James 1:4

Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
James 1:4
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Original language (Greek)

ἡ δὲ ὑπομονὴ ἔργον τέλειον ἐχέτω, ἵνα ἦτε τέλειοι καὶ ὁλόκληροι ἐν μηδενὶ λειπόμενοι.

  1. ἡhē“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  2. δὲde“And”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. ὑπομονὴhupomonē“endurance”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὑπομονή · “perseverance” · Strong's G5281
  4. ἔργονergon“work”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “work” · Strong's G2041
  5. τέλειονteleion“[its] perfect”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter · from τέλειος · “perfect” · Strong's G5046
  6. ἐχέτω,echetō“should have,”
    Verb, present, active, imperative, 3rd person singular · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
  7. ἵναina“so that”
    Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
  8. ἦτεēte“you may be”
    Verb, present, active, subjunctive, 2nd person plural · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  9. τέλειοιteleioi“perfect”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from τέλειος · “perfect” · Strong's G5046
  10. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  11. ὁλόκληροιholoklēroi“complete”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁλόκληρος · “whole” · Strong's G3648
  12. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  13. μηδενὶmēdeni“nothing”
    Adjective, dative, singular, neuter · from μηδείς · “nothing” · Strong's G3367
  14. λειπόμενοι.leipomenoi“lacking.”
    Verb, present, middle, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from λείπω · “to lack” · Strong's G3007
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)