¹⁶Wherefore I beseech you, ^pbe ye followers of me. ¹⁷For this cause have I sent unto you ^qTimotheus, ^rwho is my beloved son, and ^sfaithful in the Lord, who shall ^tbring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, ^uas I teach every where in every church.

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pch. 11:1. Phil. 3:17. 1 Thess. 1:6. So Phil. 4:9. 2 Thess. 3:7, 9.
q Acts 19:22. See Acts 16:1.
r 2 Tim. 1:2. So 1 Tim. 1:2.
sSee ver. 2.
tSo ch. 11:2.
uSo ch. 7:17. See ch. 11:16.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

I urge you, then, be imitators of me. That is why I sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, to remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach them everywhere in every church.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Therefore I urge you to imitate me. For this reason I have sent to you Timothy, my son whom I love, who is faithful in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which agrees with what I teach everywhere in every church.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Therefore I urge you to imitate me. This is why I have sent Timothy to you. He is my dearly loved and faithful child in the Lord. He will remind you about my ways in Christ Jesus, just as I teach everywhere in every church.

NLTNew Living Translation

So I urge you to imitate me.

That’s why I have sent Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord. He will remind you of how I follow Christ Jesus, just as I teach in all the churches wherever I go.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Therefore I exhort you, become imitators of me. Because of this, I have sent to you Timothy, who is my dear and faithful child in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways in Christ Jesus, just as I teach everywhere in every church.