James 1:3
Be assured that the testing of your faith leads to power of endurance.
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
In Context
2Reckon it nothing but joy, my brethren, whenever you find yourselves hedged in by various trials.
Cross References
Romans 5:3And not only so: we also exult in our sufferings, knowing as we do, that suffering produces fortitude;
Romans 8:28Now we know that for those who love God all things are working together for good--for those, I mean, whom with deliberate purpose He has called.
2 Corinthians 4:17For this our light and transitory burden of suffering is achieving for us a preponderating, yes, a vastly preponderating, and eternal weight of glory;
2 Thessalonians 1:4It so increases that we ourselves make honourable mention of you among the Churches of God because of your patience and faith amid all your persecutions and amid the afflictions which you are enduring.
Hebrews 10:36For you stand in need of patient endurance, so that, as the result of having done the will of God, you may receive the promised blessing.
1 Peter 1:7The sorrow comes in order that the testing of your faith--being more precious than that of gold, which perishes and yet is proved by fire--may be found to result in praise and glory and honour at the re-appearing of Jesus Christ.
Matthew Henry on James 1:3-13
Necessity of Faith and Patience; Evil of Indecision. ( a. d. 61.) 2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; 3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. 4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. 5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. 6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea… Read the whole commentary →