James 1:4

New American Bible - revised edition

And let perseverance be perfect, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

Cross References

Job 17:9

The righteous holds to his way, the one with clean hands increases in strength.

Psalm 37:7

Be still before the Lord; wait for him. Do not be provoked by the prosperous, nor by malicious schemers.

Psalm 40:1

For the leader. A psalm of David.

Proverbs 4:8

Extol her, and she will exalt you; she will bring you honors if you embrace her;

Habakkuk 2:3

For the vision is a witness for the appointed time, a testimony to the end; it will not disappoint. If it delays, wait for it, it will surely come, it will not be late.

Matthew 10:22

You will be hated by all because of my name, but whoever endures to the end will be saved.

Matthew 19:20

The young man said to him, “All of these I have observed. What do I still lack?”

Matthew 5:48

So be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Mark 10:21

Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said to him, “You are lacking in one thing. Go, sell what you have, and give to [the] poor and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.”

Luke 18:22

When Jesus heard this he said to him, “There is still one thing left for you: sell all that you have and distribute it to the poor, and you will have a treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”

Luke 21:19

By your perseverance you will secure your lives. The Great Tribulation.

Luke 8:15

But as for the seed that fell on rich soil, they are the ones who, when they have heard the word, embrace it with a generous and good heart, and bear fruit through perseverance. The Parable of the Lamp.

John 17:23

I in them and you in me, that they may be brought to perfection as one, that the world may know that you sent me, and that you loved them even as you loved me.

1 Corinthians 2:6

Yet we do speak a wisdom to those who are mature, but not a wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age who are passing away.

Galatians 6:9

Let us not grow tired of doing good, for in due time we shall reap our harvest, if we do not give up.

Colossians 4:12

Epaphras sends you greetings; he is one of you, a slave of Christ [Jesus], always striving for you in his prayers so that you may be perfect and fully assured in all the will of God.

1 Thessalonians 5:23

May the God of peace himself make you perfectly holy and may you entirely, spirit, soul, and body, be preserved blameless for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Timothy 3:17

so that one who belongs to God may be competent, equipped for every good work.

Hebrews 13:21

furnish you with all that is good, that you may do his will. May he carry out in you what is pleasing to him through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever [and ever]. Amen.

James 1:5

But if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and he will be given it.

James 3:2

for we all fall short in many respects. If anyone does not fall short in speech, he is a perfect man, able to bridle his whole body also.

1 Peter 5:10

The God of all grace who called you to his eternal glory through Christ [Jesus] will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you after you have suffered a little.

2 Peter 1:9

Anyone who lacks them is blind and shortsighted, forgetful of the cleansing of his past sins.