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Matthew 5:48 ESV / 243 helpful votes
You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
James 3:2 ESV / 100 helpful votes
For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body.
1 John 4:18 ESV / 91 helpful votes
There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.
Matthew 19:21 ESV / 88 helpful votes
Jesus said to him, “If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”
Romans 12:1-2 ESV / 74 helpful votes
I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
James 1:4 ESV / 69 helpful votes
And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
Hebrews 10:26 ESV / 68 helpful votes
For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,
1 John 2:1 ESV / 67 helpful votes
My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.
1 John 4:17 ESV / 63 helpful votes
By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so also are we in this world.
1 John 3:6 ESV / 61 helpful votes
No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him.
Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV / 60 helpful votes
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
1 John 3:9 ESV / 56 helpful votes
No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God’s seed abides in him, and he cannot keep on sinning because he has been born of God.
Luke 13:3 ESV / 52 helpful votes
No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.
Matthew 9:13 ESV / 52 helpful votes
Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.”
Romans 3:23 ESV / 50 helpful votes
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
John 14:15-16 ESV / 46 helpful votes
“If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever,
Hebrews 10:14 ESV / 44 helpful votes
For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified.
Romans 12:2 ESV / 40 helpful votes
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Romans 6:11 ESV / 38 helpful votes
So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.
James 1:25 ESV / 36 helpful votes
But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing.
2 Corinthians 7:1 ESV / 36 helpful votes
Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.
John 3:16 ESV / 35 helpful votes
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
Titus 2:12 ESV / 33 helpful votes
Training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age,
Proverbs 11:5 ESV / 31 helpful votes
The righteousness of the blameless keeps his way straight, but the wicked falls by his own wickedness.
Psalm 18:30 ESV / 31 helpful votes
This God—his way is perfect; the word of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.
2 Timothy 3:17 ESV / 30 helpful votes
That the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.
2 Timothy 2:19 ESV / 29 helpful votes
But God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.”
Romans 6:1-2 ESV / 29 helpful votes
What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it?
James 4:17 ESV / 28 helpful votes
So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.
Colossians 3:14 ESV / 28 helpful votes
And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.
1 Peter 1:15-16 ESV / 27 helpful votes
But as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”
Psalm 19:7 ESV / 26 helpful votes
The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple;
Psalm 34:1-22 ESV / 25 helpful votes
Of David, when he changed his behavior before Abimelech, so that he drove him out, and he went away. I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul makes its boast in the Lord; let the humble hear and be glad. Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together! I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed. …
Philippians 1:6 ESV / 24 helpful votes
And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
Romans 7:7 ESV / 24 helpful votes
What then shall we say? That the law is sin? By no means! Yet if it had not been for the law, I would not have known sin. For I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.”
Isaiah 40:31 ESV / 24 helpful votes
But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
2 Samuel 22:31 ESV / 24 helpful votes
This God—his way is perfect; the word of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.
Hebrews 5:9 ESV / 23 helpful votes
And being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him,
Philippians 3:12 ESV / 23 helpful votes
Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own.
2 Corinthians 13:11 ESV / 23 helpful votes
Finally, brothers, rejoice. Aim for restoration, comfort one another, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.
Jeremiah 29:11 ESV / 23 helpful votes
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Philippians 3:15 ESV / 22 helpful votes
Let those of us who are mature think this way, and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal that also to you.
Ephesians 5:1 ESV / 21 helpful votes
Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children.
2 Corinthians 4:16 ESV / 20 helpful votes
So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.
1 Corinthians 2:6 ESV / 20 helpful votes
Yet among the mature we do impart wisdom, although it is not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are doomed to pass away.
Matthew 11:28 ESV / 20 helpful votes
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Colossians 1:28 ESV / 19 helpful votes
Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ.
Romans 5:8 ESV / 19 helpful votes
But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Psalm 119:9 ESV / 19 helpful votes
How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word.
Deuteronomy 18:13 ESV / 19 helpful votes
You shall be blameless before the Lord your God,
Genesis 17:1 ESV / 19 helpful votes
When Abram was ninety-nine years old the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless,
Ephesians 4:26 ESV / 18 helpful votes
Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,
Luke 6:36 ESV / 18 helpful votes
Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.
Psalm 7:10 ESV / 18 helpful votes
My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.
Philippians 4:13 ESV / 17 helpful votes
I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
John 1:1 ESV / 17 helpful votes
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Genesis 6:9 ESV / 17 helpful votes
These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation. Noah walked with God.
2 Peter 3:14 ESV / 16 helpful votes
Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by him without spot or blemish, and at peace.
