Parallel Verses
Moffatt New Testament
You must be perfect as your heavenly Father 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 King James verseion
Therefore be perfect, even as your Father in Heaven is perfect.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Ye shall therefore be perfect even as your father which is in heaven 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
Prayers for Matthew 5:48
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Sermon On The Mount: Love For Enemies
47 and if you only salute your friends, what is special about that? do not the very pagans do as much? 48 You must be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Cross References
Colossians 1:28
This is the Christ we proclaim; we train everyone and teach everyone the full scope of this knowledge, in order to set everyone before God mature in Christ;
Luke 6:36
Be merciful, as your Father is merciful.
2 Corinthians 7:1
As these great promises are ours, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that contaminates either flesh or spirit; let us be fully consecrated by reverence for God].
Philippians 3:12-15
Not that I have already attained this or am already perfect, but I press forward to appropriate it, because I have been appropriated myself by Christ Jesus.
Colossians 4:12
Epaphras, who is one of yourselves, salutes you ??a servant of Christ Jesus who is always earnest in prayer for you, that you may stand firm like mature and convinced Christians, whatever be the will of God for you.
James 1:4
only, let your endurance be a finished product, so that you may be finished and complete, with never a defect.
1 Peter 1:15-16
as He who called you is holy, so you must be holy too in all your conduct ??16 for it is written, You shall be holy because I am holy.
Matthew 5:16
So your light is to shine before men, that they may see the good you do and glorify your Father in heaven.
Matthew 5:45
that you may be sons of your Father in heaven: he makes his sun rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust.
Luke 6:40
A scholar is not above his teacher: but if he is perfectly trained he will be like his teacher.
2 Corinthians 13:9
I am glad to be weak if you are strong; mend your ways, that is all I ask.
2 Corinthians 13:11
Now brothers, goodbye; mend your ways, listen to what I have told you, live in harmony, keep the peace; then the God of love and peace will be with you.
Ephesians 5:1-2
Copy God, then, as his beloved children,
1 John 3:3
And everyone who rests this hope on him, purifies himself as he is pure.
Ephesians 3:1
For this reason I Paul, I whom Jesus has made a prisoner for the sake of you Gentiles ??2 for surely you have heard how the grace of God which was vouchsafed me in your interests has ordered it,