1 Corinthians 4:16
Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me.
Wherefore I beseech you, be yee followers of me.
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4And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.
5And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.
4And when he putteth foorth his owne sheepe, he goeth before them, and the sheepe follow him: for they know his voyce.
5And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him, for they know not the voyce of strangers.
- 1 Peter 5:3Rank 8 from verse 16
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1 Corinthians 4:16
1. For that reason, or as a conclusion from what precedes; therefore or consequently. 2. For what reason or purpose; why.
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To ask, request, entreat, or implore earnestly.
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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.
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15For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.
15For though you haue ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet haue yee not many fathers: For in Christ Iesus I haue begotten you through the Gospel.
16Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me.
16Wherefore I beseech you, be yee followers of me.
Selected passage17For 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.
17For this cause haue I sent vnto you Timotheus, who is my beloued sonne, and faithfull in the Lord, who shal bring you into remembrance of my wayes which be in Christ, as I teach euery where in euery Church.