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1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings.
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1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations: Greetings.
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2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,
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2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds,
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3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.
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3 because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
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4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
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4 Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
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5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
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5 If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
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6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.
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6 But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.
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7 For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord;
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7 That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord;
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8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
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8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does.
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9 Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation,
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9 The brother in humble circumstances ought to take pride in his high position.
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10 and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away.
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10 But the one who is rich should take pride in his low position, because he will pass away like a wild flower.
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