Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Matthew 5:48

Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Matthew 5:48 - 5:48

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Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Matthew 5:48 - 5:48

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48. ἔσεσθε τέλειοι. Lit. ‘ye shall be perfect.’ Either (1) in reference to a future state, ‘if ye have this true love or charity ye shall be perfect hereafter’; or (2) the future has an imperative force, and τέλειοι is limited by the preceding words = perfect in respect of love, i.e. ‘love your enemies as well as your neighbours,’ because your Father being perfect in respect of love does this. This use of the future is in accordance with the Hebrew idiom.