Perfect (τελειο). The word comes from τελος, end, goal, limit. Here it is the goal set before us, the absolute standard of our Hea…

Be ye therefore perfect, he concludes this part of the discourse by commanding his disciples to be perfect.

This word comm…

Be ye therefore perfect — Literally, You therefore shall be perfect — the ideal future that implies an imperativ…

For if you love them which love you, what reward do you have? do not even the publicans do the same? And if you salute your brethren only, what…

Glossa Ordinaria: The Lord has taught above that we must not resist one who injures us, but must be ready even to suffer more.…

It is best to understand v.48 as the conclusion to all the antitheses. The OT background to this verse is Lev 19:2, with “holy” displaced by “perfe…

You shall therefore be perfect. This perfection does not mean equality, but relates solely to resemblance.⁴²³…

Be you therefore perfect, as your Father
This perfection is to be restrained to the subject Christ is upon, love to …

The Jewish teachers understood “neighbor” to mean only those who were of their own country, nation, and religion, whom they regarded as their frien…

You have heard that it has been said, You shall love your neighbor. Above, the Lord fulfilled the Law concerning permi iv…