Ephesians 5:1
Be therefore imitators of Aloha, as beloved children;
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;
In Context
Cross References
Matthew 5:48Be ye therefore perfect, as your Father who is in heaven is perfect!
John 1:12But they who received him, he gave to them power, that the sons of Aloha they should become, to those who believe in his name.
Colossians 3:12Wear, therefore, as the chosen of Aloha, saints and beloved, compassions and tenderness, and benignity, and lowliness of mind, and composure, and patience.
1 John 3:1And see how great is the love of the Father toward us, that sons he hath called us, and also made us! Therefore the world doth not know us, because that it hath also not known 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 →