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Testing
Your Faith |
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James 1:1
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James, a bond-servant of God and of the Lord
Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes who are dispersed abroad: Greetings. |
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James 1:2
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Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter
various trials, |
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James 1:3
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knowing that the testing of your faith produces
endurance. |
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James 1:4
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And let endurance have its perfect result, so
that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. |
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James 1:5
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But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask
of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given
to him. |
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James 1:6
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But he must ask in faith without any doubting,
for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind. |
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James 1:7
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For that man ought not to expect that he will
receive anything from the Lord, |
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James 1:8
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being a double-minded man, unstable in all his
ways. |
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James 1:9
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But the brother of humble circumstances is to
glory in his high position; |
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James 1:10
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and the rich man is to glory in his humiliation,
because like flowering grass he will pass away. |
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James 1:11
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For the sun rises with a scorching wind and
withers 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. |
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James 1:12
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Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial;
for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord
has promised to those who love Him. |
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James 1:13
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Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am being
tempted by God"; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt
anyone. |
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James 1:14
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But each one is tempted when he is carried away
and enticed by his own lust. |
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James 1:15
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Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth
to sin; and when sin is accomplished, it brings forth death. |
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James 1:16
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Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren. |
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James 1:17
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Every good thing given and every perfect gift
is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation
or shifting shadow. |
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James 1:18
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In the exercise of His will He brought us forth
by the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits among His creatures. |
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James 1:19
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This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone
must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger; |
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James 1:20
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for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness
of God. |
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James 1:21
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Therefore, putting aside all filthiness and
all that remains of wickedness, in humility receive the word implanted, which
is able to save your souls. |
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James 1:22
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But prove yourselves doers of the word, and
not merely hearers who delude themselves. |
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James 1:23
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For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not
a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror; |
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James 1:24
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for once he has looked at himself and gone away,
he has immediately forgotten what kind of person he was. |
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James 1:25
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But one who looks intently at the perfect law,
the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but
an effectual doer, this man will be blessed in what he does. |
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James 1:26
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If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and
yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man's religion
is worthless. |
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James 1:27
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Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of
our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and
to keep oneself unstained by the world. |
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