Ephesians 5:1

In 9 translations

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;

LSV

Become, then, followers of God, as beloved children,

YLT

Become, then, followers of God, as children beloved,

DBY

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children,Elohim

DRC

Be ye therefore followers of God, as most dear children;

GNV

Bee yee therefore followers of God, as deare children,

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

γίνεσθε οὖν μιμηταὶ τοῦ θεοῦ, ὡς τέκνα ἀγαπητά,

RP2018

Γίνεσθε οὖν μιμηταὶ τοῦ θεοῦ, ὡς τέκνα ἀγαπητά·

TR-Boyd

Γίνεσθε οὖν μιμηταὶ τοῦ Θεοῦ, ὡς τέκνα ἀγαπητά·

SCR1894

γινεσθε ουν μιμηται του θεου ως τεκνα αγαπητα

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Cross-references most cited first

• 1 John 4:11Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
• 1 Peter 1:15–16But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do, for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”
• Ephesians 4:32Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
• Matthew 5:48Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
• Luke 6:35–36But 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. Be merciful,…
• Colossians 3:12Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
• 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.
• 1 John 3:1–2Behold 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. Beloved, we are now children…
• 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—
• 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.
• 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…

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