James 1:2
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various temptations,
World Messianic Bible British
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 for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Acts 5:41They therefore departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonour for Yeshua’s name.
Romans 8:35Who shall separate us from the love of Messiah? Could oppression, or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
Philippians 1:29Because it has been granted to you on behalf of Messiah, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer on his behalf,
Philippians 2:18In the same way, you also should be glad and rejoice with me.
Hebrews 10:34For you both had compassion on me in my chains and joyfully accepted the plundering of your possessions, knowing that you have for yourselves a better possession and an enduring one 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 →