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Passage Lookup: James 1
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James 1:1
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James,(a) a slave of God(b) and of the Lord Jesus Christ: To the 12 tribes(c) in the Dispersion.[a](d) Greetings.(e)
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James 1:2
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Consider it a great joy, my brothers, whenever you experience various trials,(f)
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James 1:3
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knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
James 1:4
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But endurance must do its complete work, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing.
James 1:5
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Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all generously and without criticizing, and it will be given to him.(g)
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James 1:6
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But let him ask in faith without doubting. For the doubter is like the surging sea, driven and tossed by the wind.
James 1:7
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That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.
James 1:8
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An indecisive[b] man is unstable in all his ways.(h)
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James 1:9
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The brother of humble circumstances should boast in his exaltation,
James 1:10
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but the one who is rich should boast in his humiliation because he will pass away like a flower of the field.(i)
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James 1:11
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For the sun rises with its scorching heat and dries up the grass; its flower falls off, and its beautiful appearance is destroyed. In the same way, the rich man will wither away while pursuing his activities.(j)
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James 1:12
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A man who endures trials[c] is blessed, because when he passes the test he will receive the crown(k) of life that God[d] has promised to those who love Him.(l)
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James 1:13
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No one undergoing a trial should say, "I am being tempted by God." For God is not tempted by evil,[e] and He Himself doesn't tempt anyone.
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James 1:14
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But each person is tempted when he is drawn away and enticed by his own evil desires.(m)
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James 1:15
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Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin, and when sin is fully grown, it gives birth to death.(n)
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James 1:16
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Don't be deceived, my dearly loved brothers.(o)
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James 1:17
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Every generous act and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights; with Him there is no variation or shadow cast by turning.(p)
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James 1:18
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By His own choice, He gave us a new birth by the message of truth[f] so that we would be the firstfruits of His creatures.(q)
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James 1:19
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My dearly loved brothers, understand this: Everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger,(r)
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James 1:20
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for man's anger does not accomplish God's righteousness.
James 1:21
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Therefore, ridding yourselves of all moral filth and evil,[g] humbly receive the implanted word, which is able to save you.[h](s)
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James 1:22
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But(t) be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
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James 1:23
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Because if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his own face[i] in a mirror.
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James 1:24
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For he looks at himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.
James 1:25
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But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom and perseveres in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but one who does good works—this person will be blessed in what he does.(u)
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James 1:26
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If anyone[j] thinks he is religious without controlling his tongue,(v) then his religion is useless and he deceives himself.
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James 1:27
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Pure and undefiled religion before our[k] God and Father is this: to look after orphans and widows(w) in their distress and to keep oneself unstained by the world.(x)
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