James 1:1–12

Testing Your Faith

^11aJames, a ^bbond-servant of God and ^cof the Lord Jesus Christ,

To ^dthe twelve tribes who are ^2edispersed abroad: ^fGreetings.

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

³knowing that ^athe testing of your ^bfaith produces ^1cendurance.

⁴And let ^1aendurance have its perfect ²result, so that you may be ^3bperfect 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 ^bwithout any doubting, 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 glory in his high position;

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

¹¹For the sun rises with ^1aa scorching wind 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.