Perfect

Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.

For in many things we all stumble. If any stumbleth not in word, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body also.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, neither shadow that is cast by turning.

For it became him, for whom are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the author of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

As for God, his way is perfect: The word of Jehovah is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in him.

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

But he that looketh into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and so continueth, being not a hearer that forgetteth but a doer that worketh, this man shall be blessed in his doing.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. — read the full passage →

Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into manifold temptations; — read the full passage →

for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; — read the full passage →

Let your loins be girded about, and your lamps burning; — read the full passage →

And one of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together, and knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, What commandment is the first of all? — read the full passage →

Jehovah will perfect that which concerneth me: Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, endureth for ever; Forsake not the works of thine own hands.

but like as he who called you is holy, be ye yourselves also holy in all manner of living;

but when that which is perfect is come, that which is in part shall be done away.

A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; even as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. — read the full passage →

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God.

I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all in like manner perish.

But the Pharisees, when they heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, gathered themselves together. — read the full passage →

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, — read the full passage →

But when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his glory: — read the full passage →

For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. — read the full passage →

And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

Then came Peter and said to him, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? until seven times? — read the full passage →

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth him that sent me, hath eternal life, and cometh not into judgment, but hath passed out of death into life.

Be ye merciful, even as your Father is merciful.

Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.

but I say unto you, that every one that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

Thou shalt not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people; but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I am Jehovah.

There is no fear in love: but perfect love casteth out fear, because fear hath punishment; and he that feareth is not made perfect in love.

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. — read the full passage →

My little children, these things write I unto you that ye may not sin. And if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

For whatsoever is begotten of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that hath overcome the world, even our faith.

Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither knoweth him.

And let patience have its perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, lacking in nothing.

and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe in the gospel.

I will give thanks unto thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: Wonderful are thy works; And that my soul knoweth right well.

And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleaning of thy harvest. — read the full passage →

Herein is love made perfect with us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as he is, even so are we in this world.

and above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness.

Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not irksome, but for you it is safe. — read the full passage →

Jesus therefore saith unto them, My time is not yet come; but your time is always ready.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.

For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:

Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, Neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness. — read the full passage →

As for God, his way is perfect: The word of Jehovah is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in him.

My shield is with God, Who saveth the upright in heart.

Whosoever is begotten of God doeth no sin, because his seed abideth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is begotten of God.

And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

but like as he who called you is holy, be ye yourselves also holy in all manner of living; — read the full passage →

and the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.

For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more a sacrifice for sins,

Wherefore leaving the doctrine of the first principles of Christ, let us press on unto perfection; not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,

who being the effulgence of his glory, and the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had made purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

Howbeit the firm foundation of God standeth, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his: and, Let every one that nameth the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness.

Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.

Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, be thus minded: and if in anything ye are otherwise minded, this also shall God reveal unto you:

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;

And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; — read the full passage →

Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfected; be comforted; be of the same mind; live in peace: and the God of love and peace shall be with you.

Wherefore we faint not; but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day.

In love of the brethren be tenderly affectioned one to another; in honor preferring one another;

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

For while we were yet weak, in due season Christ died for the ungodly.

And he said unto them, It is not for you to know times or seasons, which the Father hath set within his own authority.

If ye love me, ye will keep my commandments.

If ye love me, ye will keep my commandments. — read the full passage →

We know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and do his will, him he heareth.

But go ye and learn what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice: for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.

He hath made everything beautiful in its time: also he hath set eternity in their heart, yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath done from the beginning even to the end.

Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed thereto according to thy word.

The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament showeth his handiwork.

The words of Jehovah are pure words; As silver tried in a furnace on the earth, Purified seven times.

There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and turned away from evil.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the vainglory of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

But forget not this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye doubleminded.

Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.

that the man of God may be complete, furnished completely unto every good work.

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ:

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

Jesus said unto him, If thou wouldest be perfect, go, sell that which thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hasteth toward the end, and shall not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not delay.

Where no wise guidance is, the people falleth; But in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

God setteth the solitary in families: He bringeth out the prisoners into prosperity; But the rebellious dwell in a parched land.

But for the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part shall be in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.

For ye received not the spirit of bondage again unto fear; but ye received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

Surely there is not a righteous man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.