James 1:4
2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
- KJV
- But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
- WEB
- Let endurance have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
- ASV
- And let patience have [its] perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, lacking in nothing.
- DARBY
- But let endurance have [its] perfect work, that ye may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
- BLB
- And let endurance have [its] perfect work, so that you⁺ may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
- ÅB
- men tålmodigheten må føre til fullkommen gjerning, for at dere kan være fullkomne og hele og ikke mangle noe.
- OTB
- La utholdenheten ha sin fullkomne virkning, så dere kan være modne og komplette, uten å mangle noe.
- B1930
- men tålmodigheten må føre til fullkommen gjerning, forat I kan være fullkomne og hele og ikke mangle noget.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Peter 5:10
But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.
Read in contextLuke 21:19
In your patience possess ye your souls.
Read in contextMatthew 5:48
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
Read in context2 Timothy 3:17
That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
Read in contextGalatians 6:9
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Read in contextHebrews 13:21
Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Read in contextJames 5:7–11
Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
Read in contextHabakkuk 2:3
For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
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