When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him, saying, ‘I am God Almighty. Live in my presence and be blameless.
Matthew 5:48 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him, saying, ‘I am God Almighty. Live in my presence and be blameless.
God #– #his way is perfect; the word of the Lord is pure. He is a shield to all who take refuge in him.
For I am the Lord your God, so you must consecrate yourselves and be holy because I am holy. Do not defile yourselves by any swarming creature that crawls on the ground.
‘Speak to the entire Israelite community and tell them: Be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy.
You are to be holy to me because I, the Lord, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be mine.
In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.
so that you may be children of your Father in heaven. For he causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
And if you greet only your brothers and sisters, what are you doing out of the ordinary? , Don’t even the Gentiles do the same?
A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher.
Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice. Become mature, be encouraged, be of the same mind, be at peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.
We rejoice when we are weak and you are strong. We also pray that you become fully mature.
So then, dear friends, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from every impurity of the flesh and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.
For this reason, I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles #– #
Obey the Lord your God and follow his commands and statutes I am giving you today.’
We proclaim him, warning and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone mature in Christ.
Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling for you in his prayers, so that you can stand mature and fully assured in everything God wills.
And let endurance have its full effect, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing.
And everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself just as he is pure.