Matthew 5:48 KJV
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
Matthew 5:48, King James Version
In context
47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
Cross-references
- 1 Peter 1:15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
- James 1:4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
- Leviticus 19:2 Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the Lord your God am holy.
- Ephesians 5:1 Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;
- Deuteronomy 18:13 Thou shalt be perfect with the Lord thy God.