Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.Matthew 5:48
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Greek)
ἔσεσθε οὖν ὑμεῖς τέλειοι ὡς ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν ὁ οὐράνιος τέλειός ἐστιν.
- ἔσεσθεesesthe“Will be”Verb, future, middle (deponent), indicative, 2nd person plural · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- οὖνoun“therefore”Conjunction · “therefore/then” · Strong's G3767
- ὑμεῖςhumeis“you yourselves”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, nominative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- τέλειοιteleioi“perfect”Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from τέλειος · “perfect” · Strong's G5046
- ὡςhōs“how”Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
- ὁho“the”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- πατὴρpatēr“Father”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
- ὑμῶνhumōn“of you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- ὁho“who”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- οὐράνιοςouranios“Heavenly”Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “heavenly” · Strong's G3770
- τέλειόςteleios“perfect”Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from τέλειος · “perfect” · Strong's G5046
- ἐστιν.estin“is.”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)