ASV). That is to say, they are of many different kinds. The Greek word, the literal meaning of which is “many-colored,” suggests infinite variety. Peter (1 Peter 4:10) uses the same word to describe the grace of God, and a similar word is used by Paul (Ephesians 3:10) to describe the wisdom of God. James was thinking in part of the sufferings inflicted upon his readers by their unbelieving countrymen (cf. 2:6, 7; 5:4–6). But trials take many forms, and they may change from day to day and from person