You will save yourselves by continuing strong in your faith through all these things.
James 1:3 - Easy To Read Version Why? Because you know that these things are testing your faith. And this will give you patience. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Be assured and understand that the trial and proving of your faith bring out endurance and steadfastness and patience. American Standard Version (1901) knowing that the proving of your faith worketh patience. Common English Bible After all, you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance. Catholic Public Domain Version knowing that the proving of your faith exercises patience, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Knowing that the trying of your faith worketh patience. |
You will save yourselves by continuing strong in your faith through all these things.
Everything that was written in the past was written to teach us. Those things were written so that we could have hope. That hope comes from the patience and strength that the Scriptures give us.
Some people live for God’s glory, for honor, and for life that cannot be destroyed. Those people live for those things by always continuing to do good. God will give life forever to those people.
But we are hoping for something that we don’t have yet. We are waiting for it patiently.
We know that in everything God works for the good of those people that love him. These are the people God called (chose), because that was his plan.
that God will strengthen you with his\par own great power;\par that God will strengthen you,\par so that you will be patient\par and not quit when troubles come.\par
So we boast about you to the other churches of God. We tell the other churches the way you continue to be strong and have faith. You are being persecuted and are suffering many troubles, but you continue with strength and faith.
We pray that the Lord will lead your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s patience.
You must be patient. After you have done what God wants, then you will get the things that he promised you.
We have those many people \{of faith\} around us. Their lives tell us what faith means. So we should be like them. We too should run the race that is before us and never stop trying. We should take away \{from our lives\} anything that would stop us. And we should take away the sin that so easily catches us.
You have had enough time that by now you should be teachers. But you need some person to teach you again the first lessons of God’s teaching. You still need the teaching that is like milk. You are not ready for solid food.
Why do these troubles happen? To prove that your faith is pure (true). This purity of faith is worth more than gold. Gold can be proved to be pure by fire, but gold will ruin. The purity of your faith will bring you praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ appears (comes).
and to your knowledge add self-control; and to your self-control add patience; and to your patience add service for God;