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

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

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

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References and Original Words

Verse 2

Original words

Consider [it] ἡγήσασθε G2233 Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Plural pure Πᾶσαν G3956 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular joy χαρὰν G5479 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular my μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular brothers ἀδελφοί G80 Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural when ὅταν G3752 Conjunction you encounter περιπέσητε G4045 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural trials πειρασμοῖς G3986 Noun - Dative Masculine Plural of many kinds ποικίλοις G4164 Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural
Verse 3

Original words

because you know γινώσκοντες G1097 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural that ὅτι G3754 Conjunction the τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular testing δοκίμιον G1383 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular of your ὑμῶν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural - τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular faith πίστεως G4102 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular develops κατεργάζεται G2716 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular perseverance ὑπομονήν G5281 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 4

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction Allow ἐχέτω G2192 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular perseverance ὑπομονὴ G5281 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular to finish τέλειον G5046 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular [its] work ἔργον G2041 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular so that ἵνα G2443 Conjunction you may be ἦτε G1510 Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural mature τέλειοι G5046 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction complete ὁλόκληροι G3648 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural [not] lacking λειπόμενοι G3007 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural - ἐν G1722 Preposition [anything] μηδενὶ G3367 Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular

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