Surely Ephraim is an honourable son to me, surely he is a tender child: for since I spoke of him, I will still remember him. Therefore are my bowels troubled for him: pitying, I will pity him, saith the Lord.
Ephesians 5:1 - Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Be ye therefore followers of God, as most dear children; 更多版本King 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. English Standard Version 2016 Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. |
Surely Ephraim is an honourable son to me, surely he is a tender child: for since I spoke of him, I will still remember him. Therefore are my bowels troubled for him: pitying, I will pity him, saith the Lord.
And the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, that is without measure, and shall not be numbered. And it shall be in the place where it shall be said to them: You are not my people: it shall be said to them: Ye are the sons of the living God.
For I am the Lord, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that I might be your God.
That you may be the children of your Father who is in heaven, who maketh his sun to rise upon the good, and bad, and raineth upon the just and the unjust.
But as many as received him, he gave them power to be made the sons of God, to them that believe in his name.
And be ye kind one to another; merciful, forgiving one another, even as God hath forgiven you in Christ.
That you may be blameless, and sincere children of God, without reproof, in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation; among whom you shine as lights in the world.
Put ye on therefore, as the elect of God, holy, and beloved, the bowels of mercy, benignity, humility, modesty, patience: