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         <div class="p"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="JAS.1.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class="body"><span class="fr">1:2 </span><span class="ft">The Greek word for </span><span class="fq">brothers and sisters </span><span class="ft">(<span class="tl">adelphoi</span>) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God&#8217;s family; also in verses 16 and 19; and in 2:1, 5, 14; 3:10, 12; 4:11; 5:7, 9, 10, 12, 19.</span></span></span><span class="content"> whenever you face trials of many kinds, </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="JAS.1.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. </span></span></div>
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         <div class="p"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="JAS.1.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="JAS.1.12"></span></div>
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         <div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="MAT.5.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content"> </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">Blessed are the peacemakers,</span></span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="MAT.5.9"><span class="wj"><span class="content">for they will be called children of God.</span></span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="MAT.5.9"></span></div>
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