James 1:2-12

2 1Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter 2various [a]trials,
3 knowing that 3the testing of your 4faith produces [b]5endurance.
4 And let [c]6endurance have its perfect [d]result, so that you may be [e]7perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
5 But if any of you 8lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and [f]without reproach, and 9it will be given to him.
6 But he must 10ask in faith 11without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, 12driven and tossed by the wind.
7 For that man ought not to expect that he will receive anything from the Lord,
8 being a [g]13double-minded man, 14unstable in all his ways.
9 15But the [h]brother of humble circumstances is to glory in his high position;
10 and the rich man is to glory in his humiliation, because 16like [i]flowering grass he will pass away.
11 For the sun rises with [j]17a scorching wind and 18withers the grass; and its flower falls off and the beauty of its appearance is destroyed; so too the rich man in the midst of his pursuits will fade away.
12 19Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has [k]been approved, he will receive 20the crown of life which the Lord 21has promised to those who 22love Him.

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Cross References 22

  • 1. Matthew 5:12; James 1:12; James 5:11
  • 2. 1 Peter 1:6
  • 3. 1 Peter 1:7
  • 4. Hebrews 6:12
  • 5. Luke 21:19
  • 6. Luke 21:19
  • 7. Matthew 5:48; Colossians 4:12
  • 8. 1 Kings 3:9f; James 3:17
  • 9. Matthew 7:7
  • 10. Matthew 21:21
  • 11. Mark 11:23; Acts 10:20
  • 12. Matthew 14:28-31; Ephesians 4:14
  • 13. James 4:8
  • 14. 2 Peter 2:14
  • 15. Luke 14:11
  • 16. 1 Corinthians 7:31; 1 Peter 1:24
  • 17. Matthew 20:12
  • 18. Psalms 102:4, 11; Isaiah 40:7
  • 19. Luke 6:22; James 5:11; 1 Peter 3:14; 1 Peter 4:14
  • 20. 1 Corinthians 9:25
  • 21. Exodus 20:6; James 2:5
  • 22. 1 Corinthians 2:9; 1 Corinthians 8:3

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