Matthew 5:48

5:48 So then, be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. ¹ 

Matthew 7:1

Do Not Judge

7:1 “Do not judge so that you will not be judged. ² 

Matthew 7:20

7:20 So then, you will recognize them by their fruit.

Matthew 13:18

13:18 “So listen to the parable of the sower:

Matthew 14:10

14:10 So ³  he sent and had John beheaded in the prison.

Matthew 20:16

20:16 So the last will be first, and the first last.”

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¹ sn This remark echoes the more common OT statements like Lev 19:2 or Deut 18:13: “you must be holy as I am holy.”

² sn The point of the statement do not judge so that you will not be judged is that the standards we apply to others God applies to us. The passive verbs in this verse look to God’s action.

³ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of previous action(s) in the narrative.