James 1:1–11

Greeting

1 aJames, a servant1 of God and bof the Lord Jesus Christ,

To cthe twelve tribes in dthe Dispersion:

Greetings.

Testing of Your Faith

2 eCount it all joy, my brothers,2 when you meet trials fof various kinds, 3 for you know that gthe testing of your faith hproduces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be iperfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

5 jIf any of you lacks wisdom, klet him ask God, lwho gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. 6 But mlet him ask in faith, nwith no doubting, for the one who doubts is like oa wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. 7 For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; 8 phe is a double-minded man, qunstable in all his ways.

9 Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation, 10 and rthe rich in his humiliation, because slike a flower of the grass3 he will pass away. 11 For the sun rises with its scorching heat and twithers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in the midst of his pursuits.

a	Ac 12:17
1	For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)
b	Ro 1:1 2 Pe 1:1 Jud 1
c	Lk 22:30 Ac 26:7
d	1 Pe 1:1 Ac 2:9–11 Jn 7:35
e	Mt 5:12
2	Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters; also verses 16, 19
f	1 Pe 1:6
g	1 Pe 1:7
h	Ro 5:3 Jas 5:11 Heb 10:36 2 Pe 1:6
i	1 Th 5:23 Mt 5:48
j	1 Ki 3:9–12 Pr 2:3–6
k	Mt 7:7
l	Pr 28:5
m	Mk 11:24
n	Mt 21:21
o	Is 57:20 Eph 4:14
p	Jas 4:8
q	2 Pe 2:14 2 Pe 3:16
r	Je 9:23
s	Ps 102:4 Ps 102:11 1 Co 7:31 1 Pe 1:24
3	Or a wild flower
t	Is 40:7