¹⁶Therefore I urge you to imitate me.^z ¹⁷For this reason I have sent to you^a Timothy,^b my son^c 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.^d

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Cross references

z 1 Co 11:1; Php 3:17; 4:9; 1 Th 1:6; 2 Th 3:7, 9
a 1 Co 16:10
bSee Ac 16:1
cSee 1 Ti 1:2
dSee 1 Co 7:17

In other versions

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.

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me. For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church.

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