King James Version

Matthew 5:48

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

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “how” (ὡς) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “Heavenly” (οὐράνιος) before perfect here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “as” (ὥσπερ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “in the heavens” (ἐν) before perfect here.

ἜσεσθεesestheBeεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 2nd person plural — “Be”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.Beοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.thereforeὑμεῖςhumeisyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “you”, the subject formG4771you.τέλειοιteleioiperfectτέλειος (teleios)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “perfect”, the subject formG5046perfect, (a) complete in all its parts, (b) full grown, of full age, (c) specially of the completeness of Christian character.This verse uses “perfect”.perfectὡςhōsevenὡςconjunction — “even”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.evenὁhowhichὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.whichπατὴρpatērfatherπατήρnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “father”, the subject formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.ὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.οὐράνιοςouraniosis inοὐράνιοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “is in”, the subject formG3770in heaven, belonging to heaven, heavenly, from heaven.is inτέλειόςteleiosperfectτέλειοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “perfect”, the subject formG5046perfect, (a) complete in all its parts, (b) full grown, of full age, (c) specially of the completeness of Christian character.This verse uses “perfect”.perfectἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.

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ὥσπερhōsperevenὥσπερparticle — “even”G5618just as, as, even as.ἐνenwhichἐνadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG1722in, on, among.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

Be ye therefore perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Douay-Rheims

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

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