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Ephesians 5:1

Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,

Ephesians 5:1 BSB

Ephesians 5:1 has 12 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 12 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 1 John 4:11 (65 votes) and 1 Peter 1:15–16 (60 votes). 41 other verses point back to it. It links with 22 other books, from Leviticus 11 to 3 John 1.

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Which verses does Ephesians 5:1 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. 1 John 4:1165 votes

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

  2. 1 Peter 1:15–1660 votes

    But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do, for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”

  3. Ephesians 4:3253 votes

    Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.

  4. Matthew 5:4848 votes

    Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

  5. Luke 6:35–3644 votes

    But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

  6. Colossians 3:1238 votes

    Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.

  7. Leviticus 11:4534 votes

    For I am the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt so that I would be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy.

  8. 1 John 3:1–223 votes

    Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him. Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.

  9. John 1:1215 votes

    But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—

  10. Matthew 5:4513 votes

    that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

  11. Jeremiah 31:2010 votes
  12. Hosea 1:108 votes

Which verses point to Ephesians 5:1?

The 10 strongest of 41.