James 1:2-3

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Testing of Your Faith

²^(A)Count it all joy, my brothers,^[a] when you meet trials ^(B)of various kinds, ³for you know that ^(C)the testing of your faith ^(D)produces steadfastness.

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Footnotes

James 1:2 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters; also verses 16, 19

1 Corinthians 15:55-57

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⁵⁵^(A)“O death, where is your victory?
O death, where is your sting?”

⁵⁶The sting of death is sin, and ^(B)the power of sin is the law. ⁵⁷But thanks be to God, ^(C)who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Isaiah 51:11-12

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¹¹^(A)And the ransomed of the Lord shall return
    and come to Zion with singing;
everlasting joy shall be upon their heads;
    they shall obtain gladness and joy,
    and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.