15 Bible Verses about Perfection
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ye shall therefore be perfect, as your Father who is in the heavens is perfect.
Not that I did already obtain, or have been already perfected; but I pursue, if also I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by the Christ Jesus;
till we may all come to the unity of the faith and of the recognition of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to a measure of stature of the fulness of the Christ,
The law of Jehovah is perfect, refreshing the soul, The testimonies of Jehovah are stedfast, Making wise the simple,
and He said to me, 'Sufficient for thee is My grace, for My power in infirmity is perfected;' most gladly, therefore, will I rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of the Christ may rest on me:
O Jehovah, my God art Thou, I exalt Thee, I confess Thy name, For Thou hast done a wonderful thing, Counsels of old, stedfastness, O stedfast One.
And wisdom we speak among the perfect, and wisdom not of this age, nor of the rulers of this age -- of those becoming useless,
As many, therefore, as are perfect -- let us think this, and if in anything ye think otherwise, this also shall God reveal to you,
And the God of the peace, who did bring up out of the dead the great shepherd of the sheep -- in the blood of an age-during covenant -- our Lord Jesus,
And the God of all grace, who did call you to His age-during glory in Christ Jesus, having suffered a little, Himself make you perfect, establish, strengthen, settle you;
From Thematic Bible
Perfection » Some essential elements of » Christ's sinlessness, general references to
thou didst love righteousness, and didst hate lawlessness; because of this did He anoint thee -- God, thy God -- with oil of gladness above thy partners;'
for him who did not know sin, in our behalf He did make sin, that we may become the righteousness of God in him.
And it appointeth with the wicked his grave, And with the rich are his high places, Because he hath done no violence, Nor is deceit in his mouth.
for we have not a chief priest unable to sympathise with our infirmities, but one tempted in all things in like manner -- apart from sin;
Perfection » Some essential elements of » Perfection divine, of God
ye shall therefore be perfect, as your Father who is in the heavens is perfect.
God! Perfect is His way, The saying of Jehovah is tried, A shield He is to all those trusting in Him.
God! perfect is His way, The saying of Jehovah is tried, A shield is He to all those trusting in Him.
The Rock! -- perfect is His work, For all His ways are just; God of stedfastness, and without iniquity: Righteous and upright is He.
I have known that all that God doth is to the age, to it nothing is to be added, and from it nothing is to be withdrawn; and God hath wrought that they do fear before Him.
Perfection » Some essential elements of » Christ's perfection
For it was becoming to Him, because of whom are the all things, and through whom are the all things, many sons to glory bringing, the author of their salvation through sufferings to make perfect,
And the Word became flesh, and did tabernacle among us, and we beheld his glory, glory as of an only begotten of a father, full of grace and truth.
Pilate, therefore, again went forth without, and saith to them, 'Lo, I do bring him to you without, that ye may know that in him I find no fault;'
and having been made perfect, he did become to all those obeying him a cause of salvation age-during,
for the law doth appoint men chief priests, having infirmity, but the word of the oath that is after the law appointeth the Son -- to the age having been perfected.
Perfection » All saints have, in Christ
and ye are in him made full, who is the head of all principality and authority,
And wisdom we speak among the perfect, and wisdom not of this age, nor of the rulers of this age -- of those becoming useless,
As many, therefore, as are perfect -- let us think this, and if in anything ye think otherwise, this also shall God reveal to you,
Perfection » Exhortation to
Having, then, these promises, beloved, may we cleanse ourselves from every pollution of flesh and spirit, perfecting sanctification in the fear of God;
Henceforth, brethren, rejoice; be made perfect, be comforted, be of the same mind, be at peace, and the God of the love and peace shall be with you;
Perfection » Ministers appointed to lead saints to
unto the perfecting of the saints, for a work of ministration, for a building up of the body of the Christ,
whom we proclaim, warning every man, and teaching every man, in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus,
Perfection » Impossibility of attaining to
When they sin against Thee -- for there is not a man who sinneth not -- and Thou hast been angry with them, and hast given them before an enemy, and taken them captive have their captors, unto a land far off or near;
Perfection » Saints commanded to aim at
And Abram is a son of ninety and nine years, and Jehovah appeareth unto Abram, and saith unto him, 'I am God Almighty, walk habitually before Me, and be thou perfect;
Perfection » Saints follow after
And the path of the righteous is as a shining light, Going and brightening till the day is established,
Not that I did already obtain, or have been already perfected; but I pursue, if also I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by the Christ Jesus;
Perfection » Pray for
And the God of all grace, who did call you to His age-during glory in Christ Jesus, having suffered a little, Himself make you perfect, establish, strengthen, settle you;
And the God of the peace, who did bring up out of the dead the great shepherd of the sheep -- in the blood of an age-during covenant -- our Lord Jesus, make you perfect in every good work to do His will, doing in you that which is well-pleasing before Him, through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory -- to the ages of the ages! Amen.
