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Happy isΜακάριοςthe manἀνὴρwhoὃςenduresὑπομένειtrial,πειρασμόνbecauseὅτιwhen he has stood the testδόκιμος γενόμενοςhe will receiveλήμψεταιthe crownτὸν στέφανονof life,τῆς ζωῆςwhichὃνhe promisedἐπηγγείλατοto those who loveτοῖς ἀγαπῶσινhim.αὐτόν
James 1:12
Study it in the app“Happy is the man who endures trial, because when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which he promised to those who love him.”
With the Greek beneath
James 1:12, word by word
- Happy isΜακάριοςMakarios
blessed, happy
Blessed: truly happy, in the condition God blesses. It is the "happy" or "blessed" of the Psalms.
Where else “Makarios” appears- the manἀνὴρanēr
man
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “anēr” appears- enduresὑπομένειhypomenei
endure
To hold firm through trials without giving up.
Where else “hypomenei” appears- trialπειρασμόνpeirasmon
trial
A hardship that tries faith.
Where else “peirasmon” appears- when he has stood the testδόκιμοςdokimos
approved
Approved: tested and found genuine.
Where else “dokimos” appears- when he has stood the testγενόμενοςgenomenos
become
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “genomenos” appears- he will receiveλήμψεταιlēmpsetai
receive
To be given something, like the Spirit.
Where else “lēmpsetai” appears- the crownστέφανονstephanon
crown
Crown, wreath.
Where else “stephanon” appears- of lifeζωῆςzōēs
eternal life
What God gives to live with him without end.
Where else “zōēs” appears- he promisedἐπηγγείλατοepēngeilato
promise
To pledge something, as God did to Abraham.
Where else “epēngeilato” appears- to those who loveἀγαπῶσινagapōsin
love
Love: to seek the good of the other, even of someone who does not deserve it.
Where else “agapōsin” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts add “the Lord” as the subject of “promised.”
The context
11For the sun rose with its scorching heat and withered the grass, and its flower fell, and the beauty of its appearance perished; so also the rich man will fade away in his pursuits.
12 · This verse (above)
13Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one.
To study James 1 in a group
1. What it says
What does James say the testing of faith produces, and what should someone do who lacks wisdom (v. 2-5)?
2. What it means
James says it is not enough to hear the word; we must do it (v. 22-25). Why does he use the image of a mirror?
3. How I live it
James speaks of being quick to hear and slow to speak (v. 19). In what conversation today could you listen more?