James 1:12

New American Bible - revised edition

Blessed is the man who perseveres in temptation, for when he has been proved he will receive the crown of life that he promised to those who love him.

Cross References

Genesis 22:1

Some time afterward, God put Abraham to the test and said to him: Abraham! “Here I am!” he replied.

Nehemiah 1:5

I prayed: “Lord, God of heaven, great and awesome God, you preserve your covenant of mercy with those who love you and keep your commandments.

Job 2:10

But he said to her, “You speak as foolish women do. We accept good things from God; should we not accept evil?” Through all this, Job did not sin in what he said. Job’s Three Friends.

Job 5:17

Happy the one whom God reproves! The Almighty’s discipline do not reject.

Psalm 11:5

The Lord tests the righteous and the wicked, hates those who love violence,

Psalm 119:67

Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I hold to your promise.

Psalm 119:71

It was good for me to be afflicted, in order to learn your statutes.

Psalm 119:75

I know, Lord, that your judgments are righteous; though you afflict me, you are faithful.

Psalm 5:11

Declare them guilty, God; make them fall by their own devices. Drive them out for their many sins; for they have rebelled against you.

Psalm 94:12

Blessed the one whom you guide, Lord, whom you teach by your instruction,

Exodus 20:6

but showing love down to the thousandth generation of those who love me and keep my commandments.

Proverbs 17:3

The crucible for silver, and the furnace for gold, but the tester of hearts is the Lord.

Isaiah 64:4

Would that you might meet us doing right, that we might be mindful of you in our ways! Indeed, you are angry; we have sinned, we have acted wickedly.

Zechariah 13:9

I will bring the one third through the fire; I will refine them as one refines silver, and I will test them as one tests gold. They will call upon my name, and I will answer them; I will say, “They are my people,” and they will say, “The Lord is my God.”

Matthew 10:22

You will be hated by all because of my name, but whoever endures to the end will be saved.

Matthew 25:34

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.

Luke 6:22

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

Romans 5:4

and endurance, proven character, and proven character, hope,

Romans 8:28

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

1 Corinthians 2:9

But as it is written: “What eye has not seen, and ear has not heard, and what has not entered the human heart, what God has prepared for those who love him,”

1 Corinthians 8:3

But if one loves God, one is known by him.

1 Corinthians 9:25

Every athlete exercises discipline in every way. They do it to win a perishable crown, but we an imperishable one.

Deuteronomy 13:3

saying, “Let us go after other gods,” whom you have not known, “and let us serve them,” and the sign or wonder foretold to you comes to pass,

Deuteronomy 7:9

Know, then, that the Lord, your God, is God: the faithful God who keeps covenant mercy to the thousandth generation toward those who love him and keep his commandments,

Deuteronomy 8:2

Remember how for these forty years the Lord, your God, has directed all your journeying in the wilderness, so as to test you by affliction, to know what was in your heart: to keep his commandments, or not.

2 Timothy 2:15

Be eager to present yourself as acceptable to God, a workman who causes no disgrace, imparting the word of truth without deviation.

2 Timothy 4:8

From now on the crown of righteousness awaits me, which the Lord, the just judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me, but to all who have longed for his appearance. Paul’s Loneliness.

Hebrews 10:32

Remember the days past when, after you had been enlightened, you endured a great contest of suffering.

Hebrews 11:17

By faith Abraham, when put to the test, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was ready to offer his only son,

Hebrews 12:5

You have also forgotten the exhortation addressed to you as sons: “My son, do not disdain the discipline of the Lord or lose heart when reproved by him;

Hebrews 6:15

And so, after patient waiting, he obtained the promise.

James 2:5

Listen, my beloved brothers. Did not God choose those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?

James 5:11

Indeed we call blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of the perseverance of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, because “the Lord is compassionate and merciful.”

1 Peter 3:14

But even if you should suffer because of righteousness, blessed are you. Do not be afraid or terrified with fear of them,

1 Peter 4:13

But rejoice to the extent that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that when his glory is revealed you may also rejoice exultantly.

1 Peter 4:14

If you are insulted for the name of Christ, blessed are you, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you.

1 Peter 5:10

The God of all grace who called you to his eternal glory through Christ [Jesus] will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you after you have suffered a little.

1 Peter 5:4

And when the chief Shepherd is revealed, you will receive the unfading crown of glory. Advice to the Community.

1 John 4:19

We love because he first loved us.

Revelation 2:10

Do not be afraid of anything that you are going to suffer. Indeed, the devil will throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and you will face an ordeal for ten days. Remain faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.

Revelation 3:19

Those whom I love, I reprove and chastise. Be earnest, therefore, and repent.

Revelation 3:21

I will give the victor the right to sit with me on my throne, as I myself first won the victory and sit with my Father on his throne.