Ephesians 5:1
Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;
In Context
Cross References
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.
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 5:48Be perfect, therefore, as your Father in heaven is perfect.
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—
Colossians 3:12Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
1 John 3:1Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.
Matthew Henry on Ephesians 5:1
We had several important exhortations in the close of the foregoing chapter, and they are continued in this: particularly, I. We have here an exhortation to mutual love and charity, ver. 1, 2 . II. Against all manner of uncleanness, with proper arguments and remedies proposed against such sins: and some further cautions are added, and other duties recommended, ver. 3-20 . III. The apostle directs to the conscientious discharge of relative duties, from ver. 21 , throughout this, and in the beginning of the next… Read the whole commentary →