James 1:4

But let patience have her perfect work,.... Or effect; or be brought unto perfection; which may denote both the sincerity and continuance of it unto the end, with constancy: patience may be said to be…

But let patience have her perfect work - Let it be fairly developed; let it produce its appropriate effects without being hindered. Let it not be obstructed in its fair influence on the soul by…

Let patience have her perfect work - That is, Continue faithful, and your patience will be crowned with its full reward; for in this sense is εργον, which we translate work, to be understood. It is…

We now come to consider the matter of this epistle. In this paragraph we have the following things to be observed: -

I. The suffering state of Christians in this world is represented, and that in a…

But let patience have her perfect work Better, and let endurance have a perfect work, there being sequence of thought but not contrast. The word for "perfect" expresses the perfection of that which…