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Salutation

Chapter 1

Greeting.[a] James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes of the Dispersion: greetings.

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Footnotes

  1. James 1:1 Only this verse gives the writing the form of a letter. Concerning the author and the addressees, see the Introduction. Servant: see note on Rom 1:1. Twelve tribes: they prefigured the new People of God (see Acts 26:7; Rev 7:4).