Ephesians 5:1

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Do as God does. After all, you are his dear children.

Cross References

Jeremiah 31:20

People of Israel, you are my own dear children. Don't I love you best of all? Though I often make threats, I want you to be near me, so I will have mercy on you. I, the LORD, have spoken.

Hosea 1:10

Some day it will be impossible to count the people of Israel, because there will be as many of them as there are grains of sand along the seashore. They are now called “Not My People”, but in the future they will be called “Children of the Living God”.

Leviticus 11:45

I brought you out of Egypt so that I could be your God. Now you must become holy, because I am holy!

Matthew 5:45

Then you will be acting like your Father in heaven. He makes the sun rise on both good and bad people. And he sends rain for the ones who do right and for the ones who do wrong.

Matthew 5:48

But you must always act like your Father in heaven.

John 1:12

Yet some people accepted him and put their faith in him. So he gave them the right to be the children of God.

Ephesians 4:32

Instead, be kind and merciful, and forgive others, just as God forgave you because of Christ.

Philippians 2:15

Then you will be the pure and innocent children of God. You live among people who are crooked and evil, but you must not do anything that they can say is wrong. Try to shine as lights among the people of this world,

Colossians 3:12

God loves you and has chosen you as his own special people. So be gentle, kind, humble, meek, and patient.

1 John 4:11

Dear friends, since God loved us this much, we must love each other.