When Paul exhorted others to become imitators of him, he could do so with freeness of speech because he himself was imitating Jesus Christ, who ‘ left us a model for us to follow his steps closely. ’
Pāvils ar tīru sirdsapziņu varēja aicināt ticības biedrus, lai tie seko viņa paraugam, jo viņš pats sekoja Jēzus Kristus priekšzīmei.