aPhil. 4:4
bSee Luke 18:1
cSee Eph. 5:20
dSee Matt. 5:12
f1 Pet. 1:6
g1 Pet. 1:7
hRom. 5:3; [ch. 5:11; Heb. 10:36; 2 Pet. 1:6]
i1 Thess. 5:23; See Matt. 5:48
jPhil. 3:10, 11; See Acts 5:41
k[ch. 1:5-7; 5:1; Rom. 8:17, 18; Jude 24]

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

16 aRejoice always, 17 bpray without ceasing, 18 cgive thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

James 1:2-4

Testing of Your Faith

2 dCount it all joy, my brothers, ▼
▼Or  brothers and sisters. The plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) refers to siblings in a family. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, adelphoi may refer either to men or to both men and women who are siblings (brothers and sisters) in God’s family, the church; also verses 16, 19
 when you meet trials fof various kinds, 3for you know that gthe testing of your faith hproduces steadfastness. 4And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be iperfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

1 Peter 4:13

13But rejoice jinsofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad kwhen his glory is revealed.
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