"Thereforeyou are to be perfect,as your heavenlyFatheris perfect.
Now when Abramwas ninety-nineyearsold,the LORDappearedto Abramand saidto him, "I am GodAlmighty;WalkbeforeMe, and be blameless.
"As for God,His wayis blameless;The wordof the LORDis tested;He is a shieldto allwho takerefugein Him.
Markthe blamelessman,and beholdthe upright;For the manof peacewill have a posterity.
For I am the LORDyour God.Consecrateyourselves therefore, and be holy,for I am holy.And you shall not makeyourselvesuncleanwith anyof the swarmingthingsthat swarmon the earth.
"Speakto allthe congregationof the sonsof Israeland sayto them, 'You shall be holy,for I the LORDyour Godam holy.
Thus you are to be holyto Me, for I the LORDam holy;and I have setyou apartfrom the peoplesto be Mine.
"Let your lightshinebeforemenin such a waythat they may seeyour goodworks,and glorifyyour Fatherwho is in heaven.
sothat you may be sonsof your Fatherwhois in heaven;for He causesHis sunto riseon [the] eviland [the] good,and sends rainon [the] righteousand [the] unrighteous.
"Ifyou greetonlyyour brothers,whatmoreare you doing[than others]? Do not eventhe Gentilesdothe same?
"Be merciful,justas your Fatheris merciful.
"A pupilis not abovehis teacher;but everyone,after he has been fully trained,will be likehis teacher.
Finally,brethren,rejoice,be made complete,be comforted,be like-minded,live in peace;and the Godof loveand peacewill be with you.
For we rejoicewhenwe ourselvesare weakbut you are strong;thiswe alsoprayfor, that you be made complete.
Therefore,havingthesepromises,beloved,let us cleanseourselvesfrom alldefilementof fleshand spirit,perfectingholinessin the fearof God.
For thisreasonI, Paul,the prisonerof ChristJesusfor the sakeof you Gentiles--
"You shall be blamelessbeforethe LORDyour God.
"You shall therefore obeythe LORDyour God,and doHis commandmentsand His statuteswhichI commandyou today."
We proclaimHim, admonishingeverymanand teachingeverymanwith allwisdom,sothat we may presenteverymancompletein Christ.
Epaphras,whois one of your number,a bondslaveof JesusChrist,sends you his greetings,alwayslaboring earnestlyfor you in his prayers,that you may standperfectand fully assuredin allthe willof God.
And let endurancehave[its] perfectresult,sothat you may be perfectand complete,lackingin nothing.
And everyonewho hasthishope[fixed] on Him purifieshimself,justas He is pure.
