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^(F1)(C1)James, a ^(C2)bond-servant of God and ^(C3)of the Lord Jesus Christ, To ^(C4)the twelve tribes who are ^(F2)(C5)dispersed abroad: ^(C6)Greetings.

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^(C1)Consider it all joy, my brothers and sisters, when you encounter ^(C2)various ^(F1)trials,

knowing that ^(C1)the testing of your ^(C2)faith produces ^(F1)(C3)endurance.

And let ^(F1)(C1)endurance have its perfect ^(F2)result, so that you may be ^(F3)(C2)perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

But if any of you ^(C1)lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and ^(F1)without reproach, and ^(C2)it will be given to him.

But he must ^(C1)ask in faith ^(C2)without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, ^(C3)driven and tossed by the wind.

For that person ought not to expect that he will receive anything from the Lord,

being a ^(F1)(C1)double-minded man, ^(C2)unstable in all his ways.

^(C1)Now the brother or sister of humble circumstances is to glory in his high position;

but the rich person is to glory in his ^(F1)humiliation, because ^(C1)like ^(F2)flowering grass he will pass away.

For the sun rises with ^(C1)its scorching heat and ^(C2)withers the grass; and its flower falls off and the beauty of its appearance is destroyed; so also the rich person, in the midst of his pursuits, will die out.

^(C1)Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has ^(F1)been approved, he will receive ^(C2)the crown of life which the Lord ^(C3)has promised to those who ^(C4)love Him.

No one is to say when he is tempted, "^(C1)I am being tempted ^(F1)by God"; for God cannot be tempted ^(F2)by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone.