1 Corinthians 4:15-17

Expanded Bible

¹⁵ For though you may have ten thousand ·teachers [guardians; tutors] in Christ, you do not have many fathers. [^LFor; Because] Through the ·Good News [Gospel] I became your father in Christ Jesus, ¹⁶ so I ·beg [urge; encourage; exhort] you, ·please follow my example [^Lbe imitators of me]. ¹⁷ That is why I am sending to you Timothy, my ·dear [beloved] and faithful son in the Lord. He will ·help you remember [remind you about] my way of life in Christ Jesus, just as I teach it in all the churches everywhere.