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 when Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me and be thou perfect.

For I am the LORD your God; ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy; neither shall ye defile your souls with any reptile that moves upon the earth.

Speak unto all the congregation of the sons of Israel and say unto them, Ye shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy.

Ye must, therefore, be holy unto me, for I the LORD am holy and have separated you from the other peoples, that ye should be mine.

Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God.

There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God and departed from evil.

Schin Mark the perfect, and behold the upright, for the end of each one of them is peace.

Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.

Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

By which we are glad that we are weak and ye are strong, and even so we pray for your perfection.

Not as though I had already attained it, either were already perfect, but I follow after, if I may lay hold of that for which I have also been laid hold of by the Christ, Jesus.

whom we preach, warning every man and teaching in all wisdom that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus,

Epaphras, who is one of you, a slave of Christ, salutes you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand firm, perfect and fulfilled in all the will of God.

and the patience finishes the work, that ye may be perfect and entire, not lacking in anything.

but as he who has called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;

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Let your light so 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 Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as dear children

And every one that has this hope in him purifies himself, even as he is pure.

General references

Thou shalt, therefore, hear the voice of the LORD thy God and do his commandments and his statutes, which I command thee this day.

Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.