Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
Therefore be perfect, even as your Father in Heaven is perfect.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
So be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect."
A Conservative Version
Ye therefore shall be perfect, even as your Father in the heavens is perfect.
American Standard Version
Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
Therefore, you must [attempt to] be complete, just as your heavenly Father is [already] complete.
Anderson New Testament
Be you therefore perfect, as your Father who is in heaven is perfect.
Bible in Basic English
Be then complete in righteousness, even as your Father in heaven is complete.
Common New Testament
You, therefore, must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Daniel Mace New Testament
be ye therefore perfect, even as your father who is in heaven is perfect.
Darby Translation
Be ye therefore perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Godbey New Testament
Therefore ye shall be perfect, as your Father who is in heaven is perfect.
Goodspeed New Testament
So you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is.
John Wesley New Testament
Therefore ye shall be perfect, as your Father who is in heaven is perfect.
Julia Smith Translation
Therefore, be ye perfected, as your Father which is in the heavens is perfected.
King James 2000
Be you therefore perfect, even as your Father who is in heaven is perfect.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Therefore you be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Ye shall therefore be perfect even as your father which is in heaven is perfect.
Moffatt New Testament
You must be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Montgomery New Testament
"You then must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect."
NET Bible
So then, be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
New Heart English Bible
Therefore you shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Noyes New Testament
Be ye therefore perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Sawyer New Testament
Be therefore perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
The Emphasized Bible
Ye, therefore, shall become, perfect: as, your heavenly Father, is perfect.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Be ye therefore perfect, as your Father who is in heaven is perfect.
Twentieth Century New Testament
You, then, must become perfect--as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Webster
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father who is in heaven is perfect.
Weymouth New Testament
You however are to be complete in goodness, as your Heavenly Father is complete.
Williams New Testament
So you, my followers, ought to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is."
World English Bible
Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.
Worrell New Testament
Ye, therefore, shall be perfect, as your Heavenly Father is perfect."
Worsley New Testament
Be ye therefore perfect in love and goodness, as your Father who is in heaven is perfect.
Youngs Literal Translation
ye shall therefore be perfect, as your Father who is in the heavens is perfect.
Themes
Adoption » Should produce » Likeness to God
Christian conduct » Perfecting holiness
God » People of general references to » Perfection of
God » Is declared to be » Perfect
Perfection » Some essential elements of » Perfection divine, of God
Topics
Interlinear
Esomai
Devotionals
Devotionals about Matthew 5:48
Devotionals containing Matthew 5:48
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 5:48
Images Matthew 5:48
Prayers for Matthew 5:48
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Sermon On The Mount: Love For Enemies
47 And if you greet your brothers only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax-collectors do so? 48 Therefore be perfect, even as your Father in Heaven is perfect.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:2
Speak to all the congregation of the sons of Israel and say to them, You shall be holy, for I, Jehovah your God, am holy.
Colossians 1:28
whom we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, so that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.
Genesis 17:1
And when Abram was ninety-nine years old, Jehovah appeared to Abram and said to him, I am the Almighty God! Walk before Me and be perfect.
Deuteronomy 18:13
You shall be perfect with Jehovah your God.
Luke 6:36
Therefore be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.
2 Corinthians 7:1
Then having these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilements of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
Philippians 3:12-15
Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect, but I am pressing on, if I may lay hold of that for which I also was taken hold of by Christ Jesus.
Colossians 4:12
Epaphras greets you, he being of you, a servant of Christ, always laboring fervently for you in prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
James 1:4
But let patience have its perfect work, so that you may be perfect and entire, lacking nothing.
1 Peter 1:15-16
but according to the Holy One who has called you, you also become holy in all conduct,
Leviticus 11:44
For I am Jehovah your God, and you shall sanctify yourselves, and you shall be holy, for I am holy. Neither shall you defile yourselves with any kind of swarming thing that swarms on the earth.
Leviticus 20:26
And you shall be holy to Me. For I, Jehovah, am holy, and have severed you from the nations, so that you should be Mine.
Job 1:1-3
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job. And that man was perfect and upright, and one who feared God and turned aside from evil.
Psalm 37:37
Watch the perfect and behold the upright one; for the end of that man is peace.
Matthew 5:16
Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in Heaven.
Matthew 5:45
so that you may become sons of your Father in Heaven. For He makes His sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
Luke 6:40
The disciple is not above his master, but everyone who is perfect shall be like his master.
2 Corinthians 13:9
For we are glad when we are weak, and you are powerful. But we pray also for this, your perfection.
2 Corinthians 13:11
Finally, brothers, rejoice. Perfect yourselves; encourage yourselves; mind the same thing; be at peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.
Ephesians 5:1-2
Therefore be followers of God, as dear children.
1 John 3:3
And everyone who has this hope on him purifies himself, even as that One is pure.
Ephesians 3:1
For this cause, I, Paul, am the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you nations,