After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, ‘Abraham! ’ ‘Here I am,’ he answered.
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. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Blessed (happy, to be envied) is the man who is patient under trial and stands up under temptation, for when he has stood the test and been approved, he will receive [the victor's] crown of life which God has promised to those who love Him. American Standard Version (1901) Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he hath been approved, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to them that love him. Common English Bible Those who stand firm during testing are blessed. They are tried and true. They will receive the life God has promised to those who love him as their reward. Catholic Public Domain Version Blessed is the man who suffers temptation. For when he has been proven, he shall receive the crown of life which God has promised to those who love him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he hath been proved, he shall receive a crown of life, which God hath promised to them that love him. |
After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, ‘Abraham! ’ ‘Here I am,’ he answered.
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,
‘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.
See how happy is the person whom God corrects; so do not reject the discipline of the Almighty.
but showing faithful love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commands.
A crucible for silver, and a smelter for gold, and the Lord is the tester of hearts.
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.
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.” ’
You will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
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.
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.
We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.
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. ,
Now everyone who competes exercises self-control in everything. They do it to receive a perishable crown, but we an imperishable crown.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. ,
Remember the earlier days when, after you had been enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings.
By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He received the promises and yet he was offering his one and only son,
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,
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?
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.
But even if you should suffer for righteousness, you are blessed. Do not fear them ,or be intimidated, ,
Instead, rejoice as you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may also rejoice with great joy when his glory is revealed.
If you are ridiculed for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
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.
And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.
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.
As many as I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be zealous and repent.
‘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.