Matthew 5:48

The Sermon On The Mount: Love For Enemies

⁴⁷ And if ye embrace your brethren only, what do ye more than others? Do not even the publicans so? ⁴⁸ Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Father in Heaven

Heavenly Father

Our Father in Heaven

Leviticus 19:2

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.

Colossians 1:28

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

Genesis 17:1

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.

Deuteronomy 18:13

Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God.

Luke 6:36

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

2 Corinthians 7:1

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.

Philippians 3:12-15

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.

Colossians 4:12

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.

James 1:4

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

1 Peter 1:15-16

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

Leviticus 11:44

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.

Leviticus 20:26

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.

Job 1:1-3

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.

Psalm 37:37

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

Matthew 5:16

Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in the heavens.

Matthew 5:45

that ye may be sons of your Father who is in the heavens, for he makes his sun to rise on the evil and on the good and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

Luke 6:40

The disciple is not above his master, but any one that is as the master shall be perfect.

2 Corinthians 13:9

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

2 Corinthians 13:11

For the rest, brethren, that ye may have joy, be perfected, have consolation, be of one mind, having peace; and the God of peace and charity shall be with you.

Ephesians 5:1-2

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as dear children

1 John 3:3

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

Ephesians 3:1

For this cause I, Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,