'Complete' in the Bible
It is the bridegroom who gets the bride, yet the bridegroom's friend, who merely stands by and listens for him, is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom's voice. That's why this joy of mine is now complete.
"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've told you this, so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete.
So far you haven't asked for anything in my name. Keep asking 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.
But when what is complete comes, then what is incomplete will be done away with.
I rejoice that I can have complete confidence in you.
Now finish what you began, so that your eagerness to do so may be matched by your eagerness to complete it.
Once your obedience is complete, we will be ready to reprimand every type of disobedience.
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.
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.
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.
Tell Archippus, "See that you complete the ministry you have received from the Lord."
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.
so that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good action.
The reason I left you in Crete was to complete what still needed to be done and to appoint elders in every city, as I myself commanded you.
or steal from them. Instead, they are to show complete and perfect loyalty, so that in every way they may make the teaching about God our Savior more attractive.
For this reason, although in the Messiah I have complete freedom to order you to do what is proper,
But you must let endurance have its full effect, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing.
You see that his faith worked together with what he did, and by his actions his faith was made complete.
Although I have a great deal to write to you, I would prefer not to use paper and ink. Instead, I hope to come to you and talk face to face, so that our joy may be complete.
The beast that I saw was like a leopard. Its feet were like bear's feet, and its mouth was like a lion's mouth. The dragon gave it his power, his throne, and complete authority.