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James 1:3

that the bringing your faith to the test, produces constancy.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Afflictions and Adversities;   Faith;   Patience;   Temptation;   Thompson Chain Reference - Faith;   Hindrances;   Temptation;   Tested;   Tests, Spiritual;   The Topic Concordance - Faith/faithfulness;   Patience;   Trial;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Afflictions Made Beneficial;   Faith;   Holiness;   Patience;   Temptation;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Tempt;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Guidance;   Patience;   Providence;   Satan;   Sorrow;   Testing;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Perseverance;   Temptation, Test;   Thankfulness, Thanksgiving;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Afflictions;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - James, the General Epistle of;   Peter, the Epistles of;   Satan;   Holman Bible Dictionary - James, the Letter;   Patience;   Suffering;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - James, Epistle of;   Shekinah;   Text of the New Testament;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Discipline;   Evil;   James ;   James Epistle of;   Patience;   Perfect Perfection;   Perseverance;   Syria ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - 33 Patience Long-Suffering Forbearance;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Temptation;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Sa'tan;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Affliction;   James, Epistle of;   Justification;   Regeneration;   Sirach, Book of;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for September 2;   Every Day Light - Devotion for December 11;  

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
You know that when your faith is tested, you learn to be patient in suffering.
Revised Standard Version
for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
for as moche as ye knowe how that the tryinge of youre fayth bringeth pacience:
Hebrew Names Version
Knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.
New American Standard Bible
knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
New Century Version
because you know that these troubles test your faith, and this will give you patience.
Update Bible Version
Knowing that the proving of your faith works patience.
Webster's Bible Translation
Knowing [this], that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
English Standard Version
for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.
World English Bible
Knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But let patience have it's perfect work,
Weymouth's New Testament
Be assured that the testing of your faith leads to power of endurance.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
that the preuyng of youre feith worchith pacience;
English Revised Version
Knowing that the proof of your faith worketh patience.
Berean Standard Bible
because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
Contemporary English Version
You know that you learn to endure by having your faith tested.
Amplified Bible
Be assured that the testing of your faith [through experience] produces endurance [leading to spiritual maturity, and inner peace].
American Standard Version
knowing that the proving of your faith worketh patience.
Bible in Basic English
Because you have the knowledge that the testing of your faith gives you the power of going on in hope;
Complete Jewish Bible
for you know that the testing of your trust produces perseverance.
Darby Translation
knowing that the proving of your faith works endurance.
International Standard Version
because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance.Romans 5:3;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
For you know that the proving of faith maketh you to possess patience;
Murdock Translation
For ye know, that the trial of [fn] faith, maketh you possess patience.
King James Version (1611)
Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience,
New Living Translation
For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow.
New Life Bible
You know these prove your faith. It helps you not to give up.
New Revised Standard
because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance;
Geneva Bible (1587)
Knowing that ye trying of your faith bringeth forth patience,
George Lamsa Translation
For you know that the trial of faith will increase your patience.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Taking note, that, the proving of your faith, worketh out endurance;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Knowing that the trying of your faith worketh patience
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Knowyng (this) that the trying of your fayth worketh patience:
Good News Translation
for you know that when your faith succeeds in facing such trials, the result is the ability to endure.
Christian Standard Bible®
because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
King James Version
Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
Lexham English Bible
because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
Literal Translation
knowing that the proving of your faith works patience.
Young's Literal Translation
knowing that the proof of your faith doth work endurance,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
for as moche as ye knowe, how yt the tryinge of youre faith bringeth pacience:
New English Translation
because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
New King James Version
knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.
Simplified Cowboy Version
faith will be ever the stronger because of what ya went through.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.

