Ephesians 5:1

Be ye followers of God as dear children,

Matthew 5:48

Ye shall therefore be perfect even as your father which is in heaven is perfect.

Ephesians 4:32

Be ye courteous one to another, and merciful, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake forgave you.

Colossians 3:12

Now therefore as elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercy, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long suffering,

1 Peter 1:15-16

But as he which called you is holy, even so be ye holy in all manner of conversation,

Leviticus 11:45

For I am the LORD that brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God: be holy therefore, for I am holy.

Jeremiah 31:20

Upon this complaint, I thought thus by myself: Is not Ephraim my dear son? Is he not the child, with whom I have had all mirth and pastime? For since the time that I first communed with him, I have him ever in remembrance: therefore my very heart driveth me unto him; gladly and lovingly will I have mercy upon him, sayeth the LORD.

Hosea 1:10

And though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, which can neither be measured nor told: yet in the place where it is said unto them, 'Ye be not my people': even there shall it be thus reported of them, 'They be the children of the living God.'

John 1:12

But as many as received him, to them gave he power to be the sons of God: in that they believed on his name:

Luke 6:35-36

Wherefore, love ye your enemies, do good, and lend, looking for nothing again: and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the highest: for he is kind unto the unkind, and to the evil.

1 John 3:1-2

Behold what love the father hath showed on us, that we should be called the sons of God. For this cause the world knoweth you not; because it knoweth not him.

1 John 4:11

Dearly beloved, if God so loved us, then we ought also to love one another.

Matthew 5:45

that ye may be the children of your father that is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to arise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth his rain on the just and unjust.

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Summary

Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

Bible References

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Jeremiah 31:20
Upon this complaint, I thought thus by myself: Is not Ephraim my dear son? Is he not the child, with whom I have had all mirth and pastime? For since the time that I first communed with him, I have him ever in remembrance: therefore my very heart driveth me unto him; gladly and lovingly will I have mercy upon him, sayeth the LORD.
Hosea 1:10
And though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, which can neither be measured nor told: yet in the place where it is said unto them, 'Ye be not my people': even there shall it be thus reported of them, 'They be the children of the living God.'
John 1:12
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to be the sons of God: in that they believed on his name:
Colossians 3:12
Now therefore as elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercy, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long suffering,
1 John 3:1
Behold what love the father hath showed on us, that we should be called the sons of God. For this cause the world knoweth you not; because it knoweth not him.

General references

Deuteronomy 15:15
And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and the LORD thy God delivered thee thence: wherefore I command thee this thing today.
Deuteronomy 24:22
And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt: wherefore I command thee to do this thing.
Luke 6:36
Be ye therefore merciful, as your father is merciful.
Galatians 3:26
For ye are all the sons of God, by the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
1 John 4:11
Dearly beloved, if God so loved us, then we ought also to love one another.