Matthew 5:48
Be ye therefore perfect, as your Father who is in heaven is perfect!
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
In Context
Cross References
Matthew 5:45That you may be the children of your Father who is in heaven, who causeth his sun to arise on the good and on the evil, and who sendeth showers on the just and on the unjust.
Luke 6:40The disciple than his master is not greater; but every man who is perfect shall be as his master.
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 →