Ephesians 5:1
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,”
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BSBPD
“Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Become, then, followers of God, as children beloved,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Ephesians 5:1 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 11:45For I am the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt so that I would be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy.
- Jeremiah 31:20Is not Ephraim a precious son to Me, a delightful child? Though I often speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore My heart yearns for him; I have great compassion for him,” declares the LORD.
- Hosea 1:10Yet the number of the Israelites will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted. And it will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’
- Matthew 5:45that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
- Matthew 5:48Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
- Luke 6:35But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
- John 1:12But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—
- Ephesians 4:32Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
- Colossians 3:12Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
- 1 Peter 1:15But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,
- 1 John 3:1Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.
- 1 John 4:11Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
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