James 1:1-4 (New Living Translation)
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This letter is from James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.It is written to Jewish Christians scattered among the nations. a Greetings!
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Dear brothers and sisters, b whenever trouble comes your way, let it be an opportunity for joy.
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For when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow.
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So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be strong in character and ready for anything.
Scripture quotations marked NLT are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved. (New Living Translation)
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a.
James 1:1 - Greek To the twelve tribes in the dispersion.
b.
James 1:2 - Greek brothers; also in 1:16, 19.
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