³⁰ who will not receive a hundredfold ^(A)now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, ^(B)with persecutions, and in ^(C)the age to come eternal life.

⁸ Indeed, I count everything as loss because of ^(A)the surpassing worth of ^(B)knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I ^(C)have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ

³⁰ who will not receive ^(A)many times more ^(B)in this time, and in ^(C)the age to come eternal life.”

^10 (A)as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; ^(B)as poor, yet making many rich; ^(C)as having nothing, ^(D)yet possessing everything.

^12 (A)Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive ^(B)the crown of life, ^(C)which God has promised to those who love him.

^10 (A)Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby ^(B)put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open ^(C)the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.

¹¹ Behold, we consider those blessed who remained steadfast. You have heard of ^(A)the steadfastness of Job, and you have seen ^(B)the purpose of the Lord, how ^(C)the Lord is compassionate and merciful.

Testing of Your Faith

^2 (A)Count it all joy, my brothers,^[a] when you meet trials ^(B)of various kinds, ³ for you know that ^(C)the testing of your faith ^(D)produces steadfastness. ⁴ And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be ^(E)perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

^11 (A)“Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely ^(B)on my account. ^12 (C)Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for ^(D)so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.