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James 1:1-3
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1 [a]James, a [b]servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are of the Dispersion, [c]greeting.

2 Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into manifold [d]temptations; 3 knowing that the proving of your faith worketh [e]patience.

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  1. James 1:1 Or, Jacob
  2. James 1:1 Greek bondservant.
  3. James 1:1 Greek wisheth joy.
  4. James 1:2 Or, trials
  5. James 1:3 Or, stedfastness
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James 1:1-3
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1 James,(A) a servant of God(B) and of the Lord Jesus Christ,

To the twelve tribes(C) scattered(D) among the nations:

Greetings.(E)

Trials and Temptations

2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,[a] whenever you face trials of many kinds,(F) 3 because you know that the testing of your faith(G) produces perseverance.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. James 1:2 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in verses 16 and 19; and in 2:1, 5, 14; 3:10, 12; 4:11; 5:7, 9, 10, 12, 19.
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