'Complete' in the Bible

But Jesus made answer, saying to him, Let it be so now: because so it is right for us to make righteousness complete. Then he gave him baptism.

“Do not think that I came to do away with or undo the Law [of Moses] or the [writings of the] Prophets; I did not come to destroy but to fulfill.

You, therefore, will be perfect [growing into spiritual maturity both in mind and character, actively integrating godly values into your daily life], as your heavenly Father is perfect.

And the rain fell, and the floods and torrents came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell—and great and complete was its fall.”

Jesus said to him, “If you wish to be complete, go and sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”

Have you any idea what these are saying? And Jesus said to them, Yes: have you not seen in the Writings, From the lips of children and babies at the breast you have made your praise complete?

Truly I say to you, This generation will not come to an end till all these things are complete.

Truly, I say to you, This generation will not come to an end till all these things are complete.

When the devil had finished every temptation, he [temporarily] left Him until a more opportune time.

The disciple is not greater than his master, but everyone whose learning is complete will be like his master.

but as soon as another stronger than he attacks him and overcomes him, he takes away that complete armour of his in which he trusted, and distributes the plunder he has collected.

But there is a baptism which I have to undergo; and how am I kept back till it is complete!

He said to them, “Go tell that fox, ‘Look! I’m driving out demons and performing healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will complete My work.’

“For which of you, wanting to build a tower, doesn’t first sit down and calculate the cost to see if he has enough to complete it?

Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is unable to finish [the building], all who see it will begin to ridicule him,

And saying, This man made a start at building and is not able to make it complete.

And they will be put to death with the sword, and will be taken as prisoners into all the nations; and Jerusalem will be crushed under the feet of the Gentiles, till the times of the Gentiles are complete.

Truly I say to you, This generation will not come to an end till all things are complete.

For I say to you, I will not take it till it is made complete in the kingdom of God.

He who has the bride is the groom. But the groom’s friend, who stands by and listens for him, rejoices greatly at the groom’s voice. So this joy of mine is complete.

Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of the one who sent me and to complete his work.

"But I have a greater testimony than John's, because the actions that the Father has given me to complete the very actions that I am doing testify on my behalf that the Father has sent me.

“I have spoken these things to you so that My joy may be in you and your joy may be complete.

But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your hearts [and taken complete possession of them].

Until now you have asked for nothing in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.

"And now I am coming to you, and I say these things in the world so that they may have my joy made complete in themselves.

And, by faith in his name, his name has made this man strong whom ye behold and know; and the faith which is by him has given him this complete soundness in the presence of you all.

whom heaven must keep until the time for the [complete] restoration of all things about which God promised through the mouth of His holy prophets from ancient time.

And now, Lord, consider their threats, and grant that Your slaves may speak Your message with complete boldness,

and when they did complete all the things written about him, having taken him down from the tree, they laid him in a tomb;

After these things I will come back, and will put up the tent of David which has been broken down, building up again its broken parts and making it complete:

But I put no value on my life, if only at the end of it I may see the work complete which was given to me by the Lord Jesus, to be a witness of the good news of the grace of God.

Then Paul took the men, and on the day after, making himself clean with them, he went into the Temple, giving out the statement that the days necessary for making them clean were complete, till the offering was made for every one of them.

"While doing this very thing, as I was going to Damascus with authority and complete power from the chief priests,

So keep up your courage, men, for I believe God and have complete confidence in Him that it will turn out exactly as I have been told;

After one complete day he invited the leading men among the Jews to meet him; and, when they were come together, he said to them, "As for me, brethren, although I had done nothing prejudicial to our people or contrary to the customs of our forefathers, I was handed over as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the power of the Romans.

proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with complete boldness and without restriction.

No, in all these things we have complete victory through him who loved us!

And let not your behaviour be like that of this world, but be changed and made new in mind, so that by experience you may have knowledge of the good and pleasing and complete purpose of God.

Love does no wrong to his neighbour, so love makes the law complete.

And I myself am certain of you, brothers, that you are full of what is good, complete in all knowledge, able to give direction to one another.

so that in everything you were [exceedingly] enriched in Him, in all speech [empowered by the spiritual gifts] and in all knowledge [with insight into the faith].

Now I exhort you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all agree and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be made complete in the same mind and in the same judgment.

But still we have wisdom for those who are complete in knowledge, though not the wisdom of this world, and not of the rulers of this world, who are coming to nothing:

And such were some of you [before you believed]. But you were washed [by the atoning sacrifice of Christ], you were sanctified [set apart for God, and made holy], you were justified [declared free of guilt] in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the [Holy] Spirit of our God [the source of the believer’s new life and changed behavior].

But when what is complete comes, then what is incomplete will be done away with.

For now we see things in a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now my knowledge is in part; then it will be complete, even as God's knowledge of me.

And I am glad of the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus: for they have done what was needed to make your work complete.

Therefore, dear friends, since we have such promises, let us cleanse ourselves from every impurity of the flesh and spirit, completing our sanctification in the fear of God.

I rejoice that I have complete confidence in you.

So we urged Titus that just as he had begun, so he should also complete this grace to you.

