Matthew 5:48
You, then, must become perfect – as your heavenly Father is perfect.
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In The King James Version
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
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Cross References
Psalms 37:37Preserve your honor and practise uprightness, for such a person fares well in the end.
Matthew 5:45so that you may become children of your Father who is in heaven; for he causes his sun to rise on bad and good alike, and sends rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous.
Luke 6:40A student is not above their teacher; yet every finished student will be like their teacher.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 5:44-48
The Sermon on the Mount. 43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. 44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; 45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. 46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do… Read the whole commentary →