Ephesians 5:1
Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;
In Context
Cross References
Hosea 1:10Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured, or numbered; and in the place where it was said to them, Ye are not my people, there shall it be said to them, Ye are the sons of the living God.
Matthew 5:48Be ye therefore perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
John 1:12But as many as received him, to them he gave power to become children of God,—to those who believed in his name;
Colossians 3:12Clothe yourselves, therefore, as the chosen of God, holy and beloved, with compassionate affections, kindness, lowliness of mind, meekness, long-suffering;
1 John 3:1Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God l For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
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 →