James 1:1–12

¹James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion:

Greeting.

²Count it all joy, my brethren, when you meet various trials, ³for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. ⁴And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

⁵If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives to all men generously and without reproaching, and it will be given him. ⁶But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. ⁷⁸For that person must not suppose that a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways, will receive anything from the Lord.

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

¹²Blessed is the man who endures trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life which God has promised to those who love him.