# James 1.1

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**Book:** [James](/codex/james-the-brother-of-jesus/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> **1. 660, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are of the Dispersion, greeting.**
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> 2. Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into manifold temptations; 3. Knowing that the proving of your faith worketh patience. (James 1:1-3, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> **1. James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are in the Dispersion: Greetings.**
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> 2. Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various temptations, 3. knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. (James 1:1-3, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> **1. James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.**
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> 2. My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; <sup>temptations: or, trials</sup> 3. Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. (James 1:1-3, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> **1. James, of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ a servant, to the Twelve Tribes who are in the dispersion: Hail!**
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> 2. All joy count [it], my brethren, when ye may fall into temptations manifold; 3. knowing that the proof of your faith doth work endurance, (James 1:1-3, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Anonymous Gospels Objection Defeater](/codex/anonymous-gospels-objection-defeater/)

**People:**

- [James the Brother of Jesus](/codex/james-the-brother-of-jesus/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G1401 - doulos](/codex/g1401-doulos/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.