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CountἡγήσασθεitallΠᾶσανjoy,χαρὰνmy brothers,ἀδελφοί μουwhenὅτανyou fall intoπεριπέσητεvariousποικίλοιςtrials,πειρασμοῖς
James 1:2
Study it in the app“Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various trials,”
James says the testing of faith produces perseveranceSuffering and Trials
With the Greek beneath
James 1:2, word by word
- Countἡγήσασθεhēgēsasthe
consider
To deem something so.
Where else “hēgēsasthe” appears- joyχαρὰνcharan
joy
Joy, gladness.
Where else “charan” appears- my brothersἀδελφοίadelphoi
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphoi” appears- whenὅτανhotan
when, whenever
When, whenever.
Where else “hotan” appears- you fall intoπεριπέσητεperipesēte
fall among
Fall among, fall into the hands of; run into, encounter; of a ship, strike a reef.
Where else “peripesēte” appears- variousποικίλοιςpoikilois
various
Various, of many kinds.
Where else “poikilois” appears- trialsπειρασμοῖςpeirasmois
trial
A hardship that tries faith.
Where else “peirasmois” appears
Translation note
“Trials”: the same family of words as “tempt” in 1:13-14.
The context
1James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus the Messiah, to the twelve tribes that are in the dispersion: greetings.
2 · This verse (above)
3knowing that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.
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?