James 1:2
Consider it all joy, my brothers, when ye encounter various trials,
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
In Context
1James, a bondman of God and of Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes in the Dispersion, greeting.
3knowing that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.
Cross References
Matthew 5:10Blessed are those who have been persecuted because of righteousness, because the kingdom of the heavens is theirs.
Acts 5:41Indeed therefore they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were considered worthy to be treated shamefully for the name of Jesus.
Romans 8:35Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or restriction, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
Philippians 1:29Because to you it was granted on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him,
Philippians 2:18And in the same way, ye also be glad and rejoice with me.
Hebrews 10:34For ye were both compassionate about my bonds, and ye accepted with joy the plundering of your possessions, knowing yourselves to have a superior and an enduring existence 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 →