James 1:1

Contemporary English Version

1 ^(A) From James, a servant of God and of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Greetings to the twelve tribes scattered all over the world.^[a]

1.1 twelve tribes scattered all over the world: James is saying that the Lord's followers are like the tribes of Israel that were scattered everywhere by their enemies.

James 1:1

New International Version

1 James,^(A) a servant of God^(B) and of the Lord Jesus Christ,

To the twelve tribes^(C) scattered^(D) among the nations:

Greetings.^(E)

Contemporary English Version (CEV)

New International Version (NIV)