James 1:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

James 1:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

James 1:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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James 1:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Let endurance have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.”

James 1:4 — World English Bible

James 1:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

James 1:4 — American Standard Version

James 1:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and let the endurance have a perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire--in nothing lacking;”

James 1:4 — Young's Literal Translation

James 1:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“But let endurance have [its] perfect work, that ye may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. ”

James 1:4 — Darby Translation

James 1:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And let patience haue her perfect worke, that ye may be perfect and entier, lacking nothing.”

James 1:4 — Geneva Bible

James 1:4 in Context — James 1

2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;

3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.

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

5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.

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What Does James 1:4 Mean?

James 1:4 is a verse from the Book of James, part of the New Testament. It appears in James chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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