1Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,
2and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
Focused Passage
Ephesians 5:1-2
Walking in Love, Light, Wisdom, and Spirit-Filled Order
Paul calls believers to walk in love, reject darkness, live as children of light, walk wisely by being filled with the Spirit, and embody Christ-centered order in marriage as a sign of Christ's love for the church.
Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources
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Verse 1
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Original words
BeΓίνεσθεG1096Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person PluralimitatorsμιμηταὶG3402Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularthereforeοὖνG3767ConjunctionasὡςG5613AdverbbelovedἀγαπητάG27Adjective - Nominative Neuter PluralchildrenτέκναG5043Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural
Verse 2
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andκαὶG2532ConjunctionwalkπεριπατεῖτεG4043Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralinἐνG1722PrepositionloveἀγάπῃG26Noun - Dative Feminine Singularjust asκαθὼςG2531Adverb. . .καὶG2532Conjunction-ὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularChristΧριστὸςG5547Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularlovedἠγάπησενG25Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularusἡμᾶς*G1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunctiongave Himself upπαρέδωκενG3860Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .ἑαυτὸνG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularforὑπὲρG5228PrepositionusἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person PluralasεἰςG1519PrepositionvvvὀσμὴνG3744Noun - Accusative Feminine Singulara fragrantεὐωδίαςG2175Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionsacrificialθυσίανG2378Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularofferingπροσφορὰνG4376Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine Singularto GodΘεῷG2316Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
BSB notes
- NE and WH Christ loved you