Ephesians 5:1

New American Bible - revised edition

So be imitators of God, as beloved children,

Cross References

Jeremiah 31:20

Is Ephraim not my favored son, the child in whom I delight? Even though I threaten him, I must still remember him! My heart stirs for him, I must show him compassion!—oracle of the Lord.

Leviticus 11:45

Since I, the Lord, am the one who brought you up from the land of Egypt that I might be your God, you shall be holy, because I am holy.

Matthew 5:45

that you may be children of your heavenly Father, for he makes his sun rise on the bad and the good, and causes rain to fall on the just and the unjust.

Matthew 5:48

So be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect.

John 1:12

But to those who did accept him he gave power to become children of God, to those who believe in his name,

Ephesians 4:32

[And] be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another as God has forgiven you in Christ.

Philippians 2:15

that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine like lights in the world,

Colossians 3:12

Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,

1 John 4:11

Beloved, if God so loved us, we also must love one another.