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12 Blessed is a person who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love him.

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12 Blessed is the person[a] who endures testing, because when he[b] is approved he will receive the crown of life that he[c] has promised to those who love him.

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Footnotes

  1. James 1:12 Literally “the man,” but clearly in a generic sense here meaning “someone, a person”
  2. James 1:12 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“is”) which is understood as temporal
  3. James 1:12 Most manuscripts read “the Lord” here, while others read “God”