Popular Bible Verses from James 1

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My brothers and sisters, think of it as pure joy when you face all kinds of trouble. When your faith is tested, this develops endurance in you.

If any of you needs wisdom, you should ask God for it, and he’ll give it to you. God gives freely to everyone and doesn’t tell them they shouldn’t have asked.

My dear brothers and sisters, pay attention to what I say: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.

You must allow endurance to finish its work so that you’ll be everything you should be and have everything you need.

Don’t fool yourselves by just listening to the word. You also have to do what it says.

Blessed is the person who keeps going when times are difficult. After they’ve made it through these times, they’ll receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to give to those who love him.

Every good and perfect gift is from above. It comes down from the Father who created the heavenly lights. He doesn’t change like shadows that move.

If someone listens to the word but doesn’t do what it says, they’re like a person who sees what they look like in a mirror but then goes away and forgets what they saw.

Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is to take care of widows and orphans who are in trouble and not let the world contaminate you.

When a person is tempted, they shouldn’t say, “God is tempting me.” God can’t be tempted by evil, and he doesn’t tempt anyone. Instead, each person is tempted by their own evil desires, which lead them on and drag them away.

Believers who are in low positions in life should be proud that God has given them a high position in the kingdom.