| Matthew 5:48 | |
|---|---|
← 5:47 6:1 → | |
 "Sermon on the Mount" (De Bergrede). Book illustration from Thomas à Kempis (translator: Jurriaen Bouckart ), De vier boeken der naarvolging Christi, Jacob Lescailje (publisher), Amsterdam 1663. | |
| Book | Gospel of Matthew |
| Christian Bible part | New Testament |
Matthew 5:48 is the forty-eighth and final verse of the fifth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and is part of the Sermon on the Mount. This is the final verse of the final antithesis, and it is a summary of Jesus' earlier teachings.