Parallel Verses
Sawyer New Testament
But let patience have a perfect work, that you may be perfect and entire, lacking in nothing.
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.
Moffatt New Testament
only, let your endurance be a finished product, so that you may be finished and complete, with never a defect.
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.
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 knowing that the trial of your faith produces patience. 4 But let patience have a perfect work, that you may be perfect and entire, lacking in nothing. 5 And if any one of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and upbraids not, and it shall be given him.
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Cross References
Matthew 5:48
Be therefore perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Luke 21:19
by your patience you shall save your souls.
Colossians 4:12
Epaphras, who is of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, salutes you, always striving for you in prayers that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
Matthew 10:22
and you shall be hated by all men for my sake. But he that endures to the end shall be saved.
Matthew 19:20
The young man said to him, All these have I kept; what do I lack yet?
Mark 10:21
And Jesus looking at him, loved him, and said to him, One thing you lack; go and sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you shall have a treasure in heaven; and come and take up your cross and follow me.
Luke 8:15
But that on the good ground signifies those who, with a noble and good heart, hearing the word retain it, and bear fruit persistently.
Luke 18:22
And Jesus hearing it, said to him, One thing you yet want; sell all that you have, and distribute to the poor, and you shall have a treasure in heaven, and come, follow me.
John 17:23
I in them, and thou in me, that they may be perfected into one, that the world may know that thou hast sent me and hast loved them as thou hast loved me.
1 Corinthians 2:6
But we speak wisdom among the perfect, but not the wisdom of this life, nor of the rulers of this life, who are destroyed;
Galatians 6:9
Let us not be weary of well doing; for in due season we shall reap if we faint not.
Philippians 3:12-15
Not that I have already obtained it, or have been already made perfect; but I follow on that I may attain that for which also I was arrested by Christ.
2 Timothy 3:17
that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly fitted for every good work.
Hebrews 13:21
perfect you in every good work to do his will, doing in you that which is pleasing in his sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever; amen.
James 1:5
And if any one of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and upbraids not, and it shall be given him.
James 3:2
For in many things we all offend; if one offends not in word he is a perfect man, able to keep in subjection also the whole body.
James 5:7-11
Wait patiently therefore, brothers, till the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waits for the precious fruit of the earth, and is of long patience, till he receives the autumnal and vernal rain.
1 Peter 5:10
And may the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ Jesus, when you have suffered a little while, himself make you perfect, confirm, strengthen, establish you.
2 Peter 1:9
for a man that is without these is blind, not seeing to a distance, and has forgotten the purification from his former errors.
1 John 4:17-18
By this is love perfected with us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment, that as he is we also are in this world.