James 1:4

Modern English Version

But let patience complete its work, that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing.

Cross References

Job 17:9

The righteous also will hold to his way, and he who has clean hands will be stronger and stronger.

Psalm 37:7

Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him; fret not because of those who prosper in their way, because of those who bring wicked schemes to pass.

Psalm 40:1

I waited patiently for the Lord, and He turned to me and heard my cry.

Proverbs 4:8

Exalt her, and she will promote you; she will bring you honor when you embrace her.

Habakkuk 2:3

For the vision is yet for an appointed time; but it speaks of the end, and does not lie. If it delays, wait for it; it will surely come, it will not delay.

Matthew 10:22

You will be hated by all men for My name’s sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved.

Matthew 19:20

The young man said to Him, “All these I have kept from my youth. What do I still lack?”

Matthew 5:48

Therefore be complete, even as your Father who is in heaven is complete.

Mark 10:21

Then Jesus, looking upon him, loved him and said to him, “You lack one thing: Go your way, sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. And come, take up the cross and follow Me.”

Luke 18:22

When Jesus heard this, He said to him, “Yet you lack one thing. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. And come, follow Me.”

Luke 21:19

In your endurance you will gain your souls.

Luke 8:15

But the seed on the good ground are those who, having heard the word, keep it in an honest and good heart and bear fruit with patience.

John 17:23

I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfect in unity, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me.

1 Corinthians 2:6

Yet we speak wisdom among those who are mature, although not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.

Galatians 6:9

And let us not grow weary in doing good, for in due season we shall reap, if we do not give up.

Colossians 4:12

Epaphras greets you. He is one of you, a servant of Christ, always laboring fervently for you in prayers, that you may stand mature and complete in the entire will of God.

1 Thessalonians 5:23

May the very God of peace sanctify you completely. And I pray to God that your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Timothy 3:17

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

Hebrews 13:21

make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

James 1:5

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all men liberally and without criticism, and it will be given to him.

James 3:2

We all stumble in many ways. But if any man does not stumble in what he says, he is a complete man and able also to control the whole body.

1 Peter 5:10

But after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called us to His eternal glory through Christ Jesus, will restore, support, strengthen, and establish you.

2 Peter 1:9

For he who lacks these things is blind and nearsighted, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his past sins.