Matthew 5:48

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Matthew 5:48

Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Leviticus 19:2

“Speak to all the congregation of the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.

Colossians 1:28

We proclaim Him, admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, so that we may present every man complete in Christ.

Genesis 17:1

Now when Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him,
“I am God Almighty;
Walk before Me, and be blameless.

Deuteronomy 18:13

You shall be blameless before the Lord your God.

Luke 6:36

Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

2 Corinthians 7:1

Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Philippians 3:12-15

Not that I have already obtained it or have already become perfect, but I press on so that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus.

Epaphras, who is one of your number, a bondslave of Jesus Christ, sends you his greetings, always laboring earnestly for you in his prayers, that you may stand perfect and fully assured in all the will of God.

James 1:4

And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

1 Peter 1:15-16

but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior;

Leviticus 11:44

For I am the Lord your God. Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am holy. And you shall not make yourselves unclean with any of the swarming things that swarm on the earth.

Leviticus 20:26

Thus you are to be holy to Me, for I the Lord am holy; and I have set you apart from the peoples to be Mine.

Job 1:1-3

There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and that man was blameless, upright, fearing God and turning away from evil.

Psalm 37:37

Mark the blameless man, and behold the upright;
For the man of peace will have a posterity.

Matthew 5:16

Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

Matthew 5:45

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

Luke 6:40

A pupil is not above his teacher; but everyone, after he has been fully trained, will be like his teacher.

2 Corinthians 13:9

For we rejoice when we ourselves are weak but you are strong; this we also pray for, that you be made complete.

2 Corinthians 13:11

Finally, brethren, rejoice, be made complete, be comforted, be like-minded, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.

Ephesians 5:1-2

Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children;

1 John 3:3

And everyone who has this hope fixed on Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.

Ephesians 3:1

For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles—

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Summary

Matthew 5:48

Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

Ye

Even

General references

Deuteronomy 27:10

Luke 6:36

Bible References

Ye

Now when Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him,
“I am God Almighty;
Walk before Me, and be

blameless.

For I am the Lord your God. Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am holy. And you shall not make yourselves unclean with any of the swarming things that swarm on the earth.

“Speak to all the congregation of the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.

Thus you are to be holy to Me, for I the Lord am holy; and I have set you apart from the peoples to be Mine.

You shall be blameless before the Lord your God.

There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and that man was blameless, upright, fearing God and turning away from evil.

Mark the

blameless man, and behold the upright;

For the man of peace will have a

posterity.

Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

For we rejoice when we ourselves are weak but you are strong; this we also pray for, that you be made complete.

Not that I have already obtained it or have already become perfect, but I press on so that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus.

We proclaim Him, admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, so that we may present every man

complete in Christ.

Epaphras, who is one of your number, a bondslave of Jesus Christ, sends you his greetings, always laboring earnestly for you in his prayers, that you may stand

perfect and fully assured in all the will of God.

And let

endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be

perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

but

like the Holy One who called you,

be holy yourselves also in all your behavior;

Even

Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles—

Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children;

And everyone who has this hope fixed on Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.

General references

You shall therefore obey the Lord your God, and do His commandments and His statutes which I command you today.”

Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.