Focused Passage

James 1:2-4

Endurance, Wisdom, and the Implanted Word

James moves from the testing of faith in trials, to the need for God-given wisdom, to the danger of desire-born temptation, to the call to receive and obey the implanted word in pure and undefiled religion.

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2Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,

3because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.

4Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

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Verse 2

Original words

Consider [it]ἡγήσασθεG2233Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person PluralpureΠᾶσανG3956Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingularjoyχαρὰνG5479Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularmyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularbrothersἀδελφοίG80Noun - Vocative Masculine PluralwhenὅτανG3752Conjunctionyou encounterπεριπέσητεG4045Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person PluraltrialsπειρασμοῖςG3986Noun - Dative Masculine Pluralof many kindsποικίλοιςG4164Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural
Verse 3

Original words

because you knowγινώσκοντεςG1097Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralthatὅτιG3754ConjunctiontheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingulartestingδοκίμιονG1383Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularof yourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularfaithπίστεωςG4102Noun - Genitive Feminine SingulardevelopsκατεργάζεταιG2716Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularperseveranceὑπομονήνG5281Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 4

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionAllowἐχέτωG2192Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularperseveranceὑπομονὴG5281Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularto finishτέλειονG5046Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular[its] workἔργονG2041Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularso thatἵναG2443Conjunctionyou may beἦτεG1510Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person PluralmatureτέλειοιG5046Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctioncompleteὁλόκληροιG3648Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural[not] lackingλειπόμενοιG3007Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural-ἐνG1722Preposition[anything]μηδενὶG3367Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular

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