Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
So be imitators of God, as his dear children.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;
Holman Bible
Therefore, be imitators of God, as dearly loved children.
A Conservative Version
Become ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.
American Standard Version
Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;
Amplified
Therefore become imitators of God [copy Him and follow His example], as well-beloved children [imitate their father];
An Understandable Version
So, as dearly loved children, you people should [try to] be like God.
Anderson New Testament
Be you, therefore, imitators of God, as beloved children;
Bible in Basic English
Let it then be your desire to be like God, as well-loved children;
Common New Testament
Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children;
Daniel Mace New Testament
Be ye therefore imitators of God, as his dear children; live together in love,
Darby Translation
Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children,
Godbey New Testament
Therefore be ye imitators of God, as beloved children;
Goodspeed New Testament
So follow God's example, like his dear children,
John Wesley New Testament
Be ye therefore followers of God, as beloved children: And walk in love,
Julia Smith Translation
Be ye therefore imitators of God, as dearly beloved children;
King James 2000
Be you therefore followers of God, as dear children;
Lexham Expanded Bible
Therefore become imitators of God, as beloved children,
Modern King James verseion
Therefore be followers of God, as dear children.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Be ye followers of God as dear children,
Moffatt New Testament
Copy God, then, as his beloved children,
Montgomery New Testament
Learn then to imitate God as his beloved children,
NET Bible
Therefore, be imitators of God as dearly loved children
New Heart English Bible
Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.
Noyes New Testament
Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;
Sawyer New Testament
Be therefore followers of God, as dear children,
The Emphasized Bible
Become ye, therefore, imitators of God, as children beloved,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
BE ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;
Twentieth Century New Testament
Therefore imitate God, as his dear children,
Webster
Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;
Weymouth New Testament
Therefore be imitators of God, as His dear children.
Williams New Testament
So you must keep on following God's example, as dearly loved children of His,
World English Bible
Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.
Worrell New Testament
Become ye, therefore, imitators of God, as beloved children;
Worsley New Testament
Be ye therefore imitators of God as his dear children; and walk in love,
Youngs Literal Translation
Become, then, followers of God, as children beloved,
Themes
Christian conduct » Following God
Discipleship » Followers, blessings promised to » Heavenly honour
Following » Following the lord
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Ephesians 5:1
Images Ephesians 5:1
Prayers for Ephesians 5:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Imitators Of God
1 So be imitators of God, as his dear children. 2 Live lovingly, just as the Messiah also loved us and gave himself for us as an offering and sacrifice, a fragrant aroma to God.
Cross References
Matthew 5:48
So be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect."
Ephesians 4:32
And be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another just as God has forgiven you in the Messiah.
Colossians 3:12
Therefore, as God's chosen ones, holy and loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience.
1 Peter 1:15-16
Instead, be holy in every aspect of your life, just as the one who called you is holy.
Leviticus 11:45
I am the LORD, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God. You are to be holy, because I am holy.
Jeremiah 31:20
"Is Ephraim my dear son? Is he a darling child? Indeed, as often as I've spoken about him, I surely still remember him. Therefore I deeply yearn for him. I'll surely have great compassion on him," declares the LORD.
Hosea 1:10
Despite this, the number of the people of Israel will be like ocean sand, which can neither be measured nor counted. And the time will come when instead of it being said, "You are not my people,' it will be said, "You are children of the living God.'
John 1:12
However, to all who received him, those believing in his name, he gave authority to become God's children,
Luke 6:35-36
Rather, love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind even to ungrateful and evil people.
1 John 3:1-2
See what kind of love the Father has given us: We are called God's children and that is what we are! For this reason the world does not recognize us, because it did not recognize him, either.
1 John 4:11
Dear friends, if this is the way God loved us, we must also love one another.
Matthew 5:45
so that you will become children of your Father in heaven, because he makes his sun rise on both evil and good people, and he lets rain fall on the righteous and the unrighteous.