James 1:1 - Easy To Read Version

¹ Greetings from James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ JAMES, A servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes scattered abroad [among the Gentiles in the dispersion]: Greetings (rejoice)!

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are of the Dispersion, greeting.

Common English Bible

¹ From James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. To the twelve tribes who are scattered outside the land of Israel. Greetings!

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ James, servant of God and of our Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes of the dispersion, greetings.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹ James the servant of God, and of our Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.

James 1:1 Tagairtí Cros

1 Kings 18:31

Elijah found twelve stones. There was one stone for each of the twelve family groups. These twelve family groups were named for the twelve sons of Jacob. Jacob was the man that the Lord had called Israel.

Ezra 6:17

This is the way they dedicated {\cf2\super [36]} God’s temple: They offered 100 bulls, 200 rams, and 400 male lambs. And they offered twelve male goats for all Israel for a sin offering. That is one goat for each of the twelve family groups of Israel.

Esther 3:8

Then Haman came to King Xerxes. He said, “King Xerxes, there is a certain group of people scattered among the people in all the provinces of your kingdom. Those people keep themselves separate from other people. Their customs are different from those of all other people. And those people don’t obey the king’s laws. It is not best for the king to allow those people to continue to live in your kingdom.

Exodus 24:4

So Moses wrote all of the commands of the Lord {on a scroll}. The next morning, Moses got up and built an altar [155] near the bottom of the mountain. And he set up twelve stones—one for each of the twelve family groups of Israel.

Exodus 28:21

There will be twelve jewels on the Judgment Pouch—one jewel for each of the sons of Israel (Jacob). Write the name of one of the sons of Israel on each of the stones. Cut these names into each stone like a worker makes a seal. [249]

Exodus 39:14

There were twelve jewels on the Judgment Pouch—one jewel for each of the sons of Israel (Jacob). Each stone had the name of one of the sons of Israel carved onto it, like a seal. [462]

Ezekiel 12:15

Then those people will know that I am the Lord. They will know that I scattered them among the nations. They will know that I forced them to go to other countries.

Leviticus 26:33

I will scatter you among the nations. I will pull out my sword and destroy you. Your land will become empty and your cities will be destroyed.

Matthew 10:3

Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew, the tax collector; {\cf2\super [120]} James, son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;

Matthew 13:55

This is only the son of the carpenter. And his mother is Mary. His brothers are James, Joseph, Simon and Judas.

Matthew 19:28

Jesus said to the followers, “I tell you the truth. When the new world is made, the Son of Man {\cf2\super [270]} will sit on his great throne. And all of you that followed me will also sit on thrones. You will sit on twelve thrones and you will judge the twelve family groups of Israel. {\cf2\super [271]}

Mark 3:18

Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot, {\cf2\super [47]}

Luke 22:30

You will eat and drink at my table in my kingdom. You will sit on thrones and judge the twelve tribes (family groups) of Israel. {\cf2\super [354]}

Luke 6:15

Matthew, Thomas, James (the son of Alphaeus), and Simon (called the Zealot {\cf2\super [114]}),

John 12:26

The person that serves me must follow me. Then my servant will be with me everywhere I am. My Father will give honor to people that serve me.

John 7:35

These Jews said to each other, “Where will this man go that we cannot find him? Will he go to the Greek cities where our people live? Will he teach the Greek people there?

Acts 1:13

The apostles entered the city. They went to the place where they were staying; this was in a room upstairs. The apostles were: Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James (the son of Alphaeus), Simon (known as the Zealot {\cf2\super [8]}), and Judas (the son of James).

Acts 12:17

Peter made a sign with his hand to tell them to be quiet. He explained to them how the Lord led him out of the jail. He said, “Tell James and the other brothers what happened.” Then Peter left to go to another place.

Acts 15:13

Paul and Barnabas finished speaking. Then James spoke. He said, “My brothers, listen to me.

Acts 15:21

They should not do these things, because there are still men (Jews) in every city who teach the law of Moses. The words of Moses have been read in the synagogue {\cf2\super [313]} every Sabbath day {\cf2\super [314]} for many years.”

Acts 15:23

The group sent the letter with these men. The letter said:

Acts 2:5

There were some Jewish men that truly worshiped God in Jerusalem at this time. These men were from every country in the world.

Acts 21:18

The next day, Paul went with us to visit James. All the elders {\cf2\super [420]} (church leaders) were there too.

Acts 23:26

From Claudius Lysias.

Acts 26:7

This is the promise that all the twelve tribes (family groups) of our people hope to receive. For this hope the Jews serve God day and night. My king, the Jews have accused me because I hope for this same promise!

Acts 8:1

Saul agreed that the killing of Stephen was a good thing.

Romans 1:1

Greetings from Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus. God called me to be an apostle. {\cf2\super [1]} I was chosen to tell God’s Good News {\cf2\super [2]} to all people.

Galatians 1:19

I met no other apostles {\cf2\super [9]} —only James, the brother of the Lord (Jesus).

Galatians 2:12

This is what happened: When Peter first came to Antioch, he ate and associated with the non-Jewish people. But then some Jewish men came from James. When these men came, Peter separated himself from the non-Jews. He stopped eating with them. Why? Because he was afraid of the Jews who believe that all non-Jewish people must be circumcised. {\cf2\super [15]}

Galatians 2:9

James, Peter, and John seemed to be the leaders. They saw that God had given me this special grace (gift). So they accepted Barnabas and me. Peter, James, and John said, “Paul and Barnabas, we agree that you should go to the people who are not Jews. We will go to the Jews.”

Deuteronomy 28:64

The Lord will scatter you among all the people in the world. The Lord will scatter you from one end of the earth to the other. There you will serve false gods made of wood and stone. They are false gods that you or your ancestors [188] never worshiped.

Deuteronomy 30:3

Then the Lord your God will be kind to you. The Lord will make you free again! He will bring you back from those nations where he sent you.

Deuteronomy 32:26

I thought about destroying the Israelites so people would forget them completely!

Deuteronomy 4:27

The Lord will scatter you among the nations. And only a few of you will be left alive to go to the countries where the Lord will send you.

Philippians 1:1

Greetings from Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ.

2 Timothy 4:21

Try as hard as you can to come to me before winter.

Titus 1:1

Greetings from Paul, a servant of God and an apostle {\cf2\super [1]} of Jesus Christ. I was sent to help the faith of God’s chosen people. I was sent to help those people to know the truth. And that truth shows people how to serve God.

1 Peter 1:1

Greetings from Peter, an apostle {\cf2\super [1]} of Jesus Christ.

2 Peter 1:1

Greetings from Simon Peter, a servant and apostle {\cf2\super [1]} of Jesus Christ.

Revelation 7:4

Then I heard how many people were marked with the sign. There were 144,000. They were from every family group of the people of Israel. {\cf2\super [54]}