To this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps — the assertion that believers are 'called' (kaleo) to suffer establishes suffering as part of Christian vocation. Christ's passion (epathe) serves as a hypogrammos (example/template) for believers to 'follow in his footsteps' (epikolouthēsete), suggesting that imitation of Christ involves a willingness to suffer innocently.

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