Matthew 5:48
46 If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Do not even tax collectors do the same?
47 And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even Gentiles do the same?
Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
- KJV
- Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
- WEB
- Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.
- ASV
- Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
- DARBY
- Be *ye* therefore perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect.
- BLB
- You⁺ shall be perfect, therefore, as your⁺ heavenly Father is perfect.[]
- ÅB
- Derfor skal dere være fullkomne, slik som den himmelske Faren deres er fullkommen.»
- OTB
- Derfor, strev etter å være fullkomne, slik som deres himmelske Far er fullkommen.
- B1930
- Derfor skal I være fullkomne, likesom eders himmelske Fader er fullkommen.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Peter 1:15–16
But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,
Read in contextJames 1:4
Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
Read in contextLeviticus 19:2
“Speak to the whole congregation of Israel and tell them: Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.
Read in contextEphesians 5:1–2
Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,
Read in contextLuke 6:36
Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 18:13
You must be blameless before the LORD your God.
Read in context1 John 3:3
And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.
Read in contextColossians 1:28
We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.
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