11 translations · Greek
Ephesians 5:1
Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.
Ephesians 5:1 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.
- KJV King James Version
- Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,
- ASV American Standard Version
- Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- Become, then, followers of God, as beloved children,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- So then, imitate God since you're his much-loved children.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- Become, then, followers of God, as children beloved,
- DBY Darby Translation
- Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children,
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Be ye therefore followers of God, as most dear children;
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Γίνεσθε | Ginesthe | Be | G1096 γίνομαι to be |
| οὖν | oun | therefore | G3767 οὖν therefore/then |
| μιμηταὶ | mimētai | imitators | G3402 μιμητής imitator |
| τοῦ | tou | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Θεοῦ | Theou | of God | G2316 θεός God |
| ὡς | hōs | as | G5613 ὡς as/when |
| τέκνα | tekna | children | G5043 τέκνον child |
| ἀγαπητά | agapēta | beloved | G27 ἀγαπητός beloved |
Related verses
- 1 John 4:11
Beloved, if God loved us in this way, we also ought to love one another.
- 1 Peter 1:15–16
but just as he who called you is holy, you yourselves also be holy in all of your behavior; because it is written, “You shall be holy; for I am holy.”
- Ephesians 4:32
And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.
- Matthew 5:48
Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.
- Luke 6:35–36
But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back; and your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil. “Therefore be merciful, even as your Father is also merciful.
- Colossians 3:12
Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance;
- Leviticus 11:45
For I am Yahweh who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.
- 1 John 3:1–2
See how great a love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn’t know us, because it didn’t know him. Beloved, now we are children of God, and it is not yet revealed what we will be. But we know that, when he is revealed, we will be like him; for we will see him just as he is.
- John 1:12
But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name:
- Matthew 5:45
that you may be children of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
1 Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.
2 Walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling fragrance.
3 But sexual immorality, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be mentioned among you, as becomes saints;
Read all of Ephesians 5 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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