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Ephesians 5:1

Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,

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Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;

KJV

Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

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8 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ΓίνεσθεGinesthedo beG1096 →
οὖνounthereforeG3767 →
μιμηταὶmimētaiimitatorsG3402 →
τοῦtou<the>G3588 →
θεοῦtheouof GodG2316 →
ὡςhōsasG5613 →
τέκναteknachildrenG5043 →
ἀγαπητὰagapētabelovedG27 →

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1 John 4:11Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.1 Peter 1:15–16But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,Ephesians 4:32Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.Matthew 5:48Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.Luke 6:35–36But 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 sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.Colossians 3:12Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.Leviticus 11:45For I am the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt so that I would be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy.3 John 1:11Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.1 John 3:1–2Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.John 1:12But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—Proverbs 16:32He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.Matthew 5:45that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.Galatians 3:26You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.Jeremiah 31:20Is not Ephraim a precious son to Me, a delightful child? Though I often speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore My heart yearns for him; I have great compassion for him,” declares the LORD.1 Peter 3:13Who can harm you if you are zealous for what is good?Hosea 1:10Yet the number of the Israelites will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted. And it will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’Colossians 3:15Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, for to this you were called as members of one body. And be thankful.1 John 3:10By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.

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The Ascension — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
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