James 1:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJames 1:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
ὑπομονὴ
hypomonḗ
G5281
endurance
ἔργον
érgon
G2041
work
τέλειον
téleios
G5046
perfect
ἐχέτω
échō
G2192
to have
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
ἦτε
eimí
G1510
to be
τέλειοι
téleios
G5046
perfect
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ὁλόκληροι
holóklēros
G3648
whole
ἐν
en
G1722
in
μηδενὶ
mēdeís
G3367
no one
λειπόμενοι
leípō
G3007
to leave
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
Highlighted words mark where these versions differ — a whole-verse word diff, not a word-by-word alignment.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Let endurance have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
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King James Version Public Domain
But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But let the endurance have a perfect work, so that you may be perfect and whole, lacking in nothing.
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