James 1:4

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Summary

James 1:4

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

Perfect and

Wanting

2 Peter 1:9

Bible References

Perfect and

For we all offend in many things. If any man offends not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to govern the whole body with restraint.

Grow in wisdom, and she shall promote thee; she shall bring thee to honour when thou hast embraced her.

Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father who is in the heavens is perfect.

I in them, and thou in me, that they may be perfect in one and that the world may know that thou hast sent me and hast loved them as thou hast loved me.

For we speak perfect wisdom of God, and not the wisdom of this age nor of the princes of this age, that come to nought,

Not as though I had already attained it, either were already perfect, but I follow after, if I may lay hold of that for which I have also been laid hold of by the Christ, Jesus.

Epaphras, who is one of you, a slave of Christ, salutes you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand firm, perfect and fulfilled in all the will of God.

that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

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 the ages of the ages. Amen.

But the God of all grace, who has called us unto his eternal glory by Jesus, the Christ, after ye have suffered a little while, he himself perfects, confirms, strengthens, and establishes you.

In this the charity with us is made perfect, that we may have confidence in the day of judgment, that as he is, so are we in this world.

Wanting

And if any of you lacks wisdom, let them ask of God (who gives abundantly to all, and without reproach), and it shall be given them.

The young man said unto him, All these things I have kept from my youth up; what do I lack?

Then Jesus beholding him loved him and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go, sell all that thou hast and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross , and follow me taking up thy stake (if thy desire is to be perfect).

Now when Jesus heard this, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.

But he that lacks these things is blind and walks feeling the way with his hand, having forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.