John 13:15

For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.

Cross-references

Matthew 11:29 invites learning from Jesus' gentle humility — the same attitude he exemplifies as an example here.

In Ephesians 5:2, the call to walk in love as Christ loved us expands the example from humble service to sacrificial love.

1 Peter 2:21 explicitly states Christ left an example of suffering for you to follow, echoing the same 'example' language.

1 John 2:6 Parallel

1 John 2:6 commands walking as Jesus walked, directly reinforcing the call to imitate his example of humility and service.

Matthew 23:11 teaches that the greatest is the servant, directly paralleling the humble service Jesus demonstrated by washing feet.

Luke 10:37 Parallel

Luke 10:37 concludes the Good Samaritan with 'go and do likewise,' mirroring Jesus' command here to do as he has done.

Paul models Jesus' servant example, making himself a servant to all to win them — directly applying the footwashing principle.

Paul declares himself a servant for Jesus' sake, echoing Jesus' example of humble service to others.

Paul commands serving one another through love, directly reflecting Jesus' example of serving rather than being served.

Bearing one another's burdens fulfills Christ's law — a practical outworking of Jesus' servant example here.

Paul urges the same mind as Christ, who humbled himself — connecting to Jesus' self-giving example in the footwashing.

Paul offers himself as an example to imitate, paralleling Jesus' deliberate setting of an example for his disciples.