Matthew 5:48 - The Scriptures 1998

“Therefore, be perfect, as your Father in the heavens is perfect.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

You, therefore, must be perfect [growing into complete maturity of godliness in mind and character, having reached the proper height of virtue and integrity], as your heavenly Father is perfect. [Lev. 19:2, 18.]

American Standard Version (1901)

Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Common English Bible

Therefore, just as your heavenly Father is complete in showing love to everyone, so also you must be complete.

Catholic Public Domain Version

Therefore, be perfect, even as your heavenly Father is perfect."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Be you therefore perfect, as also your heavenly Father is perfect.

Matthew 5:48 Cross References

Genesis 17:1

And it came to be when Aḇ

2 Samuel 22:31

“The Ě

Psalm 37:37

Watch the perfect, and observe the straight; For the latter end of each is peace.

Leviticus 11:44

‘For I am יהוה  your Elohim, and you shall set yourselves apart. And you shall be set-apart, for I am set-apart. And do not defile yourselves with any creeping creature that creeps on the earth.

Leviticus 19:2

“Speak to all the congregation of the children of Yisra’ĕ

Leviticus 20:26

‘And you shall be set-apart to Me, for I יהוה  am set-apart, and have separated you from the peoples to be Mine.

Matthew 5:16

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

Matthew 5:45

so that you become sons of your Father in the heavens. Because He makes His sun rise on the wicked and on the good, and sends rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous.

Matthew 5:47

“And if you greet your brothers only, what do you do more than others? Are the tax collectors not doing so too?

Luke 6:36

“Therefore be compassionate, as your Father also is compassionate.

Luke 6:40

“A taught one is not above his teacher, but everyone perfected shall be like his teacher.

2 Corinthians 13:11

For the rest, brothers, rejoice. Be made perfect, be encouraged, be of one mind, live in peace. And the Elohim of love and peace shall be with you.

2 Corinthians 13:9

For we rejoice when we are weak and you are strong. And this also we pray for: your perfection.

2 Corinthians 7:1

Having, then, these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of the flesh and spirit, perfecting set-apartness in the fear of Elohim.

Ephesians 3:1

Because of this I, Sha’ul, am the prisoner of יהושע  Messiah on behalf of you gentiles –

Deuteronomy 18:13

“Be perfect before יהוה  your Elohim,

Deuteronomy 27:10

and you shall obey the voice of יהוה  your Elohim, and do His commands and His laws which I command you today.”

Colossians 1:28

whom we announce, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, in order to present every man perfect in Messiah יהושע,

Colossians 4:12

Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Messiah, greets you, always wrestling for you in prayers, so that you stand perfect and complete in all the desire of Elohim.

James 1:4

And let endurance have a perfect work, so that you be perfect and complete, lacking in naught.

1 John 3:3

And everyone having this expectation in Him cleanses himself, as He is clean.