James 1:2
Count it all joy, my brothers, whenever you fall into various trials,
Family 35 New Testament
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 produces endurance;
Cross References
Matthew 5:10Blessed are those who have been persecuted on account of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens.
Acts 5:41So they went out rejoicing from the presence of the council, in that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name of the Christ.
Romans 8:35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Will it be affliction or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or peril or sword?
Philippians 1:29For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe into Him, but also to suffer for His sake,
Philippians 2:18For the same reason you also be glad and rejoice with me.
Hebrews 10:34Indeed, you also shared in the suffering of my chains; you even accepted the plundering of your possessions with joy, knowing that you have for yourselves a better and enduring possession in the heavens.
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 →