James 1: 12 - 18
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| 12
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Blessed is the man who endures trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life which God has promised to those who love him.
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| 13
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Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am tempted by God"; for God cannot be tempted with evil and he himself tempts no one;
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| 14
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but each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire.
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| 15
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Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin; and sin when it is full-grown brings forth death.
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| 16
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Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren.
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| 17
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Every good endowment and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
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| 18
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Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.
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