James 1:2

²Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy.b

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James 1 opens the letter with a direct call to consider trials as joy, because testing produces steadfastness and maturity. James wastes no time in addressing the gap between profession and practice: hearing the word must lead to doing it. The chapter establishes the letter’s cen

References· James 1

a: v.1 — Ezekiel 12:15, 1 Peter 1:1, John 7:35, Acts 8:1, Acts 26:7, Deuteronomy 28:64, Acts 15:13, Galatians 2:9, Acts 15:23, Acts 21:18
b: v.2 — 1 Peter 1:6-8, James 1:12, 2 Corinthians 12:9-10, Matthew 5:10-12, Luke 6:22-23, Philippians 1:29, 2 Peter 2:9, Romans 8:17-18, Revelation 2:10, Colossians 1:24
c: v.3 — Romans 5:3-4, Hebrews 10:36, Colossians 1:11, Romans 8:28, 2 Corinthians 4:17, 1 Peter 1:7, Romans 15:4, 2 Peter 1:6, Romans 8:25, Hebrews 12:1
d: v.4 — Luke 21:19, 1 Peter 5:10, Matthew 5:48, 2 Timothy 3:17, Galatians 6:9, Hebrews 13:21, James 5:7-11, Habakkuk 2:3, Psalms 40:1, James 3:2
e: v.5 — Proverbs 2:3-6, John 15:7, Jeremiah 29:12-13, Proverbs 3:5-7, 1 John 5:14-15, Matthew 7:7-11, 2 Chronicles 1:10, James 3:17, 1 Kings 3:7-12, John 14:13
f: v.6 — Matthew 21:21-22, Hebrews 11:6, Mark 11:22-24, Ephesians 4:14, Hebrews 10:23, Hebrews 13:9, 1 Timothy 2:8
g: v.7 — James 4:3, Proverbs 15:8, Isaiah 58:3-4, Isaiah 1:15, Proverbs 21:27
h: v.8 — 1 Kings 18:21, Matthew 6:24, James 4:8, Isaiah 29:13, 2 Peter 2:14, 2 Kings 17:41, 2 Peter 3:16, 2 Kings 17:33, Hosea 7:8-11, Hosea 10:2
i: v.9 — Jeremiah 9:23-24, Proverbs 19:1, James 2:5-6, 2 Corinthians 6:10, Psalms 113:7-8, Revelation 2:9, Psalms 62:9, Luke 1:52, Proverbs 17:5, Romans 5:2-3
j: v.10 — 1 Peter 1:24, 1 John 2:17, Job 14:2, Matthew 5:3, 1 Timothy 6:17, Psalms 103:15, Psalms 90:5-6, Isaiah 40:6, James 4:14, Matthew 6:30
k: v.11 — Isaiah 40:7-8, Psalms 37:35-36, Luke 16:19-25, Mark 4:6, James 5:1-7, Psalms 49:6-14, Matthew 13:6, Luke 12:16-21, 1 Peter 1:4, 1 Corinthians 7:31
l: v.12 — 1 Peter 5:10, 1 Peter 1:6-8, Revelation 2:10, James 5:11, Romans 8:28, Matthew 10:22, 1 Corinthians 9:25, 2 Timothy 4:8, James 2:5, 1 Peter 3:14
m: v.13 — James 1:12, Habakkuk 2:12-13, Romans 9:19-20, James 1:2, Genesis 3:12, Isaiah 63:17
n: v.14 — Mark 7:21-22, Ephesians 4:22, Matthew 15:18, Hebrews 3:13, Proverbs 4:23, Romans 7:13, Matthew 5:28, James 4:1-2, Isaiah 44:20, Romans 7:11
o: v.15 — Psalms 7:14, Job 15:35, Romans 5:12-21, Genesis 2:17, Isaiah 59:4, Genesis 3:6, Romans 6:21-23, Micah 2:1-3, Genesis 4:5-8, Revelation 20:14-15
p: v.17 — John 3:27, Matthew 7:11, Hebrews 13:8, John 8:12, Numbers 23:19, Psalms 84:11, 1 John 1:5, Proverbs 2:6, James 3:17, Ephesians 2:8
q: v.18 — Romans 8:29-31, 1 Peter 1:23, John 3:3-5, John 1:13, 1 Peter 1:3, 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14, Revelation 14:4, Ephesians 2:4-5, Ephesians 1:12, Jeremiah 2:3
r: v.19 — Proverbs 17:27, Proverbs 21:23, Proverbs 14:29, Proverbs 10:19, Proverbs 18:13, Ephesians 4:26, Proverbs 13:3, Proverbs 16:32, Ecclesiastes 7:8-9, Proverbs 15:18
s: v.20 — 2 Timothy 2:24-25, Ephesians 4:26, James 3:17-18, Numbers 20:11-12
t: v.21 — Ephesians 4:22, Ephesians 1:13, 1 Peter 2:11, John 6:63, Psalms 25:9, Colossians 3:5-8, 1 Peter 2:1, James 4:8, Hebrews 12:1, 2 Timothy 3:15-17
u: v.22 — Romans 2:13, Luke 6:46-48, John 13:17, James 4:17, 1 John 2:3, Luke 11:28, James 2:14-20, Matthew 12:50, Colossians 3:17, Matthew 7:21-27
v: v.23 — Matthew 7:26-27, James 2:14-26, Ezekiel 33:31-32, Luke 6:47, Jeremiah 44:16, Luke 6:7
w: v.25 — Luke 11:28, John 13:17, 2 Corinthians 3:17-18, 1 Peter 2:16, Luke 6:47-49, James 2:12, Galatians 5:1, John 8:31-32, 1 Corinthians 15:58, 1 Timothy 4:16
x: v.26 — Ephesians 4:29, Psalms 141:3, 1 Peter 3:10, Ephesians 5:4, Psalms 34:13, Proverbs 19:1, Proverbs 10:31, Proverbs 10:19, Colossians 4:6, James 1:22
y: v.27 — Isaiah 1:16-17, 1 John 3:17-19, Galatians 6:9-10, Romans 12:2, Matthew 25:34-46, Isaiah 58:6-7, 1 John 2:15-17, Job 31:15-20, 1 Timothy 5:4, Job 29:12-13

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