Thus let your light shine before men, so that they may see your good works, and they may glorify your Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 5:48 - English Majority Text Version You therefore be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect. Higit pang mga bersyonKing 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. |
Thus let your light shine before men, so that they may see your good works, and they may glorify your Father who is in heaven.
so that you may prove to be sons of your Father in heaven; because He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and He sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
And if you greet your friends only, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the tax collectors do so?
Therefore be compassionate, just as your Father also is compassionate.
A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone having been fully trained will be like his teacher.
Finally brothers, farewell. Restore yourselves, comfort yourselves, be in agreement, be at peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.
For we rejoice whenever we are weak, but you are strong. And this also we pray, that you may be made complete.
Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus in behalf of you Gentiles--
whom we proclaim, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus;
Epaphras greets you, who is one of you, a bondservant of Christ, always struggling for you in his prayers, that you may stand mature and complete in all the will of God.
But let endurance have its perfect work, that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing.
And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.