James 1:4
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

Young's Literal Translation
and let the endurance have a perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire—in nothing lacking;

King James Bible
But let patience have [her] perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

Greek
Allow
ἐχέτω (echetō)
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.

perseverance
ὑπομονὴ (hypomonē)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 5281: Endurance, steadfastness, patient waiting for. From hupomeno; cheerful endurance, constancy.

to finish
τέλειον (teleion)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 5046: From telos; complete; neuter completeness.

[its] work,
ἔργον (ergon)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 2041: From a primary ergo; toil; by implication, an act.

so that
ἵνα (hina)
Conjunction
Strong's 2443: In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.

you may be
ἦτε (ēte)
Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

mature
τέλειοι (teleioi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 5046: From telos; complete; neuter completeness.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

complete,
ὁλόκληροι (holoklēroi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3648: Complete in every part, sound, perfect, entire. From holos and kleros; complete in every part, i.e. Perfectly sound.

[not] lacking
λειπόμενοι (leipomenoi)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3007: A primary verb; to leave, i.e. to fail or be absent.

[anything].
μηδενὶ (mēdeni)
Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3367: No one, none, nothing.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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