Parallel Verses
Moffatt New Testament
only, let your endurance be a finished product, so that you may be finished and complete, with never a defect.
New American Standard Bible
And let
King James Version
But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
Holman Bible
But endurance must do its complete work, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing.
International Standard Version
But you must let endurance have its full effect, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing.
A Conservative Version
And let perseverance have a perfect work, so that ye may be perfect and complete, falling short in nothing.
American Standard Version
And let patience have its perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, lacking in nothing.
Amplified
And let endurance have its perfect result and do a thorough work, so that you may be perfect and completely developed [in your faith], lacking in nothing.
An Understandable Version
And you [should] allow your perseverance to complete its work, so that you will be perfect and complete, [and] not lacking in anything.
Anderson New Testament
But let patience have its work perfected, that you may be perfect and faultless, wanting in nothing.
Bible in Basic English
But let this power have its full effect, so that you may be made complete, needing nothing.
Common New Testament
And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
Daniel Mace New Testament
but constancy should be brought to its perfection, that you may be entirely accomplished, without any defect.
Darby Translation
But let endurance have its perfect work, that ye may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
Godbey New Testament
But let endurance have its perfect work, in order that you may be perfect and whole in every part, lacking in nothing.
Goodspeed New Testament
and steadfastness must have full play, so that you may be fully and perfectly developed without any defects.
John Wesley New Testament
that ye may be perfect and intire, wanting nothing.
Julia Smith Translation
And let patience have a perfect work, that ye be perfect and entire, being left behind in nothing.
King James 2000
But let patience have her perfect work, that you may be perfect and entire, lacking in nothing.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And let endurance have [its] perfect effect, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking in nothing.
Modern King James verseion
But let patience have its perfect work, so that you may be perfect and entire, lacking nothing.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and sound, lacking nothing.
Montgomery New Testament
But let endurance have its perfect work, so that you may be perfect and entire, not lacking in anything.
NET Bible
And let endurance have its perfect effect, so that you will be perfect and complete, not deficient in anything.
New Heart English Bible
Let endurance have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
Noyes New Testament
But let endurance have a perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting in nothing.
Sawyer New Testament
But let patience have a perfect work, that you may be perfect and entire, lacking in nothing.
The Emphasized Bible
But let, your endurance, have, mature work, that ye may be mature and complete, in nothing, coming short.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But let patience have its work perfected, that ye may be perfect and complete, deficient in nothing.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And let endurance do its work perfectly, so that you may be altogether perfect, and in no respect deficient.
Webster
But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
Weymouth New Testament
Only let endurance have perfect results so that you may become perfect and complete, deficient in nothing.
Williams New Testament
but you must let your endurance come to its perfect product, so that you may be fully developed and perfectly equipped, without any defects.
World English Bible
Let endurance have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
Worrell New Testament
And let patience have a perfect work; that ye may be perfect and entire, lacking in nothing.
Worsley New Testament
but let patience have it's perfect work, that ye may be entirely perfect, failing in nothing.
Youngs Literal Translation
and let the endurance have a perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire -- in nothing lacking;
Themes
Afflicted saints » Should be patient
Patience » Should have its perfect work
Perfection » Patience leads to
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Verse Info
Context Readings
Trials, Testing, And Faith
3 sure that the sterling temper of your faith produces endurance; 4 only, let your endurance be a finished product, so that you may be finished and complete, with never a defect. 5 Whoever of you is defective in wisdom, let him ask God who gives to all men without question or reproach, and the gift will be his.
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Cross References
Matthew 5:48
You must be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Luke 21:19
Hold out stedfast and you win your souls.
Colossians 4:12
Epaphras, who is one of yourselves, salutes you ??a servant of Christ Jesus who is always earnest in prayer for you, that you may stand firm like mature and convinced Christians, whatever be the will of God for you.
Matthew 10:22
and you will be hated by all men on account of my name; but he will be saved who holds out to the very end.
Matthew 19:20
The young man said, "I have observed all these. What more is wanting?"
Mark 10:21
Jesus looked at him and loved him. "There is one thing you want," he said; "go and sell all you have; give the money to the poor and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, take up the cross, and follow me."
Luke 8:15
As for the seed in the good soil, that means those who hear and hold fast the word in a good and sound heart and so bear fruit stedfastly.
Luke 18:22
When Jesus heard this he said to him, "You lack one thing more; sell all you have, distribute the money among the poor and you will have treasure in heaven; then come and follow me."
1 Corinthians 2:6
We do discuss 'wisdom' with those who are mature; only it is not the wisdom of this world or of the dethroned Powers who rule this world,
Galatians 6:9
Never let us grow tired of doing what is right, for if we do not faint we shall reap our harvest at the opportune season.
Philippians 3:12-15
Not that I have already attained this or am already perfect, but I press forward to appropriate it, because I have been appropriated myself by Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy 3:17
to make the man of God proficient and equip him for good work of every kind.
Hebrews 13:21
furnish you with everything for the doing of his will, creating in your lives by Jesus Christ what is acceptable in his own sight! To him be glory for ever and ever: Amen.
James 1:5
Whoever of you is defective in wisdom, let him ask God who gives to all men without question or reproach, and the gift will be his.
James 3:2
We all make many a slip, but whoever avoids slips of speech is a perfect man; he can bridle the whole of the body as well as the tongue.
James 5:7-11
Be patient, then, brothers, till the arrival of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious crop of the land, biding his time patiently till he gets the autumn and the spring rains;
1 Peter 5:10
Once you have suffered for a little, the God of all grace who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ Jesus, will repair and recruit and strengthen you.
2 Peter 1:9
whereas he who has not these by him is blind, shortsighted, oblivious that he has been cleansed from his erstwhile sins.
1 John 4:17-18
Love is complete with us when we have absolute confidence about the day of judgment, since in this world we are living as He lives.