James 1:4
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4 But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be [a]perfect and complete, lacking nothing.
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- James 1:4 mature
Matthew 5:48
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48 (A)Therefore you shall be perfect, just (B)as your Father in heaven is perfect.
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1 Peter 5:10
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10 But [a]may the God of all grace, (A)who called [b]us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, [c]perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.
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- 1 Peter 5:10 NU the God of all grace,
- 1 Peter 5:10 NU, M you
- 1 Peter 5:10 NU will perfect
Luke 21:19
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19 By your patience possess your souls.
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2 Timothy 3:17
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17 (A)that the man of God may be complete, (B)thoroughly equipped for every good work.
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Habakkuk 2:3
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3 For (A)the vision is yet for an appointed time;
But at the end it will speak, and it will (B)not lie.
Though it tarries, (C)wait for it;
Because it will (D)surely come,
It will not tarry.
James 5:7-11
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Be Patient and Persevering
7 Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain. 8 You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord [a]is at hand.
9 Do not [b]grumble against one another, brethren, lest you be [c]condemned. Behold, the Judge is standing at the door! 10 (A)My brethren, take the prophets, who spoke in the name of the Lord, as an example of suffering and (B)patience. 11 Indeed (C)we count them blessed who (D)endure. You have heard of (E)the perseverance of Job and seen (F)the end intended by the Lord—that (G)the Lord is very compassionate and merciful.
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Hebrews 13:21
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21 make you [a]complete in every good work to do His will, (A)working in [b]you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
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- Hebrews 13:21 perfect
- Hebrews 13:21 NU, M us
Galatians 6:9
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9 And (A)let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap (B)if we do not lose heart.
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Psalm 40:1
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Faith Persevering in Trial(A)
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
40 I (B)waited patiently for the Lord;
And He inclined to me,
And heard my cry.
Psalm 37:7
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7 Rest in the Lord, (A)and wait patiently for Him;
Do not fret because of him who (B)prospers in his way,
Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.
James 1:5
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5 (A)If any of you lacks wisdom, (B)let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and (C)it will be given to him.
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Philippians 3:12-15
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Pressing Toward the Goal
12 Not that I have already (A)attained,[a] or am already (B)perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. 13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have [b]apprehended; but one thing I do, (C)forgetting those things which are behind and (D)reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 (E)I press toward the goal for the prize of (F)the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
15 Therefore let us, as many as are (G)mature, (H)have this mind; and if in anything you think otherwise, (I)God will reveal even this to you.
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- Philippians 3:12 obtained it
- Philippians 3:13 laid hold of it
1 Corinthians 2:6
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Spiritual Wisdom
6 However, we speak wisdom among those who are mature, yet not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.
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Luke 8:15
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15 But the ones that fell on the good ground are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with (A)patience.[a]
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- Luke 8:15 endurance
Matthew 10:22
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22 And (A)you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. (B)But he who endures to the end will be saved.
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Colossians 4:12
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12 (A)Epaphras, who is one of you, a bondservant of Christ, greets you, always (B)laboring fervently for you in prayers, that you may stand (C)perfect and [a]complete in all the will of God.
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- Colossians 4:12 NU fully assured
Job 17:9
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9 Yet the righteous will hold to his (A)way,
And he who has (B)clean hands will be stronger and stronger.
Proverbs 4:8
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8 (A)Exalt her, and she will promote you;
She will bring you honor, when you embrace her.
1 John 4:17-18
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The Consummation of Love
17 Love has been perfected among us in this: that (A)we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.
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2 Peter 1:9
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9 For he who lacks these things is (A)shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.
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John 17:23
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23 I in them, and You in Me; (A)that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me.
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Luke 18:22
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22 So when Jesus heard these things, He said to him, “You still lack one thing. (A)Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”
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Mark 10:21
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21 Then Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “One thing you lack: Go your way, (A)sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have (B)treasure in heaven; and come, (C)take up the cross, and follow Me.”
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