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John,

I see nothing in 1Cor 13 that has the phrase or anything related to "Paul a follower of Jesus". There is a similar phrase in 1Cor 11:1:

1 Corinthians 11:1 (KJV) "Be ye followers of me, even as I also [am] of Christ."

The word "followers" in the Greek mimetes I think is better translated by "imitators", which is how the ASV translates it. We get our word, "mimic" from this.

And lastly, I'm still not clear what is bothering you. You may have a legitimate concern, but I'm not able to grasp what it is from what you have shared thus far.