I give you my opinion in this matter: this is to your advantage, who were the first to begin a year ago not only to take action [to help the believers in Jerusalem], but also [the first] to desire to do it.

Now finish what you began, so that your eagerness to do so may be matched by your eagerness to complete it.

I thought it necessary therefore to beg the brethren that they would come to you, and complete beforehand your fore-announced blessing, that this may be ready thus as blessing, and not as got out of you.

And we are ready to punish any disobedience, once your obedience has been confirmed.

But I fear that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your minds may be seduced from a complete and pure devotion to Christ.

And he said to me, My grace is enough for you, for my power is made complete in what is feeble. Most gladly, then, will I take pride in my feeble body, so that the power of Christ may be on me.

For we rejoice when we ourselves are weak but you are strong; this we also pray for, that you be made complete.

Finally, brethren, rejoice, be made complete, be comforted, be like-minded, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.

I have been crucified with Christ [that is, in Him I have shared His crucifixion]; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body I live by faith [by adhering to, relying on, and completely trusting] in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.

Are you so foolish? After beginning with the Spirit, are you now going to be made complete by the flesh?

For all the law is made complete in one word, even in this, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself.

And I say: In the Spirit walk ye, and the desire of the flesh ye may not complete;

Carry one another’s burdens and in this way you will fulfill the requirements of the law of Christ [that is, the law of Christian love].

The ordering of the times when they are complete, so that all things might come to a head in Christ, the things in heaven and the things on the earth; in him, I say,

The Spirit is the guarantee [the first installment, the pledge, a foretaste] of our inheritance until the redemption of God’s own [purchased] possession [His believers], to the praise of His glory.

which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills and completes all things in all [believers].

And to have knowledge of the love of Christ which is outside all knowledge, so that you may be made complete as God himself is complete.

with all humility [forsaking self-righteousness], and gentleness [maintaining self-control], with patience, bearing with one another in [unselfish] love.

He who went down is the same who went up far over all the heavens so that he might make all things complete.)

And might take it for himself, a church full of glory, not having one mark or fold or any such thing; but that it might be holy and complete.

Put on the complete armour of God, so as to be able to stand firm against all the stratagems of the Devil.

Therefore, put on the complete armor of God, so that you will be able to [successfully] resist and stand your ground in the evil day [of danger], and having done everything [that the crisis demands], to stand firm [in your place, fully prepared, immovable, victorious].

having confidence of this very thing, that he who has begun in you a good work will complete it unto Jesus Christ's day:

being complete as regards the fruit of righteousness, which is by Jesus Christ, to God's glory and praise.

My confident hope is that I will in no way be ashamed but that with complete boldness, even now as always, Christ will be exalted in my body, whether I live or die.

If then I can appeal to you as the followers of Christ, if there is any persuasive power in love and any common sharing of the Spirit, or if you have any tender-heartedness and compassion, make my joy complete by being of one mind,

make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose.

So then, my dear ones, just as you have always obeyed [my instructions with enthusiasm], not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation [that is, cultivate it, bring it to full effect, actively pursue spiritual maturity] with awe-inspired fear and trembling [using serious caution and critical self-evaluation to avoid anything that might offend God or discredit the name of Christ].

because he came close to death for the work of the Messiah by risking his life to complete what remained unfinished in your service to me.

Not as if I had even now got the reward or been made complete: but I go on in the hope that I may come to the knowledge of that for which I was made the servant of Christ Jesus.

Now I am rejoicing while suffering for you as I complete in my flesh whatever remains of the Messiah's sufferings on behalf of his body, which is the church.

I became its servant as God commissioned me to work for you, so that I may complete my ministry of the word of God.

We proclaim Him, admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, so that we may present every man complete in Christ.

Because they are united in love, I pray that their hearts may be encouraged by all the riches that come from a complete understanding of the full knowledge of the Messiah, who is the mystery of God.

For in Him all the fullness of Deity (the Godhead) dwells in bodily form [completely expressing the divine essence of God].

And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:

Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.

Tell Archippus, "See that you complete the ministry you have received from the Lord."

For the word of the Lord has resounded from you and has echoed [like thunder], not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place [the news of] your [great] faith in God has spread, so that we never need to say anything about it.

Who, to make the measure of their sins complete, kept us from giving the word of salvation to the Gentiles: but the wrath of God is about to come on them in the fullest degree.

for this reason, brothers and sisters, during all our distress and suffering we have been comforted and greatly encouraged about you because of your faith [your unwavering trust in God—placing yourselves completely in His loving hands];

as we pray very earnestly night and day to see you face to face and to complete what is lacking in your faith?

Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

God, by whom you have been marked out in his purpose, is unchanging and will make it complete.

With this in view, we constantly pray for you, that our God will count you worthy of your calling [to faith] and with [His] power fulfill every desire for goodness, and complete [your] every work of faith,

This is a trustworthy saying that deserves complete acceptance: To this world Messiah came, sinful people to reclaim.

This is a trustworthy saying that deserves complete acceptance.

older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters -- with complete purity.

so that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.