Mat 5:48, Rom 15:30, 1Cor 2:6, 14:20, Phili 3:15, Col 1:7, Heb 5:14 | ISV | STEP | So be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.”

Matthew 5:48

48 So be perfect, ^{▼▼Or mature} as your heavenly Father is perfect.” ^{▼▼Or mature}Gen 17:1; Lev 11:44; 19:2; Luke 6:36; Eph 5:1; Col 1:28; 4:12; James 1:4; 1Pet 1:15-16

Romans 15:30

30 Now I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love that the Spirit produces, to join me in my struggle, earnestly praying to God for me2Cor 1:11; Phil 2:1; Col 4:12

1 Corinthians 2:6

6 God's Spirit Reveals EverythingHowever, when we are among mature people, we do speak a message of ^{▼▼The Gk. lacks a message of} wisdom, but not the wisdom of this world or of the rulers of this world, who are passing off the scene.1Cor 1:20, 28; 14:20; 2Cor 1:12; Eph 4:13; Phil 3:15; Heb 5:14; James 3:15

1 Corinthians 14:20

20 Brothers, stop being ^{▼▼Or do not be} children in your thinking. In evil be infants, but in thinking be adults.Ps 131:2; Matt 11:25; 18:3; 19:14; Rom 16:19; 1Cor 3:1; Eph 4:14; Heb 5:12-13; 1Pet 2:2

Philippians 3:15

15 Therefore, those of us who are mature ^{▼▼Or perfect} should think this way. And if you think differently about anything, God will show you how to think. ^{▼▼Lit. show you this}1Cor 2:6; 14:20; Gal 5:10

Colossians 1:7

7 You learned about this gospel ^{▼▼Lit. Just as you learned} from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on your ^{▼▼Other mss. read our} behalf.

Hebrews 5:14

14 But solid food is for mature people, whose minds are trained by practice to distinguish good from evil.Isa 7:15; 1Cor 2:14-15