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James 1

Testing Your Faith

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 1 aJamesg2385, a  bbond-servantg1401 of Godg2316 and  cof the Lordg2962 Jesusg2424 Christg5547,

To  dthe twelveg1427 tribesg5443 whog3588 are  2 edispersedg1290 abroad:  fGreetingsg5463.

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 aConsiderg2233 it allg3956 joyg5479, my brethreng80, wheng3752 you encounterg4045  bvariousg4164  1trialsg3986,

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knowingg1097 that  athe testingg1383 of your  bfaithg4102 producesg2716  1 cenduranceg5281.

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And let  1 aenduranceg5281 haveg2192 its perfectg5046  2resultg2041, sog2443 that you may be  3 bperfectg5046 and completeg3648, lackingg3007 in nothingg3367.

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But ifg1487 anyg5100 of you  alacksg3007 wisdomg4678, let him askg154 of Godg2316, who givesg1325 to allg3956 generouslyg574 and  1withoutg3361 reproachg3679, and  bit will be giveng1325 to him.

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But he must  aaskg154 in faithg4102  bwithoutg3367 anyg3367 doubtingg1252, for the one who doubtsg1252 is likeg1858a the surfg2830 of the seag2281,  cdriveng416 and tossedg4494 by the windg4494.

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For that mang444 ought not to expectg3633 that he will receiveg2983 anythingg5100 from the Lordg2962,

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being a  1 adouble-mindedg1374 mang435,  bunstableg182 in allg3956 his waysg3598.

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 aBut the  1brotherg80 of humbleg5011 circumstances is to gloryg2744 in his highg5311 positiong5311;

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and the richg4145 mang4145 is to glory in his humiliationg5014, becauseg3754  alikeg5613  1floweringg438 grassg5528 he will passg3928 awayg3928.

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For the sung2246 risesg393 with  1 aa scorchingg2742 windg2742 and  bwithersg3583 the grassg5528; and its flowerg438 fallsg1601b offg1601b and the beautyg2143 of its appearanceg4383 is destroyedg622; sog3779 toog2532 the richg4145 mang4145 in the midst of his pursuitsg4197 will fadeg3133 awayg3133.

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 aBlessedg3107 is a mang435 whog3739 perseveresg5278 under trialg3986; for once he has  1beeng1096 approvedg1384, he will receiveg2983  bthe crowng4735 of lifeg2222 whichg3739 the Lord  chas promisedg1861 to thoseg3588 who  dloveg25 Him.

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Let nog3367 oneg3367 sayg3004 when he is temptedg3985, " aI am being temptedg3985  1by Godg2316"; for Godg2316 cannotg551 be temptedg551  2by evilg2556, and He Himselfg846 does not temptg3985 anyoneg3762.

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But eachg1538 oneg1538 is temptedg3985 when he is carriedg1828 awayg1828 and enticedg1185 by his owng2398 lustg1939.

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Theng1534  awhen lustg1939 has conceivedg4815, it givesg5088 birthg5088 to sing266; and when  bsing266  1is accomplishedg658, it bringsg616 forthg616 deathg2288.

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 aDo not be  1deceivedg4105,  bmy belovedg27 brethreng80.

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Everyg3956 goodg18 thingg1394 giveng1394 and everyg3956 perfectg5046 giftg1434 is  afrom aboveg509, comingg2597 downg2597 from  bthe Fatherg3962 of lightsg5457,  cwith whomg3739 thereg1762 is nog3756 variationg3883 org2228  1shiftingg5157 shadowg644.

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In the exercise of  aHis willg1014 He  bbroughtg616 us forthg616 by  cthe wordg3056 of truthg225, sog1519 that we would be  1a kindg5100 of  dfirstg536 fruitsg536  2among His creaturesg2938.

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 1This  ayou knowg3609a,  bmy belovedg27 brethreng80. But everyoneg3956 must be quickg5036 to hearg191,  cslowg1021 to speakg2980 and  dslowg1021 to angerg3709;

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for  athe angerg3709 of mang435 does not achieveg2038b the righteousnessg1343 of Godg2316.

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Thereforeg1352,  aputtingg659 asideg659 allg3956 filthinessg4507b and all  1that remainsg4050 of wickednessg2549, in  2humilityg4240 receiveg1209  bthe wordg3056 implantedg1721, which is ableg1410 to saveg4982 your soulsg5590.

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 aBut proveg1096 yourselves doersg4163 of the wordg3056, and not merelyg3441 hearersg202 who deludeg3884 themselvesg1438.

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For ifg1487 anyoneg5100 is a hearerg202 of the wordg3056 and not a doerg4163, he is likeg1858a a mang435 who looksg2657 at his  1naturalg1078 faceg4383  ain a mirrorg2072;

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for once he has lookedg2657 at himselfg1438 and goneg565 awayg565,  1he has immediatelyg2112 forgotteng1950 whatg3697 kindg3697 of persong3697 he was.

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But one who looksg3879 intentlyg3879 at the perfectg5046 lawg3551,  athe law of libertyg1657, and abidesg3887 by it, not having becomeg1096 a forgetfulg1953 hearerg202 but  1an effectualg2041 doerg4163, thisg3778 mang3778 will be  bblessedg3107 in  2whatg4162 he doesg4162.

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Ifg1487 anyoneg5100 thinksg1380 himself to be religiousg2357, and yet does not  1 abridleg5468 his tongueg1100 but deceivesg538 his own heartg2588, thisg3778 man'sg3778 religiong2356 is worthlessg3152.

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Pureg2513 and undefiledg283 religiong2356  ain the sightg3844 of our Godg2316 and Fatherg3962 is thisg3778: to  bvisitg1980a  corphansg3737 and widowsg5503 in their distressg2347, and to keepg5083 oneselfg1438 unstainedg784  1by  dthe worldg2889.



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