James 1:2
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you encounter various trials,
English Majority Text (NT)
In The King James Version
My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
In Context
3knowing that the testing of your faith develops endurance.
Cross References
Matthew 5:10“Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Acts 5:41Then they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing because they were counted worthy to be dishonored on behalf of the name of Jesus.
Romans 8:35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?
Philippians 1:29For to you it has been granted for the sake of Christ, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake,
Philippians 2:18Likewise you also rejoice, and rejoice together with me. 1 Paul Commends Timothy
Hebrews 10:34For you sympathized with me in my chains, and you received the plunder of your possessions with joy, knowing that you have for yourselves a better and enduring possession in heaven.
Matthew Henry on James 1:2
ames The writer of this epistle was not James the son of Zebedee; for he was put to death by Herod ( Acts xii. ) before Christianity had gained so much ground among the Jews of the dispersion as is here implied. But it was the other James, the son of Alpheus, who was cousin-german to Christ, and one of the twelve apostles, Matt. x. 3 . He is called a pillar ( Gal. ii. 9 ), and this epistle of his cannot be disputed, without loosening a foundation-stone. It is called a general epistle, because (as some think) not… Read the whole commentary →