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- James 1:12: Blessed Is the One Who Perseveres Under Trial
James 1:12 says, "Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial... that person will receive the crown of life." Read the verse (NIV, KJV), its context, and a plain reading.
- James 1:19-20: Quick to Listen, Slow to Speak, Slow to Anger
James 1:19-20 says, "Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires." Read it (NIV, KJV), its context, and a plain reading.
- James 1:2-4: Consider It Pure Joy When You Face Trials
James 1:2-4 says, "Consider it pure joy... whenever you face trials of many kinds." Read the verses (NIV, KJV), their context in James 1, and a plain reading.
- James 1:22: Be Doers of the Word, Not Hearers Only
James 1:22 says, "Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says." Read it (NIV, KJV), what the Greek words mean, its context in James 1, and a plain reading.
- James 2:13: Mercy Triumphs Over Judgment
James 2:13 says, "Judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment." Read it (NIV, KJV), what the Greek words mean, its context in James 2, and a plain reading.
- James 2:17: Faith Without Works Is Dead
James 2:17 says, "Faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead." Read the verse (NIV, KJV), its context in James 2, and a plain reading.
- James 2:8: The Royal Law, Love Your Neighbor as Yourself
James 2:8 says, "If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, 'Love your neighbor as yourself,' you are doing right." Read it (NIV, KJV), what the Greek words mean, its context in James 2, and a plain reading.
- James 3:18: Peacemakers Who Sow in Peace
James 3:18 says, "Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness." Read it (NIV, KJV), what the Greek words mean, its context in James 3, and a plain reading.
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- James 1:12 — Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him. Read the article
- James 1:19-20 — My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. Read the article
- James 1:2-4 — Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. Read the article
- James 1:22 — Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Read the article
- James 2:13 — Because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment. Read the article