It is like a muscle workout for the soul, making healthy muscles even stronger. In contrast, the internal test we undergo due to our own weakness, for example concupiscence, is what is described in verses 12 and 13. James relates this passage back to verse 2 and says, “Blessed is the man who endures trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life.” But then he goes on in verse 13 to say, “Let no one say when he is tempted, ‘I am tempted by God’; for God cannot be tempted with