Passage

James 1.2-8

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. 4. And let patience have its perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, lacking in nothing. 5. But if any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all 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 the surge of the sea driven by the wind and tossed. 7. For let not that man think that he shall receive anything of the Lord; 8. a doubleminded man, unstable in all his ways."

"9. But let the brother of low degree glory in his high estate: 10. and the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away." (James 1:1-10, 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. 4. Let endurance have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. 5. But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach; and it will be given to him. 6. But let him ask in faith, without any doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven by the wind and tossed. 7. For let that man not think that he will receive anything from the Lord. 8. He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways."

"9. But let the brother in humble circumstances glory in his high position; 10. and the rich, in that he is made humble, because like the flower in the grass, he will pass away." (James 1:1-10, 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. 4. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. 5. If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. 6. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth 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 of 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: ^{rejoice: or, glory} ^{rejoice: or, glory} 10. But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away." (James 1:1-10, 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, 4. and let the endurance have a perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, in nothing lacking; 5. and if any of you do lack wisdom, let him ask from God, who is giving to all liberally, and not reproaching, and it shall be given to him; 6. and let him ask in faith, nothing doubting, for he who is doubting hath been like a wave of the sea, driven by wind and tossed, 7. for let not that man suppose that he shall receive anything from the Lord, 8. a two-souled man [is] unstable in all his ways."

"9. And let the brother who is low rejoice in his exaltation, 10. and the rich in his becoming low, because as a flower of grass he shall pass away;" (James 1:1-10, 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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