Matthew 5:48

New International Version

⁴⁸Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.^(A)

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Matthew 5:48

English Standard Version

⁴⁸^(A)You therefore must be ^(B)perfect, ^(C)as your heavenly Father is perfect.

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Matthew 5:48

Christian Standard Bible

⁴⁸Be perfect,^(A) therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

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Matthew 5:48

New American Standard Bible 1995

⁴⁸Therefore ^[a]^(A)you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

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Matthew 5:48 Lit you shall be

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