MAT 5:48 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Yeshua (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, pink:genitive/possessor.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

GHT So, you will-be accomplished[adjective], even-as the Father, of {you}, the in to {the heavens}, is-being accomplished[adjective].

ULT Therefore, you shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

UST So, you should always do what is right, just as God, your Father, who rules from heaven, always does what is right.

BSB Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.[’’]

MSB Be perfect, therefore, as your Father in heaven[fn] is perfect.[’’]

5:48 CT heavenly Father

BLB You shall be perfect, therefore, as your Heavenly Father is perfect.

AICNT “Therefore, you shall be perfect, [[just]][fn] as your {heavenly Father}[fn] is perfect.”

5:48, just: Included in D(05) BYZ TR.

5:48, heavenly Father: Some manuscripts read “Father in the heavens.” D(05) Latin(b h k) BYZ TR.

OEB You, then, must become perfect – as your heavenly Father is perfect.

2DT Therefore, you will be complete as your Father, the Heavenly One, is complete.

WEBBE & WMBB Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.

NET So then, be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

LSV You will therefore be perfect, as your Father who [is] in the heavens is perfect.”

FBV Grow up and become completely trustworthy,[fn] just as your heavenly Father is trustworthy.”

5:48 Literally, “perfect, complete, undivided, whole, mature.” The idea here is of a way of life totally dedicated to God rather than focusing on some abstract concept of perfection. The focus is on spiritual maturity which translates into being someone dependable, someone who can always be trusted.

TCNT You therefore shall be perfect, just as your [fn]Father in heaven is perfect.

5:48 Father in heaven ¦ heavenly Father CT

T4T You need to love those who do not love you, and in that way become perfect as God your Father, who is in heaven, is perfect.”

LEB Therefore you be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect.

BBE Be then complete in righteousness, even as your Father in heaven is complete.

Moff You must be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Wymth You however are to be complete in goodness, as your Heavenly Father is complete.
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ASV Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

DRA Be you therefore perfect, as also your heavenly Father is perfect.

YLT ye shall therefore be perfect, as your Father who [is] in the heavens is perfect.

Drby Be ye therefore perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect.

RV Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
(Ye/You_all therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.)

SLT Therefore, be ye perfected, as your Father which is in the heavens is perfected.

Wbstr Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father who is in heaven is perfect.

KJB-1769 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
( Be ye/you_all therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.)

KJB-1611 Be yee therefore perfect, euen as your father, which is in heauen, is perfect.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps Ye shall therfore be perfecte, euen as your father, which is in heauen, is perfecte.
(Ye/You_all shall therefore be perfect, even as your father, which is in heaven, is perfect.)

Gnva Ye shall therefore be perfit, as your Father which is in heauen, is perfite.
(Ye/You_all shall therefore be perfect, as your Father which is in heaven, is perfect.)

Cvdl Ye shall therfore be perfecte, euen as youre father in heaue is perfecte.
(Ye/You_all shall therefore be perfect, even as your(pl) father in heaven is perfect.)

TNT Do not the Publicans lyke wyse? ye shall therfore be perfecte even as youre father which is in heauen is perfecte.
(Do not the Publicans/Tax_collectors likewise? ye/you_all shall therefore be perfect even as your(pl) father which is in heaven is perfect.)

Wycl Therfore be ye parfit, as youre heuenli fadir is parfit.
(Therefore be ye/you_all perfect, as your(pl) heavenly father is perfect.)

Luth Darum sollt ihr vollkommen sein, gleichwie euer Vater im Himmel vollkommen ist.
(Therefore should you(pl)/their/her completely/perfectly be, same_as your(pl) father in_the heaven completely/perfectly is.)

ClVg Estote ergo vos perfecti, sicut et Pater vester cælestis perfectus est.[fn]
(Be therefore you(pl) perfect, like and Father/Chief your heavenly perfect it_is.)

5.48 Perfecti. In charitate Dei et proximi. Cumulus perfectionis diligere etiam inimicos, et orare pro illis, sicut et Christus fecit.

5.48 Perfect. In with_love of_God and neighbours. Cumulus perfection to_love also enemies, and to_pray for to_them, like and Christ/Messiah he_did.

