48 (A)Therefore you shall be perfect, just (B)as your Father in heaven is perfect.

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48 Therefore (A)you shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

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48 You, therefore, will be perfect [growing into spiritual maturity both in mind and character, actively integrating godly values into your daily life], as your heavenly Father is perfect.(A)

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48 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.(A)

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

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36 (A)Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.

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36 [a]Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

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  1. Luke 6:36 Or Prove yourselves merciful

36 Be merciful (responsive, compassionate, tender) just as your [heavenly] Father is merciful.

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36 Be merciful,(A) just as your Father(B) is merciful.

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36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.

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Beloved, (A)now we are children of God; and (B)it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, (C)we shall be like Him, for (D)we shall see Him as He is. (E)And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.

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(A)Beloved, now we are (B)children of God, and (C)it has not appeared as yet what we will be. We know that when He (D)appears, we will be (E)like Him, because we will (F)see Him just as He is. And everyone who has this (G)hope set on Him (H)purifies himself, just as He is pure.

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Beloved, we are [even here and] now children of God, and it is not yet made clear what we will be [after His coming]. We know that when He comes and is revealed, we will [as His children] be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is [in all His glory]. And everyone who has this hope [confidently placed] in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure (holy, undefiled, guiltless).

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Dear friends,(A) now we are children of God,(B) and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears,[a](C) we shall be like him,(D) for we shall see him as he is.(E) All who have this hope in him purify themselves,(F) just as he is pure.(G)

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  1. 1 John 3:2 Or when it is made known

Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

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15 (A)but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct,

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15 but [a](A)like the Holy One who called you, [b](B)be holy yourselves also (C)in all your behavior;

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  1. 1 Peter 1:15 Lit according to
  2. 1 Peter 1:15 Or become

15 But like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves in all your conduct [be set apart from the world by your godly character and moral courage];

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15 But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do;(A)

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15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;

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(A)He who says he abides in Him (B)ought himself also to walk just as He walked.

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the one who says that he (A)remains in Him (B)ought, himself also, walk just as He walked.

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whoever says he lives in Christ [that is, whoever says he has accepted Him as God and Savior] ought [as a moral obligation] to walk and conduct himself just as He walked and conducted Himself.

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Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.(A)

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He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.

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