James 1:4
And let endurance have its perfect effect, so that you will be perfect and complete, not deficient in anything.
Matthew 5:48
So then, be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Luke 21:19
By your endurance you will gain your lives.
Job 17:9
But the righteous man holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.
Colossians 4:12
Epaphras, who is one of you and a slave of Christ, greets you. He is always struggling in prayer on your behalf, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God.
Psalm 37:7
Wait patiently for the Lord! Wait confidently for him! Do not fret over the apparent success of a sinner, a man who carries out wicked schemes!
Psalm 40:1
For the music director; By David, a psalm. I relied completely on the Lord, and he turned toward me and heard my cry for help.
Proverbs 4:8
Esteem her highly and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her.
Habakkuk 2:3
For the message is a witness to what is decreed; it gives reliable testimony about how matters will turn out. Even if the message is not fulfilled right away, wait patiently; for it will certainly come to pass -- it will not arrive late.
Matthew 10:22
And you will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
Matthew 19:20
The young man said to him, "I have wholeheartedly obeyed all these laws. What do I still lack?"
Mark 10:21
As Jesus looked at him, he felt love for him and said, "You lack one thing. Go, sell whatever you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
Luke 8:15
But as for the seed that landed on good soil, these are the ones who, after hearing the word, cling to it with an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with steadfast endurance.
Luke 18:22
When Jesus heard this, he said to him, "One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
John 17:23
I in them and you in me -- that they may be completely one, so that the world will know that you sent me, and you have loved them just as you have loved me.
1 Corinthians 2:6
Now we do speak wisdom among the mature, but not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are perishing.
Galatians 6:9
So we must not grow weary in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not give up.
Philippians 3:12-15
Not that I have already attained this -- that is, I have not already been perfected -- but I strive to lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus also laid hold of me.
2 Timothy 3:17
that the person dedicated to God may be capable and equipped for every good work.
Hebrews 13:21
equip you with every good thing to do his will, working in us what is pleasing before him through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever. Amen.
James 1:5
But if anyone is deficient in wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all generously and without reprimand, and it will be given to him.
James 3:2
For we all stumble in many ways. If someone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect individual, able to control the entire body as well.
James 5:7-11
So be patient, brothers and sisters, until the Lord's return. Think of how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the ground and is patient for it until it receives the early and late rains.
1 Peter 5:10
And, after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace who called you to his eternal glory in Christ will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
2 Peter 1:9
But concerning the one who lacks such things -- he is blind. That is to say, he is nearsighted, since he has forgotten about the cleansing of his past sins.
1 John 4:17-18
By this love is perfected with us, so that we may have confidence in the day of judgment, because just as Jesus is, so also are we in this world.