John 13:15 (NIV) I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.
2 Thessalonians 3:9 (NIV) We did this, not because we do not have the right to such help, but in order to make ourselves a model for you to follow.
Titus 2:7 (NIV) In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness.
The first great gift we can bestow on others is a good example. —Thomas Morell
Men of Integrity, Vol. 3, no. 4, Today's Best Illustrations – Volume 5, (Carol Stream, IL: Christianity Today, 1997), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, Under: "EXAMPLE".