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Wesley's New Testament

James 1:3

But let patience have it's perfect work,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Afflictions and Adversities;   Faith;   Patience;   Temptation;   Thompson Chain Reference - Faith;   Hindrances;   Temptation;   Tested;   Tests, Spiritual;   The Topic Concordance - Faith/faithfulness;   Patience;   Trial;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Afflictions Made Beneficial;   Faith;   Holiness;   Patience;   Temptation;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Tempt;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Guidance;   Patience;   Providence;   Satan;   Sorrow;   Testing;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Perseverance;   Temptation, Test;   Thankfulness, Thanksgiving;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Afflictions;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - James, the General Epistle of;   Peter, the Epistles of;   Satan;   Holman Bible Dictionary - James, the Letter;   Patience;   Suffering;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - James, Epistle of;   Shekinah;   Text of the New Testament;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Discipline;   Evil;   James ;   James Epistle of;   Patience;   Perfect Perfection;   Perseverance;   Syria ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - 33 Patience Long-Suffering Forbearance;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Temptation;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Sa'tan;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Affliction;   James, Epistle of;   Justification;   Regeneration;   Sirach, Book of;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for September 2;   Every Day Light - Devotion for December 11;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
King James Version (1611)
Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience,
King James Version
Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
English Standard Version
for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.
New American Standard Bible
knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
New Century Version
because you know that these troubles test your faith, and this will give you patience.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
Berean Standard Bible
because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
Contemporary English Version
You know that you learn to endure by having your faith tested.
Complete Jewish Bible
for you know that the testing of your trust produces perseverance.
Darby Translation
knowing that the proving of your faith works endurance.
Easy-to-Read Version
You know that when your faith is tested, you learn to be patient in suffering.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Knowing that ye trying of your faith bringeth forth patience,
George Lamsa Translation
For you know that the trial of faith will increase your patience.
Good News Translation
for you know that when your faith succeeds in facing such trials, the result is the ability to endure.
Lexham English Bible
because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
Literal Translation
knowing that the proving of your faith works patience.
Amplified Bible
Be assured that the testing of your faith [through experience] produces endurance [leading to spiritual maturity, and inner peace].
American Standard Version
knowing that the proving of your faith worketh patience.
Bible in Basic English
Because you have the knowledge that the testing of your faith gives you the power of going on in hope;
Hebrew Names Version
Knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.
International Standard Version
because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance.Romans 5:3;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
For you know that the proving of faith maketh you to possess patience;
Murdock Translation
For ye know, that the trial of [fn] faith, maketh you possess patience.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Knowyng (this) that the trying of your fayth worketh patience:
English Revised Version
Knowing that the proof of your faith worketh patience.
World English Bible
Knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.
Weymouth's New Testament
Be assured that the testing of your faith leads to power of endurance.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
that the preuyng of youre feith worchith pacience;
Update Bible Version
Knowing that the proving of your faith works patience.
Webster's Bible Translation
Knowing [this], that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
New English Translation
because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
New King James Version
knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.
New Living Translation
For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow.
New Life Bible
You know these prove your faith. It helps you not to give up.
New Revised Standard
because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Taking note, that, the proving of your faith, worketh out endurance;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Knowing that the trying of your faith worketh patience
Revised Standard Version
for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
for as moche as ye knowe how that the tryinge of youre fayth bringeth pacience:
Young's Literal Translation
knowing that the proof of your faith doth work endurance,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
for as moche as ye knowe, how yt the tryinge of youre faith bringeth pacience:
Mace New Testament (1729)
that the bringing your faith to the test, produces constancy.
Simplified Cowboy Version
faith will be ever the stronger because of what ya went through.

Contextual Overview

2 My brethren, count it all joy, when ye fall into divers temptations, Knowing that the trying of your faith worketh patience. 3 But let patience have it's perfect work, 4 that ye may be perfect and intire, wanting nothing. 5 If any of you want wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all men liberally and upbraideth not, and it shall be given him. 6 But let him ask in faith, nothing doubting: for he that doubteth is like a wave of the sea, driven with the wind and tossed. 7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing from the Lord. 8 A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways. 9 Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted: 10 But the rich, in that he is made low; because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away. 11 For the sun arose with a burning heat, and withered the grass, and the flower fell off, and the beauty of it's appearance perished: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

that: Romans 5:3, Romans 5:4, Romans 8:28, 2 Corinthians 4:17

patience: Romans 2:7, Romans 8:25, Romans 15:4, Colossians 1:11, 2 Thessalonians 1:4, 2 Thessalonians 3:5, Hebrews 10:36, Hebrews 12:1, 2 Peter 1:6

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 8:2 - prove thee Luke 21:19 - General Romans 12:12 - patient 1 Thessalonians 1:3 - and patience 1 Peter 1:7 - the trial 1 Peter 4:13 - rejoice 2 Peter 1:20 - Knowing Revelation 2:3 - hast patience

Cross-References

Matthew 8:3
And Jesus stretching forth his hand, touched him, saying, I will; Be thou clean.
John 1:5
And the light shineth in darkness, but the darkness perceived it not.
John 1:9
This was the true light, who lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
John 3:19
And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
John 11:43
And having spoken thus, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.
Ephesians 5:8
For ye were once darkness, but now ye are light in the Lord:
Ephesians 5:14
Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
1 Timothy 6:16
Who only hath immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable, whom no man hath seen, neither can see; to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.
1 John 1:5
And this is the message which we have heard of him and declare to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
1 John 2:8
Again, I do write a new commandment to you, which is true in him and in you: for the darkness is past away, and the true light now shineth.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Knowing this,.... By experience; as everyone that is trained up in the school of affliction does: the apostle appeals to the saints, to whom he writes, for the truth of what he was about to say; and which he gives as a reason why they should rejoice in afflictions, because it is a known fact,

that the trying of your faith worketh patience: two things afflictions do when sanctified; one is, they try faith, the truth of it, and make it appear to be true, genuine, and precious, like gold tried in the fire; see 1 Peter 1:6 and the other is, that they produce patience: saints being inured to afflictions, become by degrees more patient under them; whence it is good for a man to bear the yoke in his youth: this phrase may be understood, both of faith, which being tried by afflictions, produces patience; for where the one is in exercise, the other is also, and both are necessary under afflictive providences; and also of afflictions, which try faith, and being sanctified by the Spirit of God, work patience, which is a fruit of the Spirit; for otherwise the effect of them is impatience; and this agrees with the Apostle Paul in Romans 5:3.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience - Patience is one of the fruits of such a trial, and the grace of patience is worth the trial which it may cost to procure it. This is one of the passages which show that James was acquainted with the writings of Paul. See the Introduction, Section 5. The sentiment expressed here is found in Romans 5:3. See the notes at that verse. Paul has carried the sentiment out farther, and shows that tribulation produces other effects than patience. James only asks that patience may have its perfect work, supposing that every Christian grace is implied in this.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse James 1:3. The trying of your faith — Trials put religion, and all the graces of which it is composed to proof; the man that stands in such trials gives proof that his religion is sound, and the evidence afforded to his own mind induces him to take courage, bear patiently, and persevere.


 
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