James 1:2
My brethren, count it all joy when you encounter various trials;
Revised King James New Testament
In The King James Version
My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
In Context
3Knowing that the trying of your faith produces endurance.
Cross References
Matthew 5:10Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Acts 5:41And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.
Romans 8:35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
Philippians 1:29For to you it is granted on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for his sake;
Philippians 2:18In the same way, you also should be glad, and rejoice with me.
Hebrews 10:34For you had compassion on the prisoners, and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your goods, knowing that you have a better possession, and an enduring one.
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 →