Ephesians 5:1
Be ye therefore imitators of God, as dear children:
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;
In Context
Cross References
Matthew 5:48Be ye therefore perfect; even as your Father who is in heaven is perfect.
John 1:12But such as received him, to them gave he the prerogative to be children of God; even to them that believe on his name;
Colossians 3:12Therefore, holy and beloved, as the elect of God, put ye on compassions, and tenderness, and suavity, and humbleness of mind, and gentleness, and long suffering.
1 John 3:1And ye see, how great is the love of the Father towards us, who hath called us sons, and made us such. Therefore the world knoweth us not, because it likewise knoweth 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 →