James 1:12

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Happy is anyone who patiently endures temptation, for when they've proved that they are trustworthy, they will receive the crown of life which God promises to those who love him.

Cross References

Genesis 22:1

Sometime later God tested Abraham. He called out to him, “Abraham!” “I'm here,” Abraham replied.

Nehemiah 1:5

Then I prayed, “Please, Lord God of heaven—the great and awesome God who keeps his agreement of trustworthy love with those who love him and keep his commandments—

Job 2:10

But he told her, “You're talking just like any foolish woman would! Should we receive only good from God, and not evil?” Despite all this, Job said nothing sinful.

Job 5:17

See how happy is the person God corrects—so don't despise the Almighty's discipline.

Psalm 11:5

The Lord examines both those who do right and those who do evil, but he hates those who love violence.

Psalm 119:67

Previously I was suffering, wandering away from you, but now I do what you say.

Psalm 119:71

The suffering I went through was good for me, so I could think about what you have stipulated.

Psalm 119:75

Lord, I know that what you decide is right; you brought me down in order to help me because you are trustworthy.

Psalm 5:11

But may all those who trust in you be happy—may they sing for joy forever. May you spread your protection over them so that everyone who loves your character may celebrate.

Psalm 94:12

Those you discipline are happy, Lord; those you teach from your Law.

Exodus 20:6

but I show trustworthy love to the thousands of generations who love me and keep my commandments.

Proverbs 17:3

A crucible tests silver, and a furnace tests gold, but the Lord tests the attitude of mind.

Isaiah 64:4

Since the beginning, no one has heard about, no one has paid attention to, and no one has seen any God except you, the one who helps those who place their confidence in you.

Zechariah 13:9

I will place this one third in the fire, and I will refine them as silver is refined, and test them as gold is tested. They will call on me for help, and I will answer them. I will say, “These are my people,” and they will say, “The Lord is my God.”

Matthew 10:22

Everyone will hate you because you follow me, but those who endure until the end will be saved.

Matthew 25:34

Then the king will say to the ones on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, and inherit the kingdom that's been prepared for you from the beginning of the world.

Luke 6:22

How happy are you when people hate you, exclude you, insult you, and curse your name as evil because of me, the Son of man.

Romans 5:4

Spiritual stamina in turn develops a mature character, and this mature character results in confident hope.

Romans 8:28

We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, those whom he has called to be part of his plan.

1 Corinthians 2:9

But as Scripture says, “No one has ever seen, and no one has ever heard, and no one has ever imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.”

1 Corinthians 8:3

But whoever loves God is known by God.

1 Corinthians 9:25

Every competitor who participates in the games maintains a strict training discipline. Of course they do so to win a crown that doesn't last. But our crowns will last forever!

Deuteronomy 13:3

then you must not listen to what that prophet or dreamer has to say because the Lord your God is trying to find out whether you really love him with all your mind and with all your being.

Deuteronomy 7:9

That's why you can be sure that the Lord your God is the true God, the faithful God who keeps his agreement based on trustworthy love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments.

Deuteronomy 8:2

Remember how for these forty years the Lord your God has led you all the way through the desert, humbling you and testing you in order to find out what you were really thinking, and whether or not you would keep his commandments.

2 Timothy 2:15

Make sure you work hard so you can present yourself to God and gain his approval. Be a worker that doesn't need to be embarrassed, using the word of truth correctly.

2 Timothy 4:8

Now there's a prize reserved for me—the crown for a life lived according to what is good and right. The Lord (who is the judge that always does what's right), will give that to me on that Day. And not just to me, but to everyone who longs for his coming.

Hebrews 10:32

Just remember the past when, after you understood the truth, you experienced a great deal of suffering.

Hebrews 11:17

Abraham trusted God when he was tested and offered Isaac to God. Abraham, who had accepted God's promises, was still ready to offer to God his only son,

Hebrews 12:5

Have you forgotten God's appeal to you when he reasons with you as his children? He says, “My child, don't treat the Lord's discipline lightly, and don't give up when he corrects you either.

Hebrews 6:15

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

James 2:5

Listen, my dear friends: Didn't God choose those who the world considers poor to be rich in their trust in him, and to inherit the kingdom he promised to those who love him?

James 5:11

Notice that we say that those who endure are blessed. You've heard about the patience of Job, and you've seen how the Lord brought this to a positive conclusion—for the Lord is full of compassion and mercy.

1 Peter 3:14

For even if you suffer for doing what's right, you're still better off. Don't be scared over what people threaten, don't worry about it;

1 Peter 4:13

Be happy to the extent that you share in Christ's suffering, because when he appears in his glory, you will be incredibly happy!

1 Peter 4:14

If you are cursed in Christ's name, you're blessed, for God's glorious Spirit rests on you.

1 Peter 5:10

After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace who called you into his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore you, support you, strengthen you, and give you a solid foundation.

1 Peter 5:4

When the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive a glorious crown that will never fade.

1 John 4:19

We love because he loved us first.

Revelation 2:10

Don't be afraid about what you are going to suffer. Yes, the devil will throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Just remain faithful, even if it means death, and I will give you the crown of life!

Revelation 3:19

Those I love I correct and discipline. So be really sincere, and repent.

Revelation 3:21

I will have those who are victorious sit down with me beside my throne, just as I was victorious and sat down beside my Father on his throne.