James 1:4 - Easy To Read Version

⁴ Let that patience work in you to give the result God wants. Then you will be mature and complete. You will be all that God wants you to be.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ But let endurance and steadfastness and patience have full play and do a thorough work, so that you may be [people] perfectly and fully developed [with no defects], lacking in nothing.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ And let patience have its perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, lacking in nothing.

Common English Bible

⁴ Let this endurance complete its work so that you may be fully mature, complete, and lacking in nothing.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ and patience brings a work to perfection, so that you may be perfect and whole, deficient in nothing.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴ And patience hath a perfect work; that you may be perfect and entire, failing in nothing.

James 1:4 Cross References

Job 17:9

But good people continue to live right.\par Innocent people will become stronger.\par

Psalm 37:7

Trust the Lord and wait for his help.\par Don’t be upset\par when bad people succeed.\par Don’t be upset\par when bad people make evil plans\par and their plans succeed.\par

Psalm 40:1

I called {\cf2\super [245]} to the Lord, and he heard me.\par He heard my cries.\par

Proverbs 4:8

Love wisdom, and wisdom will make you great. Make wisdom most important, and wisdom will bring you honor.

Habakkuk 2:3

This message is about a special time in the future. This message is about the end, and it will come true! \{It may seem like that time will never come.\} But be patient and wait for it. That time will come. It will not be late.

Matthew 10:22

All people will hate you because you follow me. But the person that continues strong until the end will be saved.

Matthew 19:20

The young man said, “I have obeyed all these things. What else do I need?”

Matthew 5:48

So you must be perfect, the same as your Father in heaven is perfect.

Mark 10:21

Jesus looked at the man. Jesus felt love for him. Jesus said, “There is still one more thing you need to do. Go and sell everything you have. Give the money to the poor people. You will have a reward in heaven. Then come and follow me.”

Luke 18:22

When Jesus heard this, he said to the leader, “But there is still one more thing you need to do. Sell everything you have and give the money to the poor people. You will have a reward in heaven. Then come and follow me!”

Luke 21:19

You will save yourselves by continuing strong in your faith through all these things.

Luke 8:15

And what is the seed that fell on the good ground? That is like the people that hear God’s teaching with a good, honest heart. They obey God’s teaching and patiently make good fruit.

John 17:23

I will be in them, and you will be in me. So they will be completely one. Then the world will know that you sent me. And the world will know that you loved these people the same as you loved me.

1 Corinthians 2:6

We teach wisdom to people that are mature. But this wisdom we teach is not from this world. It is not the wisdom of the rulers of this world. Those rulers are losing their power.

Galatians 6:9

We must not become tired of doing good. We will receive our harvest \{of eternal life\} at the right time. We must not give up!

Colossians 4:12

Epaphras also says hello. He is a servant of Jesus Christ. And he is from your group. He always prays for you. He prays that you will grow to be spiritually mature (perfect) and have everything that God wants for you.

1 Thessalonians 5:23

We pray that God himself, the God of peace, will make you pure—belonging only to him. We pray that your whole self—spirit, soul, and body—will be kept safe and be without wrong when our Lord Jesus Christ comes.

James 1:5

But if any of you needs wisdom, then you should ask God for it. God is generous. He enjoys giving to all people. So God will give you wisdom.

James 3:2

We all make many mistakes. If there were a person who never said anything wrong, then that person would be perfect. A person like that would be able to control their whole body, too.

1 Peter 5:10

Yes, you will suffer for a short time. But after that, God will make everything right. He will make you strong. He will support you and keep you from falling. He is the God that gives all grace (kindness). He called you to share in his glory in Christ. That glory will continue forever.

2 Peter 1:9

But if a person does not have these things, then he cannot see clearly. That person is blind. He has forgotten that he was cleansed (forgiven) from his past sins.