KJV King James Version
Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;
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Ephesians 5:1
Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,
WEB World English Bible
Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.
ASV American Standard Version
Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Become, then, followers of God, as children beloved,
Surrounding context — Ephesians 5
1 Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;
2 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.
3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;
4 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.
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1 John 4:11Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.1 Peter 1:15-16But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;Ephesians 4:32And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.Matthew 5:48Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.Luke 6:35-36But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and [to] the evil.Colossians 3:12Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;Leviticus 11:45For I [am] the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I [am] holy.1 John 3:1-2Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.John 1:12But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, [even] to them that believe on his name:Matthew 5:45That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.Jeremiah 31:20[Is] Ephraim my dear son? [is he] a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the LORD.Hosea 1:10Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, [that] in the place where it was said unto them, Ye [are] not my people, [there] it shall be said unto them, [Ye are] the sons of the living God.
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