Matthew 5:48

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Summary

Matthew 5:48

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

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Even

General references

Deuteronomy 27:10

Luke 6:36

Bible References

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And it came to pass that, when Abram was ninety and nine years old, Yahweh appeared unto Abram, and said unto him, I, am GOD Almighty, - Walk, thou before me and become thou blameless:

For, I - Yahweh, am your God, therefore shall ye hallow yourselves and remain holy; for, holy, am, I, - therefore shall ye not make your persons unclean, with any creeping thing that crawleth upon the earth;

Speak unto all the assembly of the sons of Israel and thou shalt say unto them - Holy, shall ye be, - For holy, am I - Yahweh - your God

Therefore shall ye be unto me, holy persons, for, holy, am, I - Yahweh, - Therefore have I distinguished you from the peoples, that ye may be mine.

Blameless, shalt thou be with, Yahweh thy God;

A man, there was - in the land of Uz, Job, his name, - and that man was blameless and upright, and one who revered God, and avoided evil.

Mark the blameless man, and behold the upright, for there is a hereafter for the man of peace;

Become ye compassionate, according as, your Father, is, compassionate;

Having therefore, these, promises, beloved, let us purify ourselves from all pollution of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in fear of God.

For we rejoice - whensoever, we, are weak, and, ye, are, strong. This, also we pray for - your restoration: -

Not that I have, already, received, or have, already, reached perfection, but I am pressing on - if I may even lay hold of that for which I have also been laid hold of by Christ Jesus: -

Whom we are declaring, admonishing every man, and teaching every man, in all wisdom, in order that we may present every man complete in Christ;

Epaphras who is from among you, a servant of Christ Jesus, saluteth you, - at all times, contending in your behalf in his prayers, that ye may be caused to stand complete and fully assured in everything willed by God;

But let, your endurance, have, mature work, that ye may be mature and complete, in nothing, coming short.

But, according as he that hath called you is holy, do, ye yourselves, also become, holy in all manner of behaviour, -

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In like manner, let your light shine before men, - that they may see your good works, - and glorify your Father who is in the heavens.

For this cause, I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus in behalf of you the nations: -

Become ye, therefore, imitators of God, as children beloved,

And, whosoever hath this hope on him, is purifying himself, just as, He, is pure.

General references

Thou shalt therefore hearken unto the voice of Yahweh thy God, - and do his commandments and his statutes, which I am commanding thee to-day.

Become ye compassionate, according as, your Father, is, compassionate;