Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
James 1:4 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for James 1:4 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting James chapter 1 verse 4 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing .”
James 1:4 (KJV)
Commentary on James 1:4
But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. James exhorts believers to let endurance have her perfect work—the adjective teleion (τέλειον) means mature or complete, not sinless perfection. The command "let" (echētō, ἐχέτω) stresses submission: do not abort the sanctifying process prematurely. When hypomonē runs its full course, believers become "entire" (holoklēroi, ὁλόκληροι), a term used for unblemished sacrifices, highlighting the priestly calling of the church.The phrase "wanting nothing" translates leipomenoi (λειπόμενοι), a participle echoi...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for James 1:4
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“who called you to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus”
“just as your Father in heaven is perfect.”
“thoroughly equipped for every good work.”
“for we will reap in due season”
“and it hurries toward the end”
“working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight”
“brothers”
“and heard my cry.”
“and wait patiently for him. Don't fret because of him who prospers in his way”