Matthew 5:48

The Sermon On The Mount: Love For Enemies

⁴⁷ And, if you show courtesy to your brothers only, what are you doing more than others? Even the Gentiles do this! ⁴⁸  You, then, must become perfect--as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Father in Heaven

Heavenly Father

Our Father in Heaven

Colossians 1:28

This is the Christ whom we proclaim, warning every one, and instructing every one, with all the wisdom that we possess, in the hope of bringing every one into God's presence perfected by union with Christ.

Luke 6:36

Learn to be merciful--even as your Father is merciful.

2 Corinthians 7:1

With these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that pollutes either body or spirit, and, in deepest reverence for God, aim at perfect holiness.

Philippians 3:12-15

Not that I have already laid hold of it, or that I am already made perfect. But I press on, in the hope of actually laying hold of that for which indeed I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus.

Colossians 4:12

Epaphras, who is one of yourselves, sends you his greeting. He is a servant of Christ Jesus, and is always most earnest in your behalf in his prayers, praying that you may stand firm, with a matured faith and with a sure conviction of all that is in accordance with God's will.

James 1:4

And let endurance do its work perfectly, so that you may be altogether perfect, and in no respect deficient.

1 Peter 1:15-16

but in your whole life show yourselves to be holy, after the pattern of the Holy One from whom you received your Call.

Matthew 5:16

Let your light so shine before the eyes of your fellow men, that, seeing your good actions, they may praise your Father who is in Heaven.

Matthew 5:45

That you may become Sons of your Father who is in Heaven; for he causes his sun to rise upon bad and good alike, and sends rain upon the righteous and upon the unrighteous.

Luke 6:40

A scholar is not above his teacher; yet every finished scholar shall be like his teacher.

2 Corinthians 13:9

We are glad when we are weak, if you are strong. And what we pray for is that you may become perfect.

2 Corinthians 13:11

And now, brothers, good-bye. Aim at perfection; take courage; agree together; live in peace. And then God, the source of all love and peace, will be with you.

Ephesians 5:1-2

Therefore imitate God, as his dear children,

1 John 3:3

And every one who has this hope with regard to Christ tries to make himself pure--as Christ is pure.

Ephesians 3:1

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