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Andδὲlet perseverance haveἡ ὑπομονὴ ἐχέτωitscompleteτέλειονwork,ἔργονso thatἵναyou may beἦτεcompleteτέλειοιandκαὶwhole,ὁλόκληροιlackingλειπόμενοιinἐνnothing.μηδενὶ
James 1:4
Study it in the app“And let perseverance have its complete work, so that you may be complete and whole, lacking in nothing.”
James says the testing of faith produces perseveranceSuffering and Trials
With the Greek beneath
James 1:4, word by word
- let perseverance haveὑπομονὴhypomonē
endurance, perseverance
Endurance, perseverance: holding out patiently under trial.
Where else “hypomonē” appears- let perseverance haveἐχέτωechetō
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echetō” appears- completeτέλειονteleion
perfect
Whole, lacking nothing.
Where else “teleion” appears- workἔργονergon
deed
What someone does, their conduct.
Where else “ergon” appears- you may beἦτεēte
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēte” appears- wholeὁλόκληροιholoklēroi
whole, complete
Whole, complete in every part, sound.
Where else “holoklēroi” appears- lackingλειπόμενοιleipomenoi
lack
Lack, be lacking; in the passive, be in need, fall short.
Where else “leipomenoi” appears- nothingμηδενὶmēdeni
no one, nothing
No one, nothing.
Where else “mēdeni” appears
The context
3knowing that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.
4 · This verse (above)
5And if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives to all generously and without reproaching, and it will be given to him.
To study James 1 in a group
1. What it says
What does James say the testing of faith produces, and what should someone do who lacks wisdom (v. 2-5)?
2. What it means
James says it is not enough to hear the word; we must do it (v. 22-25). Why does he use the image of a mirror?
3. How I live it
James speaks of being quick to hear and slow to speak (v. 19). In what conversation today could you listen more?