Ephesians 5:1 - Compare All Versions
Ephesians 5:1-2 MSG (The Message)
Watch what God does, and then you do it, like children who learn proper behavior from their parents. Mostly what God does is love you. Keep company with him and learn a life of love. Observe how Christ loved us. His love was not cautious but extravagant. He didn’t love in order to get something from us but to give everything of himself to us. Love like that.
Ephesians 5:1 KJV (King James Version)
Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children
Ephesians 5:1 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children
Ephesians 5:1 NCV (New Century Version)
You are God’s children whom he loves, so try to be like him.
Ephesians 5:1 ASV (American Standard Version)
Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children
Ephesians 5:1 NIV (New International Version)
Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children
Ephesians 5:1 NKJV (New King James Version)
Therefore be imitators of God as dear children.
Ephesians 5:1 AMP (Amplified Bible)
Therefore become imitators of God [copy Him and follow His example], as well-beloved children [imitate their father]
Ephesians 5:1 NLT (New Living Translation)
Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children.
Ephesians 5:1 TPT (The Passion Translation)
Be imitators of God in everything you do, for then you will represent your Father as his beloved sons and daughters.
Ephesians 5:1 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children.