What Does the Bible Say About Spiritual Perfection?
Here are 6 Bible verses about spiritual perfection, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.
- #1Ephesians 4:13
Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
BSBuntil we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, as we mature to the full measure of the stature of Christ.
- #2Matthew 5:48
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
BSBBe perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
- #3James 1:4
But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
BSBAllow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
- #4James 1:2
My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
BSBConsider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,
- #51 John 4:18
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.
BSBThere is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been perfected in love.
- #6Philippians 3:12
Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.
BSBNot that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.
Verse rankings: OpenBible.info Topical Bible (CC BY). Scripture: KJV & BSB (public domain).