Cross references

Ephesians 5:2

and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.

Ephesians 5:2 BSB
  1. a NE and WH Christ loved you

Ephesians 5:2 has 44 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 35 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to John 13:34 (33 votes) and Galatians 2:20 (28 votes). 108 other verses point back to it. It links with 32 other books, from Genesis 8 to Revelation 5.

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Which verses does Ephesians 5:2 point to?

The 20 strongest of 44, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. John 13:3433 votes

    A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.

  2. I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.

  3. And over all these virtues put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity.

  4. For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.

  5. just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”

  6. Do everything in love.

  7. Titus 2:1412 votes

    He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.

  8. 1 Peter 4:811 votes

    Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

  9. For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.

  10. Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them. Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens. …

  11. who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,

  12. Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.

  13. how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!

Which verses point to Ephesians 5:2?

The 10 strongest of 108.