Popular Bible Verses from James 1

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Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow.

If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.

Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.

So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.

But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.

God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.

Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow.

For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like.

Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you.

And remember, when you are being tempted, do not say, “God is tempting me.” God is never tempted to do wrong, and he never tempts anyone else. Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away.

Believers who are poor have something to boast about, for God has honored them.