Ephesians 5:1
Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;
2 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.
3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;
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 ought also to love one another.
Read in context1 Peter 1:15–16
But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
Read in contextEphesians 4:32
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
Read in contextMatthew 5:48
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
Read in contextLuke 6:35–36
But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
Read in contextColossians 3:12
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
Read in contextLeviticus 11:45
For I am the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.
Read in context1 John 3:1–2
Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
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