians 4:16, 1 Corinthians 10:32, 1 Corinthians 10:33, 1 Corinthians 11:1, 1 Thessalonians 1:6, 1 Thessalonians 2:10-14, 2 Thessalonians 3:7, 2 Thessalonians 3:9, 1 Timothy 4:12, Hebrews 13:7, 1 Peter 5:3
and mark: Psalms 37:37, Romans 16:17, 2 Thessalonians 3:14
Reciprocal: Matthew 5:19 - do Romans 6:4 - even Ephesians 4:1 - walk 3 John 1:11 - follow
Cross-References
The woman answered the snake, "No, we can eat fruit from the trees in the garden.
But there is one tree we must not eat from. God told us, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden. You must not even touch that tree, or you will die.'"
God knows that if you eat the fruit from that tree you will learn about good and evil, and then you will be like God!"
The woman could see that the tree was beautiful and the fruit looked so good to eat. She also liked the idea that it would make her wise. So she took some of the fruit from the tree and ate it. Her husband was there with her, so she gave him some of the fruit, and he ate it.
Then it was as if their eyes opened, and they saw things differently. They saw that they were naked. So they got some fig leaves, sewed them together, and wore them for clothes.
The Lord God called to the man and said, "Where are you?"
God said to the man, "Who told you that you were naked? Did you eat fruit from that special tree? I told you not to eat from that tree!"
Then the Lord God said to the woman, "What have you done?" She said, "The snake tricked me, so I ate the fruit."
So the Lord God said to the snake, "You did this very bad thing, so bad things will happen to you. It will be worse for you than for any other animal. You must crawl on your belly and eat dust all the days of your life.
Then God said to the woman, "I will cause you to have much trouble when you are pregnant. And when you give birth to children, you will have much pain. You will want your husband very much, but he will rule over you."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Brethren, be followers together of me,.... Not that the apostle set up himself as the head of a party, which is what he always blamed in others; he did not assume a dominion over the faith of men, or seek to lord it over God's heritage; nor did he desire any to be followers of him, any further than he was a follower of Christ; and in what he was, whether in doctrine or practice, he desires to be followed in: and here he has a particular regard to what went before, concerning reckoning what was gain loss; accounting all things but dung, in comparison of the knowledge of Christ, looking to his righteousness alone for justification, Philippians 3:9; disclaiming perfection, yet forgetting things behind; reaching towards things before, and pressing to the mark for the prize, Philippians 3:13; and walking according to the rule of God's word; in which things he had some that followed him, who were his spiritual children, and to whom he had been useful in conversion and edification; see 1 Corinthians 4:15; and he would therefore have these Philippians followers of him, "together" with them; and which contains in it an encouraging reason, or argument, since others were followers of him; or together with one another, he was desirous, that one and all of them might follow him; that they might all go in the same way, profess the same truth, be found in the practice of the same things, worship the Lord with one consent, pursue the same ends, and draw all the same way; and so be as the church was, like a company of horses in Pharaoh's chariot, Song of Solomon 1:9;
and mark them which walk so; as the apostle did, and those that were followers of him; these he would have them mark, observe, attentively look to; not as others, who cause offences and divisions, and obey not the word, in order to shun, avoid, and keep no company with; but to imitate and follow, and next to Christ, the mark, to make use of them as inferior ones:
as ye have us for an ensample, or "type"; believers should be ensamples one to another, especially ministers of the word; pastors of churches are not to be lords over God's heritage, but to be ensamples to the flock, 1 Peter 5:3, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit; in faith, in purity, as the apostle exhorts Timothy, 1 Timothy 4:12, and in these things they are to be followed by believers.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Brethren, be followers together of me - That is, live as I do. A minister of the gospel, a parent, or a Christian of any age or condition, ought so to live that he can refer to his own example, and exhort others to imitate the course of life which he had led. Paul could do this without ostentation or impropriety. They knew that he lived so as to be a proper example for others; and he knew that they would feel that his life had been such that there would be no impropriety in his referring to it in this manner. But, alas, how few are there who can safely imitate Paul in this!
And mark them which walk so, as ye have us for an ensample - There were those in the church who endeavored to live as he had done, renouncing all confidence in the flesh, and aiming to win the prize. There were others, it would seem, who were actuated by different views; see Philippians 3:18. There are usually two kinds of professing Christians in every church - those who imitate the Saviour, and those who are worldly and vain. The exhortation here is, to “mark” - that is, to observe with a view to imitate - those who lived as the apostles did. We should set before our minds the best examples, and endeavor to imitate the most holy people. A worldly and fashionable professor of religion is a very bad example to follow; and especially young Christians should set before their minds for imitation, and associate with, the purest and most spiritual members of the church. Our religion takes its form and complexion much from those with whom we associate; and he will usually be the most holy man who associates with the most holy companions.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 17. Brethren, be followers - of me — In the things of Christ let me be your line, and my writings preaching, and conduct, your rule.
And mark them — σκοπειτε. Still alluding to the line in the stadium, keep your eye steadily fixed on those who walk-live, as ye have us-myself, Timothy, and Epaphroditus, for an ensample.
