1 Corinthians 4:16

“I urge you, then, become imitators of me.”

1 Corinthians 4:16 · direct translation from the Greek
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1 Corinthians 4:16, word by word

I urgeπαρακαλῶparakalō

urge

To spur someone on with words to do good.

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becomeγίνεσθεginesthe

become

To turn into something new, different from before.

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imitatorsμιμηταίmimētai

imitator

Imitator, someone who follows another's example.

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The context

15For even if you have ten thousand guardians in the Messiah, you do not have many fathers; for in the Messiah Jesus I fathered you through the good news.

16 · This verse (above)

17For this reason I sent you Timothy, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways that are in the Messiah Jesus, just as I teach them everywhere in every assembly.

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