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Blessed is the man 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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The Blessing in the Trial
Commentators emphasize that "temptation" in this verse primarily means a trial or test of faith, not an enticement to evil. While hardship can feel like a temptation to murmur or give up, God's purpose is to prove your faith genuine, like gold refined by fire. The blessing comes not from avoiding trials, but from enduring them faithfully.
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James
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Blessed is the man that endureth temptation (James 1:12). The apostle seems here to use the word temptation in the mo…
Endureth (υπομενε). Present active indicative of υπομενω. Cf. verse 3.Temptation (πειρασμον). Real temptation her…
19th Century
Anglican
Blessed is the man that endures temptation.—Surely the Apostle links such blessedness with the nine Beatitudes, heard in the happy past da…
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Baptist
For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of…
James concludes his discussion of the testing of faith with a promise of the reward to be given to the one who successfully stands the test. This v…
16th Century
Protestant
Blessed is the man. After applying consolation, he moderated the sorrow of those who were severely treated in this world, and again humble…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Blessed is the man that endures temptation Or affliction, which is designed by temptation, as in ([Reference James 1…
It is not everyone who suffers who is blessed, but the one who with patience and constancy goes through all difficulties in the way of duty. Afflic…
