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James 1:4

Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

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ASV

And let patience have its perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, lacking in nothing.

KJV

But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

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14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ἡhē<the>G3588 →
δὲdeAndG1161 →
ὑπομονὴhupomonēenduranceG5281 →
ἔργονergonworkG2041 →
τέλειονteleion[its] perfectG5046 →
ἐχέτω,echetōshould have,G2192 →
ἵναinaso thatG2443 →
ἦτεēteyou may beG1510 →
τέλειοιteleioiperfectG5046 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ὁλόκληροιholoklēroicompleteG3648 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
μηδενὶmēdeninothingG3367 →
λειπόμενοι.leipomenoilacking.G3007 →

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1 Peter 5:10And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.Luke 21:19By your patient endurance you will gain your souls.Matthew 5:48Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.2 Timothy 3:17so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.Galatians 6:9Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.Hebrews 13:21equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.James 5:7–11Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.Habakkuk 2:3For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.Psalms 37:7Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.Psalms 40:1I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.James 3:2We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body.Matthew 10:22You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.Hebrews 6:1Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith in God,Philippians 3:12–15Not 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.James 1:5Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.Colossians 4:12Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in the full will of God.1 Corinthians 2:6Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.Luke 8:15But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop.

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