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James 1:2–3

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My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
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From verse 2

  1. 1 Peter 1:6–8Rank 1 from verse 2
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    6Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:

    7That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

    8Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:

  2. James 1:12Rank 2 from verse 2
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    12Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

  3. 2 Corinthians 12:9–10Rank 3 from verse 2
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    9And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

    10Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

  4. Matthew 5:10–12Rank 4 from verse 2
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    10Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

    11Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

    12Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

  5. Luke 6:22–23Rank 5 from verse 2
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    22Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake.

    23Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.

  6. Philippians 1:29Rank 6 from verse 2
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    29For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;

  7. 2 Peter 2:9Rank 7 from verse 2
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    9The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:

  8. Romans 8:17–18Rank 8 from verse 2
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    17And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.

    18For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

  9. Revelation 2:10Rank 9 from verse 2
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    10Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

  10. Colossians 1:24Rank 10 from verse 2
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    24Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the church:

  11. Romans 8:35–37Rank 11 from verse 2
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    35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

    36As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

    37Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

  12. 1 Peter 4:13–16Rank 12 from verse 2
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    13But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.

    14If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.

    15But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men’s matters.

    16Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.

  13. Acts 5:41Rank 13 from verse 2
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    41¶ And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.

  14. Hebrews 10:34Rank 14 from verse 2
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    34For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.

  15. Philippians 2:17Rank 15 from verse 2
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    17Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.

  16. Hebrews 11:36–38Rank 16 from verse 2
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    36And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:

    37They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;

    38(Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.

From verse 3

  1. Romans 5:3–4Rank 1 from verse 3
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    3And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

    4And patience, experience; and experience, hope:

  2. Hebrews 10:36Rank 2 from verse 3
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    36For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.

  3. Colossians 1:11Rank 3 from verse 3
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    11Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;

  4. Romans 8:28Rank 4 from verse 3
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    28And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

  5. 2 Corinthians 4:17Rank 5 from verse 3
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    17For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

  6. 1 Peter 1:7Rank 6 from verse 3
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    7That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

  7. 2 Peter 1:6Rank 7 from verse 3
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    6And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;

  8. Romans 15:4Rank 8 from verse 3
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    4For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

  9. Hebrews 12:1Rank 9 from verse 3
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    1WHEREFORE seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

  10. Romans 8:25Rank 10 from verse 3
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    25But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.

  11. 2 Thessalonians 3:5Rank 11 from verse 3
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    5And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.

  12. Romans 2:7Rank 12 from verse 3
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    7To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:

  13. 2 Thessalonians 1:4Rank 13 from verse 3
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    4So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:

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James 1:2

COMBINED MEANING

brethren

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1. Persons of the same people, tribe, community, or shared service who are regarded or addressed as brothers. 2. Persons regarded as brothers by reason of faith or another spiritual relation. 3. Male siblings or other male relatives.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

count

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Sense 1: To number or calculate. Sense 2: To reckon, regard, esteem, or account as. Sense 3: A number, reckoning, or calculated allowance.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

joy

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Sense 1: Gladness, delight, or rejoicing. Sense 2: To rejoice, delight, or be glad.

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ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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fall

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Sense 1: To descend, drop, or lose an upright position. Sense 2: To be slain, defeated, overthrown, ruined, or brought down. Sense 3: To come upon or attack. Sense 4: To pass into a specified place, condition, power, or course, or to depart from a former standing. Sense 5: To happen, turn out, or be allotted. Sense 6: As a noun, descent, overthrow, ruin, or loss of standing.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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James 1:3

COMBINED MEANING

knowing

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Sense 1: Perceiving, understanding, recognizing, or being acquainted with. Sense 2: Having knowledge or skill.

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your

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The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.

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faith

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Sense 1: The substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen; trust, confidence, belief, persuasion, or reliance. Sense 2: Faithfulness, fidelity, or trustworthiness. Sense 3: The revealed truth or gospel believed and kept.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

worketh

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Third-person singular present form of work, meaning to labour, act, operate, perform, make, produce, accomplish, or bring about.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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1:2My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;

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1:3Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.

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1:4But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

1:5If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

1:6But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.

1:7For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.

1:8A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.

1:9Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:

1:10But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.

1:11For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.

1:12Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

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