James
James 1:12
12Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blessed | Μακάριος | Makarios | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3107 happy, blessed |
| man | ἀνὴρ | anēr | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G435 a male human being, a man |
| who | ὃς | hos | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| perseveres | ὑπομένει | hypomenei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G5278 I remain behind, endure |
| under trial | πειρασμόν | peirasmon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3986 trial, testing, temptation |
| because | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| when he has | γενόμενος | genomenos | Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| stood the test | δόκιμος | dokimos | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1384 approved, acceptable |
| he will receive | λήμψεται | lēmpsetai | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G2983 I receive, take |
| the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| crown | στέφανον | stephanon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G4735 a crown, garland |
| of life | ζωῆς | zōēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G2222 life |
| that | ὃν | hon | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| has promised | ἐπηγγείλατο | epēngeilato | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1861 I promise, profess |
| to those who | τοῖς | tois | Article - Dative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| love | ἀγαπῶσιν | agapōsin | Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Plural | G25 I love |
| Him | αὐτόν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Peter 5:10 · 1 Peter 1:6–8 · Revelation 2:10 · James 5:11 · Romans 8:28 · Matthew 10:22 · 1 Corinthians 9:25 · 2 Timothy 4:8 · James 2:5 · 1 Peter 3:14 · James 1:2–4 · 1 Peter 5:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.