UGNT ἔσεσθε οὖν ὑμεῖς τέλειοι ὡς ὁ Πατὴρ ὑμῶν ὁ οὐράνιος τέλειός ἐστιν.
(esesthe oun humeis teleioi hōs ho Pataʸr humōn ho ouranios teleios estin.)

SBL-GNT Ἔσεσθε οὖν ὑμεῖς τέλειοι ⸀ὡς ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν ὁ ⸀οὐράνιος τέλειός ἐστιν.
(Esesthe oun humeis teleioi ⸀hōs ho pataʸr humōn ho ⸀ouranios teleios estin.)

RP-GNT Ἔσεσθε οὖν ὑμεῖς τέλειοι, ὥσπερ ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς τέλειός ἐστιν.
(Esesthe oun humeis teleioi, hōsper ho pataʸr humōn ho en tois ouranois teleios estin.)

TC-GNT ἔσεσθε οὖν ὑμεῖς τέλειοι, [fn]ὥσπερ ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν ὁ [fn]ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς τέλειός ἐστι.
(esesthe oun humeis teleioi, hōsper ho pataʸr humōn ho en tois ouranois teleios esti.)

5:48 ωσπερ ¦ ως ᴄᴛ

5:48 εν τοις ουρανοις ¦ ουρανιος ᴄᴛ

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 5:1–7:29: Jesus preached a sermon on a mountain

For many years, English versions and Christians have commonly referred to Matthew 5–7 as “The Sermon on the Mount.” In some translations, it may be helpful to include a heading for chapters 5–7 that is on a level above the section heading for 5:1–12.

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

The Sermon on the Mountain

The sermon that Jesus preached on a mountain

Jesus taught people on the side of a mountain/hill

5:48

Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

So, be blameless just like your^(plur) Father in heaven is blameless!
Therefore, as our^(incl) Father who lives in heaven is without fault, you^(plur) also must be without fault!”

Be perfect, therefore: The Greek conjunction that the BSB translates as therefore introduces the conclusion of the previous teaching. In many languages, it will be more natural to put the conjunction first in this verse.

Here are some other ways to translate the clause Be perfect, therefore:

So then, be perfect (NET)

That is why you must be perfect (GW)

perfect: The Greek word that the BSB translates here as perfect means “morally mature,” “complete,” “satisfying all requirements,” “lacking nothing,” or “without flaw.” In the context of the preceding teaching, it particularly refers to showing love and kindness to all. The Greek tense is future, but it is used as a command.

Here are some other ways to translate this word:

Be blameless

You^(plur) must be without fault

You^(plur) must be complete/mature

as your heavenly Father is perfect: The word as indicates a comparison. In this verse, it shows that Jesus’ followers should act in the same way God acts. For example:

But you must always act like your Father in heaven. (CEV)

The phrase your heavenly Father has the same meaning as “your Father in heaven” in 5:45. Translate this phrase in a similar way.

General Comment on 5:48

In some languages, it is more natural to put the comparison first. For example:

Therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect, you also must be perfect.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

οὖν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἔσεσθε Οὖν ὑμεῖς τελειοῖ ὡς ὁ Πατήρ ὑμῶν ὁ οὐράνιος τέλειος ἐστίν)

Here, the word Therefore introduces the conclusion to what Jesus has been telling his disciples about how to live. He could be concluding everything he said in [5:21–47](../05/21.md), or he could be concluding only what he said in [5:43–47](../05/43.md). If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces a conclusion. Alternate translation: [So then] or [In summary]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ὁ Πατὴρ ὑμῶν ὁ οὐράνιος

the ¬the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἔσεσθε Οὖν ὑμεῖς τελειοῖ ὡς ὁ Πατήρ ὑμῶν ὁ οὐράνιος τέλειος ἐστίν)

This is a figurative expression. God is not the Father of humans in the same actual way that he is the Father of Jesus. Even so, it would probably be best to translate Father with the same word that your language would naturally use to refer to a human father. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate that this means God. Alternate translation: [God your heavenly Father]

Parallel MAT 5:48

Section 5:1–7:29: Jesus preached a sermon on a mountain

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General Comment on 5:48