Passage

James 1.1

Book: James · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"1. 660, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are of the Dispersion, greeting."

"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)

"1. James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are in the Dispersion: Greetings."

"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)

"1. James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting."

"2. My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; ^{temptations: or, trials} 3. Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience." (James 1:1-3, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"1. James, of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ a servant, to the Twelve Tribes who are in the dispersion: Hail!"

"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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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 (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
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.

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