Is Ephraim my dear son? Is he the child I delight in? As often as I speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore I am deeply moved for him; I will surely have mercy on him, says the Lord.
Ephesians 5:1 - New Revised Standard Version Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition THEREFORE BE imitators of God [copy Him and follow His example], as well-beloved children [imitate their father]. American Standard Version (1901) Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children; Common English Bible Therefore, imitate God like dearly loved children. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, as most beloved sons, be imitators of God. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Be ye therefore followers of God, as most dear children; |
Is Ephraim my dear son? Is he the child I delight in? As often as I speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore I am deeply moved for him; I will surely have mercy on him, says the Lord.
Yet the number of the people of Israel shall be like the sand of the sea, which can be neither measured nor numbered; and in the place where it was said to them, “You are not my people,” it shall be said to them, “Children of the living God.”
For I am the Lord who brought you up from the land of Egypt, to be your God; you shall be holy, for I am holy.
so that you may be children of your Father in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous.
But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God,
and be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgiven you.
so that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine like stars in the world.
As God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience.
Beloved, since God loved us so much, we also ought to love one another.