Ephesians 5:1
Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,
2 and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
3 But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,
- KJV
- Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;
- WEB
- Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.
- ASV
- Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;
- DARBY
- Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children,
- BLB
- Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children,
- ÅB
- Bli derfor Guds etterfølgere som hans elskede barn,
- OTB
- Bli etterlignere av Gud, derfor, som høyt elskede barn;
- B1930
- Bli derfor Guds efterfølgere som hans elskede barn,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 John 4:11
Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
Read in context1 Peter 1:15–16
But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,
Read in contextEphesians 4:32
Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
Read in contextMatthew 5:48
Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Read in contextLuke 6:35–36
But 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.
Read in contextColossians 3:12
Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
Read in contextLeviticus 11:45
For 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.
Read in context1 John 3:1–2
Behold 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.
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