aHeb. 11:26; 1 Pet. 4:14
bJohn 15:21
cActs 5:41; Rom. 5:3; 2 Cor. 12:10; Col. 1:11, 24; Heb. 10:34; James 1:2; 1 Pet. 4:13
dSee ch. 21:35
eSee Matt. 5:12
g1 Pet. 1:6
hch. 5:11; Matt. 10:22; 1 Pet. 3:14; [Dan. 12:12]
iRev. 2:10; 3:11; [1 Cor. 9:25; 2 Tim. 4:8; 1 Pet. 5:4]
jch. 2:5

Matthew 5:11-12

11 a“Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely bon my account. 12 cRejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for dso they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

James 1:2

Testing of Your Faith

2 eCount 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 gof various kinds,

James 1:12

12 hBlessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive ithe crown of life, jwhich God has promised to those who love him.
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