James 1:2-4 (English Standard Version)
Testing of Your Faith
2 1Count it all joy, my brothers,a when you meet trials 2of various kinds, 3 for you know that 3the testing of your faith 4produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be 5perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.The English Standard Version is published with the permission of Good News Publishers. (English Standard Version)
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James 1:2 - Or brothers and sisters. The plural Greek word adelphoi (translated "brothers") refers to siblings in a family. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, adelphoi may refer either to men or to both men and women who are siblings (brothers and sisters) in God's family, the church; also verses 16, 19