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Beγίνεσθεthereforeοὖνimitatorsμιμηταὶof God,τοῦ θεοῦasὡςbelovedἀγαπητάchildren,τέκνα
Ephesians 5:1
Study it in the app“Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children,”
With the Greek beneath
Ephesians 5:1, word by word
- Beγίνεσθεginesthe
become
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “ginesthe” appears- imitatorsμιμηταὶmimētai
imitator
Imitator, someone who follows another's example.
Where else “mimētai” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- belovedἀγαπητάagapēta
beloved
Beloved, dear.
Where else “agapēta” appears- childrenτέκναtekna
child
Someone born of parents, or of a family or people.
Where else “tekna” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2and walk in love, just as also the Messiah loved us and gave himself for us, an offering and sacrifice to God for a pleasing aroma.
To study Ephesians 5 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul say about walking in love and walking as children of light (v. 1-2, 8-9)?
2. What it means
Paul links the Messiah's love for the assembly with a husband's love for his wife (v. 25-29). What does the text say that love is like?
3. How I live it
Paul invites us to give thanks always and to speak with psalms and songs (v. 19-20). What simple habit could help you do that?