Bible Verses About Being Perfect
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for being perfect, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 3,530 votes, led by Matthew 5:48. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Being Perfect
Matthew 5:48266 votes
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
James 3:2122 votes
For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.
Matthew 19:21110 votes
Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.
1 John 4:18106 votes
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
1 John 2:188 votes
My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
Romans 12:1-286 votes
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
James 1:482 votes
But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
1 John 3:678 votes
Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.
Hebrews 10:2677 votes
For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
1 John 4:1775 votes
Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.
Ephesians 2:8-972 votes
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
1 John 3:969 votes
Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
Matthew 9:1364 votes
But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Romans 3:2363 votes
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Luke 13:361 votes
I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
John 14:15-1653 votes
If ye love me, keep my commandments.
Hebrews 10:1452 votes
For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.
Romans 12:250 votes
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Romans 6:1146 votes
Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
James 1:2545 votes
But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
Psalms 18:3043 votes
As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.
John 3:1642 votes
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
2 Timothy 2:1939 votes
Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
Colossians 3:1438 votes
And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
2 Corinthians 7:137 votes
Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
What does the Bible say about being perfect?
Readers most often cite Matthew 5:48 on the subject of being perfect. Across 3,530 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including James 3:2, Matthew 19:21, 1 John 4:18. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.