James 1:2–18

^2aConsider it all joy, my brothers, when you encounter ^bvarious ¹trials,

³knowing that ^athe testing of your ^bfaith brings about ^cperseverance.

⁴And let ^aperseverance have its perfect work, so that you may be ^1bperfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

⁵But if any of you ^alacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and ¹without reproach, and ^bit will be given to him.

⁶But he must ^aask in faith, ^bdoubting nothing, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, ^cdriven and tossed by the wind.

⁷For that man ought not to expect that he will receive anything from the Lord,

⁸being a ^1adouble-minded man, ^bunstable in all his ways.

^9aBut the ¹brother of humble circumstances is to boast in his high position;

¹⁰and the rich man is to boast in his humiliation, because ^alike ¹flowering grass he will pass away.

¹¹For the sun rises with ^1aa scorching heat and ^bwithers 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.

^12aBlessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has ¹been approved, he will receive ^bthe crown of life which the Lord ^chas promised to those who ^dlove Him.

¹³Let no one say when he is tempted, “^aI am being tempted ¹by God”; for God cannot be tempted ²by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone.

¹⁴But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust.

¹⁵Then ^awhen lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin, and when ^bsin is fully matured, it brings forth death.

^16aDo not be ¹deceived, ^bmy beloved brothers.

¹⁷Every good thing given and every perfect gift is ^afrom above, coming down from ^bthe Father of lights, ^cwith whom there is no variation or ¹shifting shadow.

¹⁸In the exercise of ^aHis will He ^bbrought us forth by ^cthe word of truth, so that we would be ¹a kind of ^dfirst fruits ²among His creatures.