King James Version
Ephesians 5:1 in the King James Version says “Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;” — study this verse from Ephesians chapter 5 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;”
Ephesians 5:1 · KJV
Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;
And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.
But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Be”
G1096to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
“of God”
G2316a deity, especially (with g3588) the supreme divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by hebraism)
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