Matthew 5:48

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Ye shall therfore be perfecte, euen as your father, which is in heauen, is perfecte.

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  • Lev 19:2 : 2 Speake vnto all the congregation of ye chyldren of Israel, and say vnto them: Ye shalbe holy, for I the Lorde your God am holy.
  • Jas 1:4 : 4 And let patience haue her perfect worke, that ye may be perfect & sounde, lackyng nothyng.
  • 1 Pet 1:15-16 : 15 But as he which called you is holy, euen so be ye holy also in all maner of conuersation: 16 Because it is written, be ye holy, for I am holy.
  • Col 1:28 : 28 Whom we preache, warnyng euery man, and teachyng euery man in all wisdome, to present all men perfect in Christe Iesus:
  • Deut 18:13 : 13 Thou shalt be perfect therfore in the sight of the Lorde thy God.
  • Gen 17:1 : 1 When Abram was ninetie yere olde and nine, the Lorde appeared to hym, and sayde vnto hym: I am the almightie God, walke before me, and be thou perfect.
  • 2 Cor 7:1 : 1 Seyng that we haue these promises (dearely beloued) let vs clense our selues from all fylthynesse of the flesshe & spirite, and growe vp to full holynesse in the feare of God.
  • Luke 6:36 : 36 Be ye therfore mercifull, as your father also is mercifull.
  • Eph 5:1-2 : 1 Be ye therefore folowers of God, as deare chyldren: 2 And walke ye in loue, euen as Christe hath loued vs, and hath geuen hym selfe for vs an offering and a sacrifice of a sweete smellyng sauour to God.
  • Phil 3:12-15 : 12 Not as though I had alredy attayned, either were alredy perfect: but I folowe, yf that I may comprehende, wherein also I am comprehended of Christe Iesus. 13 Brethren I count not my selfe as yet that I haue attained: but this one thing I say I forget those thinges which are behynde, and endeuour my selfe vnto those thynges which are before, 14 And I prease towarde the marke, for the price of the hye callyng of God in Christe Iesus. 15 Let vs therfore as many as be perfect, be thus mynded, and if ye be otherwyse mynded, God shall reueale the same also vnto you.
  • Lev 11:44 : 44 For I am the Lorde your God: Be sanctified therfore, and ye shalbe holy, for I am holy: and ye shall not defyle your soules with any maner of creeping thyng that creepeth vpon the earth:
  • Col 4:12 : 12 Epaphras which is of you, a seruaunt of Christe, saluteth you, alwayes labouryng feruently for you in prayers, that ye may stande perfect and fylled in all the wyll of God.
  • 1 John 3:3 : 3 And euery man that hath this hope in hym, purgeth hym selfe, euen as he also is pure.
  • Lev 20:26 : 26 Therfore shall ye be holy vnto me, for I the Lorde am holy, and haue seuered you from other nations, that ye shoulde be myne.
  • Job 1:1-3 : 1 In the lande of Hus there was a man whose name was Iob, & the same was a perfect and iust man, one that feared God and eschued euill. 2 And he had seuen sonnes and three daughters. 3 His substaunce also was seuen thousand sheepe, and three thousand camels, fiue hundred yoke of oxen, and fiue hundred shee asses, and a very great householde: so that he was one of the most principall men among all them of the east countrey.
  • Ps 37:37 : 37 Marke hym that is perfect, and beholde him that is iust: for the ende of suche a man is peace.
  • Matt 5:16 : 16 Let your lyght so shyne before men, that they may see your good workes, and glorifie your father, whiche is in heauen.
  • Matt 5:45 : 45 That ye may be the chyldren of your father, which is in heauen. For he maketh his sonne to aryse on the euyll, and on the good, and sendeth rayne on the iust, and on the vniust.
  • Luke 6:40 : 40 The disciple is not aboue his maister: But whosoeuer wylbe a perfect disciple, shalbe as his maister is.
  • 2 Cor 13:9 : 9 For we are glad when we are weake, and ye are strong. Truely this also we wishe, euen your perfection.
  • 2 Cor 13:11 : 11 Finally brethren, fare well, be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mynde, lyue in peace, and the God of loue and peace shalbe with you.
  • Eph 3:1 : 1 For this cause I Paul am a prisoner of Iesus Christe, for you heathen:

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