Contextual Overview

2 Consider the various tryals that surround you, my brethren, as matter of great joy; knowing this, 3 that the bringing your faith to the test, produces constancy. 4 but constancy should be brought to its perfection, that you may be entirely accomplished, without any defect. 5 If any of you is deficient in prudence, let him ask it of God, who liberally gives to all without upbraiding: and he will give it. 6 but let him be fully persuaded of the lawfulness of what he asks: for he that is diffident about that, is like the waves that fluctuate with the wind. 7 such a man must not expect any answer from the Lord. 8 a diffident man is inconstant in all his actions. 9 Let him that is poor triumph in the advantages of being a christian. 10 let the rich be humbled by his instability: for he is as transitory as a flower in the field. 11 the sun is up and darts its rays, the grass is wither'd, its flowers droop, and all their beautiful appearance vanishes away. just so the rich man fades with all his projects.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

that: Romans 5:3, Romans 5:4, Romans 8:28, 2 Corinthians 4:17

patience: Romans 2:7, Romans 8:25, Romans 15:4, Colossians 1:11, 2 Thessalonians 1:4, 2 Thessalonians 3:5, Hebrews 10:36, Hebrews 12:1, 2 Peter 1:6

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 8:2 - prove thee Luke 21:19 - General Romans 12:12 - patient 1 Thessalonians 1:3 - and patience 1 Peter 1:7 - the trial 1 Peter 4:13 - rejoice 2 Peter 1:20 - Knowing Revelation 2:3 - hast patience

Cross-References

Matthew 8:3
and Jesus held out his hand and touched him, saying, I will, be thou clean. and immediately he was cured of his leprosy.
John 1:5
and the Light shineth in darkness, but the darkness did not receive it.
John 1:9
HE was the true Light who came into the world, to enlighten every man.
John 3:19
and this is the subject of their condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men have loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
John 11:43
when he had spoke this, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.
Ephesians 5:8
you were heretofore altogether in the dark, but now being enlightned by the Lord, behave as children of light:
Ephesians 5:14
wherefore 'tis said, " awake thou that sleepest, arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light."
1 Timothy 6:16
who alone is essentially immortal, dwelling in that inaccessible light, which no mortal ever saw, or can see: to whom belongs everlasting honour and empire. amen.
1 John 1:5
This then is the commission we have from him, to declare unto you, that God is light, and in him there is no darkness.
1 John 2:8
however, it is really, in effect, a new commandment I write unto you, with respect to you: because the darkness is past, and things now appear in their true light.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Knowing this,.... By experience; as everyone that is trained up in the school of affliction does: the apostle appeals to the saints, to whom he writes, for the truth of what he was about to say; and which he gives as a reason why they should rejoice in afflictions, because it is a known fact,

that the trying of your faith worketh patience: two things afflictions do when sanctified; one is, they try faith, the truth of it, and make it appear to be true, genuine, and precious, like gold tried in the fire; see 1 Peter 1:6 and the other is, that they produce patience: saints being inured to afflictions, become by degrees more patient under them; whence it is good for a man to bear the yoke in his youth: this phrase may be understood, both of faith, which being tried by afflictions, produces patience; for where the one is in exercise, the other is also, and both are necessary under afflictive providences; and also of afflictions, which try faith, and being sanctified by the Spirit of God, work patience, which is a fruit of the Spirit; for otherwise the effect of them is impatience; and this agrees with the Apostle Paul in Romans 5:3.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience - Patience is one of the fruits of such a trial, and the grace of patience is worth the trial which it may cost to procure it. This is one of the passages which show that James was acquainted with the writings of Paul. See the Introduction, Section 5. The sentiment expressed here is found in Romans 5:3. See the notes at that verse. Paul has carried the sentiment out farther, and shows that tribulation produces other effects than patience. James only asks that patience may have its perfect work, supposing that every Christian grace is implied in this.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse James 1:3. The trying of your faith — Trials put religion, and all the graces of which it is composed to proof; the man that stands in such trials gives proof that his religion is sound, and the evidence afforded to his own mind induces him to take courage, bear patiently, and persevere.


 
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