Perfection » The church shall attain to
till we may all come to the unity of the faith and of the recognition of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to a measure of stature of the fulness of the Christ,
I in them, and Thou in me, that they may be perfected into one, and that the world may know that Thou didst send me, and didst love them as Thou didst love me.
Perfection » Saints claim not
If I be righteous, Mine mouth doth declare me wicked, Perfect I am! -- it declareth me perverse.
Not that I did already obtain, or have been already perfected; but I pursue, if also I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by the Christ Jesus;
Perfection » Blessedness of
Perfection » Is of God
Jehovah doth perfect for me, O Jehovah, Thy kindness is to the age, The works of Thy hands let not fall!
Perfection » Some essential elements of » Obedience
and whoever may keep his word, truly in him the love of God hath been perfected; in this we know that in him we are.
God no one hath ever seen; if we may love one another, God in us doth remain, and His love is having been perfected in us;
Perfection » The word of God is » Designed to lead us to
every Writing is God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that is in righteousness, that the man of God may be fitted -- for every good work having been completed.
Perfection » Some essential elements of » Love
and above all these things, have love, which is a bond of the perfection,
Perfection » Charity is the bond of
and above all these things, have love, which is a bond of the perfection,
Perfection » Some essential elements of » Benevolence
Jesus said to him, 'If thou dost will to be perfect, go away, sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, follow me.'
Perfection » Implies » Entire devotedness
Jesus said to him, 'If thou dost will to be perfect, go away, sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, follow me.'
Perfection » God's perfection the standard of
ye shall therefore be perfect, as your Father who is in the heavens is perfect.
Perfection » Some essential elements of » Good works
dost thou see that the faith was working with his works, and out of the works the faith was perfected?
Perfection » The word of God is » The rule of
and he who did look into the perfect law -- that of liberty, and did continue there, this one -- not a forgetful hearer becoming, but a doer of work -- this one shall be happy in his doing.
Perfection » Ascribed to » David
And it cometh to pass, at the time of the old age of Solomon, his wives have turned aside his heart after other gods, and his heart hath not been perfect with Jehovah his God, like the heart of David his father.
and Solomon doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and hath not been fully after Jehovah, like David his father.
Perfection » Some essential elements of » Control of the tongue
for we all make many stumbles; if any one in word doth not stumble, this one is a perfect man, able to bridle also the whole body;
Perfection » Ascribed to » Asa
and the high places have not turned aside; only, the heart of Asa hath been perfect with Jehovah all his days,
Perfection » Implies » Purity and holiness in speech
for we all make many stumbles; if any one in word doth not stumble, this one is a perfect man, able to bridle also the whole body;
Perfection » Patience leads to
and let the endurance have a perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire -- in nothing lacking;
Perfection » Ascribed to » Nathanael
Jesus saw Nathanael coming unto him, and he saith concerning him, 'Lo, truly an Israelite, in whom guile is not;'
Perfection » Ascribed to » jacob
He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, Nor hath He seen perverseness in Israel; Jehovah his God is with him, And a shout of a king is in him.
Perfection » Ascribed to » Noah
And Noah found grace in the eyes of Jehovah. These are births of Noah: Noah is a righteous man; perfect he hath been among his generations; with God hath Noah walked habitually.
Perfection » Ascribed to » Job
A man there hath been in the land of Uz -- Job his name -- and that man hath been perfect and upright -- both fearing God, and turning aside from evil.
Perfection » Ascribed to » Zacharias and elizabeth
and they were both righteous before God, going on in all the commands and righteousnesses of the Lord blameless,
Topics on Perfection
God, Perfection Of
Psalm 25:8Good and upright is Jehovah, Therefore He directeth sinners in the way.
Perfection Of Creation
Genesis 1:31And God seeth all that He hath done, and lo, very good; and there is an evening, and there is a morning -- day the sixth.
Perfection, Divine
Deuteronomy 32:4The Rock! -- perfect is His work, For all His ways are just; God of stedfastness, and without iniquity: Righteous and upright is He.
Perfection, Human
Genesis 1:26-27And God saith, 'Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, and let them rule over fish of the sea, and over fowl of the heavens, and over cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that is creeping on the earth.'