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James 1:2-3

Testing of Your Faith

Count it all joy, my brothers, [1] when you meet trials of various kinds,for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.

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[1] Or brothers and sisters. The plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) refers to siblings in a family. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, adelphoi may refer either to men or to both men and women who are siblings (brothers and sisters) in God's family, the church; also verses 16, 19

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