Ephesians 5:1

Therefore be ye imitators of God, as beloved children;

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

In Context

2and walk about in divine love, as Christ also loved you, and gave himself for you, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of sweet savor.

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Cross References

Matthew 5:48Therefore ye shall be perfect, as your Father who is in heaven is perfect.

John 1:12But so many as received Him, to them gave He the right to become the children of God, to those believing on His name:

Colossians 3:12Therefore, as elect of God, holy and beloved, put on affections of mercy, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering;

1 John 3:1Behold, what manner of love the Father has bestowed upon us, that we should be called the children of God; and we are. And on this account the world does not know us, because 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 →

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