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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Matthew 5:48

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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5:48 This verse ties 5:20-48 together as a unit (see study note on 4:23-25). • you are to be perfect: The term rendered “perfect” means maturity and wholeness in response to Jesus’ proclamation of the Kingdom, and complete consecration to God (19:21; Eph 4:13; Phil 3:15; Col 1:28; 4:12; 1 Jn 4:18). Perfection has love at its core (see Luke 6:36).
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