11 translations · Greek
James 1:2
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various temptations,
James 1:2 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various temptations,
- KJV King James Version
- My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,
- ASV American Standard Version
- Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into manifold temptations;
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- Count [it] all joy, my brothers, when you may fall into manifold temptations,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- My friends, choose to stay happy even when all kinds of troubles come your way,
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- All joy count [it], my brethren, when ye may fall into temptations manifold;
- DBY Darby Translation
- Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into various temptations,
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various temptations,
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- My brethren, count it all joy, when you shall fall into divers temptations;
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Πᾶσαν | Pasan | pure | G3956 πᾶς all |
| χαρὰν | charan | joy | G5479 χαρά joy |
| ἡγήσασθε | hēgēsasthe | Consider [it] | G2233 ἡγέομαι to govern |
| ἀδελφοί | adelphoi | brothers | G80 ἀδελφός brother |
| μου | mou | my | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| ὅταν | hotan | when | G3752 ὅταν when(-ever) |
| πειρασμοῖς | peirasmois | trials | G3986 πειρασμός temptation/testing: temptation |
| περιπέσητε | peripesēte | you encounter | G4045 περιπίπτω to fall upon |
| ποικίλοις | poikilois | of many kinds | G4164 ποικίλος various |
Related verses
- 1 Peter 1:6–8
Wherein you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been put to grief in various trials, that the proof of your faith, which is more precious than gold that perishes even though it is tested by fire, may be found to result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ— whom not having known you love; in whom, though now you don’t see him, yet believing, you rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory—
- James 1:12
Blessed is the man who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love him.
- 2 Corinthians 12:9–10
He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me. Therefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then am I strong.
- Matthew 5:10–12
Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. “Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
- Luke 6:22–23
Blessed are you when men shall hate you, and when they shall exclude and mock you, and throw out your name as evil, for the Son of Man’s sake. Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven, for their fathers did the same thing to the prophets.
- Philippians 1:29
Because it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer on his behalf,
- 2 Peter 2:9
the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment;
- Romans 8:17–18
and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ; if indeed we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified with him. For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which will be revealed toward us.
- Revelation 2:10
Don’t be afraid of the things which you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested; and you will have oppression for ten days. Be faithful to death, and I will give you the crown of life.
- Colossians 1:24
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the assembly;
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are in the Dispersion: Greetings.
2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various temptations,
3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
4 Let endurance have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
Read all of James 1 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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