11 translations · Greek
Matthew 5:48
Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.
Matthew 5:48 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.
- KJV King James Version
- Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- You will therefore be perfect, as your Father who [is] in the heavens is perfect.”
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Grow up and become completely trustworthy, just as your heavenly Father is trustworthy.”
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- ye shall therefore be perfect, as your Father who [is] in the heavens is perfect.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Be ye therefore perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father who is in heaven is perfect.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Be you therefore perfect, as also your heavenly Father is perfect.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ἔσεσθε | Esesthe | Be | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| οὖν | oun | therefore | G3767 οὖν therefore/then |
| ὑμεῖς | hymeis | — | G4771 σύ you |
| τέλειοι | teleioi | perfect | G5046 τέλειος perfect |
| ὡς | hōs | as | G5613 ὡς as/when |
| ὁ | ho | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Πατὴρ | Patēr | Father | G3962 πατήρ father |
| ὑμῶν | hymōn | your | G4771 σύ you |
| ὁ | ho | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| οὐράνιος | ouranios | heavenly | G3770 οὐράνιος heavenly |
| τέλειός | teleios | perfect | G5046 τέλειος perfect |
| ἐστιν | estin | is | G1510 εἰμί to be |
Related verses
- 1 Peter 1:15–16
but just as he who called you is holy, you yourselves also be holy in all of your behavior; because it is written, “You shall be holy; for I am holy.”
- James 1:4
Let endurance have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
- Leviticus 19:2
“Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘You shall be holy; for I, Yahweh your God, am holy.
- Ephesians 5:1–2
Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children. Walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling fragrance.
- Deuteronomy 18:13
You shall be perfect with Yahweh your God.
- Luke 6:36
“Therefore be merciful, even as your Father is also merciful.
- 1 John 3:3
Everyone who has this hope set on him purifies himself, even as he is pure.
- Colossians 1:28
whom we proclaim, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus;
- Luke 6:40
A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher.
- 2 Corinthians 7:1
Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
46 For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Don’t even the tax collectors do the same?
47 If you only greet your friends, what more do you do than others? Don’t even the tax collectors do the same?
48 Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.
Read all of Matthew 5 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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