Philippians 2:15 ESV / 16 helpful votes
That you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,
Galatians 2:20 ESV / 16 helpful votes
I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Romans 8:28 ESV / 16 helpful votes
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
Romans 6:15-16 ESV / 16 helpful votes
What then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness?
Isaiah 41:10 ESV / 16 helpful votes
Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Psalm 139:14 ESV / 16 helpful votes
I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.
1 Chronicles 16:11 ESV / 16 helpful votes
Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!
Hebrews 13:20-21 ESV / 15 helpful votes
Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
Hebrews 6:1 ESV / 15 helpful votes
Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God,
Matthew 5:45 ESV / 15 helpful votes
So that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
Daniel 9:3-18 ESV / 15 helpful votes
Then I turned my face to the Lord God, seeking him by prayer and pleas for mercy with fasting and sackcloth and ashes. I prayed to the Lord my God and made confession, saying, “O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, we have sinned and done wrong and acted wickedly and rebelled, turning aside from your commandments and rules. We have not listened to your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land. To you, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but to us open shame, as at this day, to the men of Judah, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, those who are near and those who are far away, in all the lands to which you have driven them, because of the treachery that they have committed against you. …
Isaiah 64:6 ESV / 15 helpful votes
We have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment. We all fade like a leaf, and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.
Hebrews 7:11 ESV / 14 helpful votes
Now if perfection had been attainable through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need would there have been for another priest to arise after the order of Melchizedek, rather than one named after the order of Aaron?
Matthew 6:33 ESV / 14 helpful votes
But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
Job 1:8-2:6 ESV / 14 helpful votes
And the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil?” Then Satan answered the Lord and said, “Does Job fear God for no reason? Have you not put a hedge around him and his house and all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land. But stretch out your hand and touch all that he has, and he will curse you to your face.” And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your hand. Only against him do not stretch out your hand.” So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord. …
1 John 1:7-3:9 ESV / 13 helpful votes
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. …
Hebrews 2:10 ESV / 13 helpful votes
For it was fitting that he, for whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, should make the founder of their salvation perfect through suffering.
2 Timothy 3:16 ESV / 13 helpful votes
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
Ecclesiastes 7:15-26 ESV / 13 helpful votes
In my vain life I have seen everything. There is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who prolongs his life in his evildoing. Be not overly righteous, and do not make yourself too wise. Why should you destroy yourself? Be not overly wicked, neither be a fool. Why should you die before your time? It is good that you should take hold of this, and from that withhold not your hand, for the one who fears God shall come out from both of them. Wisdom gives strength to the wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city. …
James 4:5-5:16 ESV / 12 helpful votes
Or do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, “He yearns jealously over the spirit that he has made to dwell in us”? But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. …
Philippians 4:8 ESV / 12 helpful votes
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
Ephesians 4:31-32 ESV / 12 helpful votes
Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
Ephesians 4:13 ESV / 12 helpful votes
Until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,
Romans 12:1 ESV / 12 helpful votes
I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
Matthew 5:16 ESV / 12 helpful votes
In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
Isaiah 1:16 ESV / 12 helpful votes
Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean; remove the evil of your deeds from before my eyes; cease to do evil,
Proverbs 28:13 ESV / 12 helpful votes
Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.
Psalm 119:105 ESV / 12 helpful votes
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
Psalm 37:37 ESV / 12 helpful votes
Mark the blameless and behold the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace.
Genesis 15:6 ESV / 12 helpful votes
And he believed the Lord, and he counted it to him as righteousness.
James 2:18 ESV / 11 helpful votes
But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.
James 1:17 ESV / 11 helpful votes
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
Colossians 4:12 ESV / 11 helpful votes
Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you, always struggling on your behalf in his prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God.
Philippians 4:6-7 ESV / 11 helpful votes
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 2:14-16 ESV / 11 helpful votes
Do all things without grumbling or questioning, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, holding fast to the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I may be proud that I did not run in vain or labor in vain.
Ephesians 5:25-27 ESV / 11 helpful votes
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.
Romans 6:23 ESV / 11 helpful votes
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
John 14:6-16 ESV / 11 helpful votes
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him.” Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.” Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father who dwells in me does his works. …
John 8:24 ESV / 11 helpful votes
I told you that you would die in your sins, for unless you believe that I am he you will die in your sins.”
Habakkuk 2:3 ESV / 11 helpful votes
For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay.
Ecclesiastes 7:20 ESV / 11 helpful votes
Surely there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.
Hebrews 1:3 ESV / 10 helpful votes
He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
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