Cross References

- Advertisements -




James 1:12

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Blessed is the one who endures trials, because when he has stood the test he will receive the crown  of life that God  has promised to those who love him.

See the chapter Copy

49 Cross References  

The God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory  in Christ,  will himself restore, establish, strengthen, and support you after you have suffered a little while.


Don’t be afraid of what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil   is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will experience affliction for ten days.   Be faithful to the point of death,   and I will give you the crown   of life.


See, we count as blessed those who have endured.  You have heard of Job’s endurance  and have seen the outcome that the Lord brought about #– #the Lord is compassionate and merciful.


We know that all things work together  for the good  of those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.


You will be hated by everyone because of my name.   But the one who endures to the end will be saved.


Now everyone who competes exercises self-control  in everything. They do it to receive a perishable crown,  but we an imperishable crown.


But even if you should suffer for righteousness,  you are blessed. Do not fear them   ,or be intimidated,   ,


There is reserved for me the crown  of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge,  will give me on that day, and not only to me, but to all those who have loved his appearing.  ,


Listen, my dear brothers and sisters: Didn’t God choose the poor in this world  to be rich in faith  and heirs  of the kingdom that he has promised to those who love him?


And when the chief Shepherd  appears, you will receive the unfading crown  of glory.


But as it is written, What no eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no human heart has conceived – God has prepared these things for those who love him.   ,


Remember that the Lord your God led you on the entire journey these forty years in the wilderness, so that he might humble you and test you to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands.


A crucible for silver, and a smelter for gold, and the Lord is the tester of hearts.


I will put this third through the fire; I will refine them as silver is refined and test them as gold is tested. They will call on my name, and I will answer them. I will say, “They are my people,” and they will say, “The Lord is our God.” ’


‘To the one who conquers I will give the right to sit with me on my throne,   just as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.


Instead, rejoice as you share in the sufferings of Christ,  so that you may also rejoice with great joy when his glory is revealed.


But if anyone loves God,  he is known  by him.


As many as I love, I rebuke and discipline.   So be zealous and repent.


do not listen to that prophet’s words or to that dreamer. For the Lord your God is testing you to know whether you love the Lord your God with all your heart and all your soul.


Remember the earlier days when, after you had been enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings.


Know that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who keeps his gracious covenant loyalty for a thousand generations with those who love him and keep his commands.


And so, after waiting patiently, Abraham obtained the promise.


Then the King will say to those on his right, “Come, you who are blessed by my Father; inherit the kingdom   prepared for you from the foundation of the world.


I said, Lord, the God of the heavens, the great and awe-inspiring God who keeps his gracious covenant with those who love him  and keep his commands,


By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac.  He received the promises and yet he was offering his one and only son,


We love  because he first loved us.


From ancient times no one has heard, no one has listened to, no eye has seen any God except you who acts on behalf of the one who waits for him.


but showing faithful love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commands.


And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: My son, do not take the Lord’s discipline lightly or lose heart when you are reproved by him,


See how happy is the person whom God corrects; so do not reject the discipline of the Almighty.


After these things God tested Abraham  and said to him, ‘Abraham! ’ ‘Here I am,’ he answered.


‘You speak as a foolish woman speaks,’ he told her. ‘Should we accept only good from God and not adversity? ’ Throughout all this Job did not sin in what he said.


Blessed are you when people hate you, when they exclude you,   insult you, and slander your name as evil because of the Son of Man.


endurance produces proven character,  and proven character produces hope.


Be diligent to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who doesn’t need to be ashamed, correctly teaching the word of truth.


If you are ridiculed for the name of Christ,  you are blessed, because the Spirit  of glory and of God  rests on you.





Follow us:

Advertisements


Advertisements