James 1
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 1 of 5
Chapter Summary
1 We are to rejoice under the cross, 5 to ask patience of God, 13 and in our trials not to impute our weakness, or sins, to Him.
Key Greek Words
Cross-References
- Proverbs 2:1–6
- 1 Peter 1:6–7
- Romans 5:3–4
People & Context
Slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ; author writing to the twelve tribes in the Dispersion [1:1].
The Lord Jesus Christ, whose slave James is [1:1].
Giver of wisdom and every good gift; Father of lights who tempts no one [1:5,13,17].
Timeline
James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, writes to the twelve tribes in the Dispersion with a greeting.
James 1:1Believers are to count it all joy when falling into various trials, knowing that the testing of faith produces enduring patience. Patience must have its perfective work so they may be mature and complete, lacking nothing.
James 1:2-4If anyone lacks wisdom, let him ask God who gives bountifully and without reproach. But he must ask in faith without doubting, for the doubter is like a wave driven by wind — a double-souled man unstable in all his ways.
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