James:1:2-18
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Count it all joy ,
my brethren ,
when you meet various trials ,
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for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness .
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And let steadfastness have its full effect ,
that you may be perfect and complete ,
lacking in nothing .
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If any of you lacks wisdom ,
let him ask God ,
who gives to all men generously and without reproaching ,
and it will be given him .
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But let him ask in faith ,
with no doubting ,
for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind .
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For that person must not suppose that a double-minded man ,
unstable in all his ways ,
will receive anything from the Lord .
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Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation ,
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and the rich in his humiliation ,
because like the flower of the grass he will pass away .
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For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass ;
its flower falls ,
and its beauty perishes .
So will the rich man fade away in the midst of his pursuits .
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Blessed is the man who endures trial ,
for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life which God has promised to those who love him .
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Let no one say when he is tempted , "
I am tempted by God ";
for God cannot be tempted with evil and he himself tempts no one ;
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but each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire .
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Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin ;
and sin when it is full-grown brings forth death .
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Do not be deceived ,
my beloved brethren .
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Every good endowment and every perfect gift is from above ,
coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change .
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Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures .
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