Matthew 5:48

The Sermon On The Mount: Love For Enemies

⁴⁷ And if you greet only your relatives, that's no great thing you're doing, is it? Even the unbelievers do the same, don't they? ⁴⁸ So be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect."

Father in Heaven

Heavenly Father

Our Father in Heaven

Leviticus 19:2

"Tell the entire assembly of Israel that they are to be holy, since I, the LORD your God, am holy.

Colossians 1:28

It is he whom we proclaim as we admonish and wisely teach everyone, so that we may present everyone mature in the Messiah.

Genesis 17:1

When Abram was 99 years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and announced, "I am God Almighty. Live in constant awareness that I'm always with you, and be blameless.

Deuteronomy 18:13

You must be completely faithful to the LORD your God,

Luke 6:36

Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful."

2 Corinthians 7:1

Since we have these promises, dear friends, let's cleanse ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit by becoming mature in our holy fear of God.

Philippians 3:12-15

It's not that I have already reached this goal or have already become perfect. But I keep pursuing it, hoping somehow to embrace it just as I have been embraced by the Messiah Jesus.

Colossians 4:12

Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of the Messiah Jesus, sends you his greetings. He is always wrestling in his prayers for you, so that you may stand mature, completely convinced of the entire will of God.

James 1:4

But you must let endurance have its full effect, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing.

1 Peter 1:15-16

Instead, be holy in every aspect of your life, just as the one who called you is holy.

Leviticus 11:44

because I, the LORD, am your God. Set yourselves apart and be holy, because I am holy. You are not to defile yourselves with any of the swarming creatures that swarm the earth.

Leviticus 20:26

"You are to be holy toward me, because I, the LORD, am holy. I've separated you from among the people to be mine.

Job 1:1-3

There once was a man in the land of Uz named Job. The man was blameless as well as upright. He feared God and kept away from evil.

Psalm 37:37

Observe the blameless! Take note of the upright! Indeed, the future of that man is peace.

Matthew 5:16

In the same way, let your light shine before people in such a way that they will see your good actions and glorify your Father in heaven."

Matthew 5:45

so that you will become children of your Father in heaven, because he makes his sun rise on both evil and good people, and he lets rain fall on the righteous and the unrighteous.

Luke 6:40

A disciple is not better than his teacher. But everyone who is fully-trained will be like his teacher.

2 Corinthians 13:9

We are glad when we are weak and you are strong. That is what we are praying for your maturity.

2 Corinthians 13:11

Finally, brothers, goodbye. Keep on growing to maturity. Keep listening to my appeals. Continue agreeing with each other and living in peace. Then the God of love and peace will be with you.

Ephesians 5:1-2

So be imitators of God, as his dear children.

1 John 3:3

And everyone who has this hope based on him keeps himself pure, just as the Messiah is pure.

Ephesians 3:1

For this reason I, Paul, am the prisoner of the Messiah Jesus for the sake of you gentiles.