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James 1:2-3

Trials and Temptations

2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,^[a] whenever you face trials of many kinds,

3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.

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Cross References 3

1. ver 12; S Matthew 5:12; Hebrews 10:34; Hebrews 12:11; 1 Peter 1:6
2. 1 Peter 1:7
3. S Hebrews 10:36

Footnotes 1

[a]. The Greek word for "brothers and sisters" ("adelphoi" ) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in verses 16 and 19; and in 2:1, 5, 14; 3:10, 12; 4:11; 5:7, 9, 10, 12, 19.

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