Bible verse

Ephesians 5:1

Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,

Ephesians 5:1 · BSB

Ephesians 5:1 in context

The verses around it, from Ephesians 5.

1 Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,

2 and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.

3 But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed.

4 Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving.

5 For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater), has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

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Ephesians 5:1 in other translations

KJV

Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

ASV

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;

ERV

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;

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