James 1:12

James 1:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.

Context of James 1:12

10But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away. 11For the sun hath no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and its flower falleth, and the grace of its fashion perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways. Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. 13Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted by God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: 14But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust, and enticed.

James 1:12 word by word

μακάριος ἀνὴρ ὃς ὑπομένει πειρασμόν, ὅτι δόκιμος γενόμενος λήμψεται τὸν στέφανον τῆς ζωῆς ὃν ἐπηγγείλατο τοῖς ἀγαπῶσιν αὐτόν.¶Read the interlinear

• Blessedμακάριοςmakarios · blessedG3107
• manἀνήρanēr · manG435
• thatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• endurethὑπομένωhupomenō · to remain/endureG5278
• temptationπειρασμόςpeirasmos · temptation/testing: testingG3986
• forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• triedδόκιμοςdokimos · testedG1384
• triedγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• receiveλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• crownστέφανοςstephanos · crownG4735
• lifeζωήzōē · lifeG2222
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• promisedἐπαγγέλλωepaggellō · to professG1861
• loveἀγαπάωagapaō · to loveG25
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for James 1:12

• James 1:2My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into various temptations;
• James 5:11Behold, we count them happy who endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
• Job 5:17Behold, happyis the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
• Psalms 94:12Blessedis the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;
• Psalms 119:67Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word.
• Proverbs 3:11My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
• Hebrews 6:15And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
• Hebrews 10:32But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions;
• Hebrews 12:5And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh to you as to children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked by him:
• Revelation 3:19As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
• Deuteronomy 8:2And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God hath led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to test thee, to know what was in thy heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or not.
• Deuteronomy 13:3Thou shalt not hearken to the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God testeth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
• Proverbs 17:3The refining potis for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
• Zechariah 13:9And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God.
• Malachi 3:2But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap:
• Hebrews 11:17By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,

Commentaries on James 1:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Blessed is the man that endureth temptation - This is a mere Jewish sentiment, and on it the Jews speak some excellent things. In Shemoth Rabba, sec. 31, fol. 129, and in Rab. Tanchum, fol. 29, 4, we have these words: "Blessed is the man בנסיונו עומד שהיה shehayah omed benisyono who stands in his temptation; for there is no man whom God does not try. He tries the rich, to see if they will open their hands to the poor. He tries the poor, to see if they…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Blessed is the man that endureth temptation - The apostle seems here to use the word “temptation” in the most general sense, as denoting anything that will try the reality of religion, whether affliction, or persecution, or a direct inducement to sin placed before the mind. The word temptation appears in this chapter to be used in two senses; and the question may arise, why the apostle so employs it. Compare James 1:2, James 1:13. But, in fact, the word…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-18Verses 12-18 It is not every man who suffers, that is blessed; but he who with patience and constancy goes through all difficulties in the way of duty. Afflictions cannot make us miserable, if it be not our own fault. The tried Christian shall be a crowned one. The crown of life is promised to all who have the love of God reigning in their hearts. Every soul that truly loves God, shall have its trials in this world fully recompensed in that world above…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12is the man who perseveres under trial (see 1:22–25; 2:5; Deuteronomy 7:9; 1 John 5:2).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. Blessed--Compare the beatitudes in the Sermon on the Mount (Mt 5:4, 10, 11). endureth temptation--not the "falling into divers temptations" (Jas 1:2) is the matter for "joy," but the enduring of temptation "unto the end." Compare Job 5:17. when he is tried--literally, "when he has become tested" or "approved," when he has passed through the "trying" (Jas 1:3), his "faith" having finally gained the victory. the crown--not in allusion to the crown or…Read the comment

Topics related to James 1:12

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Assurance
• Crown
• Decision
• Faith
• Love
• Perseverance
• Righteous
• Temptation

In the dictionaries

• Afflictions
• Crown
• Entice
• Fade
• Justice of God
• Lack
• Lay
• Liberally
• Lust
• Pure

Commentaries on James 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings