Jam 1:2-3 | ESV | STEP | Count it all joy , my brothers , when you meet trials of various kinds ,

e Rom. 5:3; [ch. 5:11; Heb. 10:36; 2 Pet. 1:6]

James 1:2-3

Testing of Your Faith

2 ^aCount 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 ^cof various kinds, 3 for you know that ^dthe testing of your faith ^eproduces steadfastness.