James 1:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

The man

The crown

Which

Them

General references

Matthew 5:4

Bible References

The man

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into diverse trials,

Behold, we count blessed those who endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job and have seen the end of the Lord, that the Lord is very merciful, and full of compassion.

Behold, blessed is the man whom God chastens; therefore, do not despise not the correction of the Almighty.

Blessed is the man whom thou dost chasten, O JAH, and teach him out of thy law,

Before I was humbled, I went into error, but now I keep thy spoken word.

My son, do not despise the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:

And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

But bring to memory the former days, in which, after ye received the light, ye endured a great fight of afflictions;

And ye have quite forgotten the consolation which speaks unto you as unto sons, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art reproved of him:

As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten; be zealous therefore, and repent.

The crown

Then shall the King say unto those on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;

But ye are those who have continued with me in my temptations.

to those who persevered in well doing, glory and honour and incorruption, to those who seek eternal life;

And every man that strives for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown, but we, an incorruptible one.

from now on there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day, and not to me only, but unto all those also that have loved his appearing.

that the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold (which perishes, nevertheless it is tried with fire), might be found unto praise and glory and honour when Jesus, the Christ, is made manifest;

but rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of the afflictions of the Christ, so that also in the revelation of his glory, ye may rejoice in triumph.

And when the great Prince of the pastors shall appear, ye shall receive the incorruptible crown of glory.

Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer; behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days; be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life.

To him that overcomes will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame and have sat down with my Father in his throne.

Which

Hearken, my beloved brethren, Has not God chosen the poor of this world that they might be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which he has promised to those that love him?

Nor have men heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither has the eye seen a God beside thee, that thou might do it again for the one who waits in him.

And ye shall be hated of all men for my name, but he that endures to the end shall be saved.

And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, to judge the twelve tribes of Israel.

Them

Hearken, my beloved brethren, Has not God chosen the poor of this world that they might be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which he has promised to those that love him?

and showing mercy unto thousands of generations of those that love me and keep my commandments.

Know, therefore, that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, who keeps covenant and mercy with those that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations

and said, I beseech thee, O LORD God of the heavens, strong, great and terrible, who keeps covenant and mercy for those that love thee and observe thy commandments;

And all those that put their trust in thee shall rejoice: they shall ever be in jubilee, for thou shalt cover them; and all that love thy name shall be joyful in thee.

And we now know that unto those who love God, all things help them unto good, to those who according to the purpose are called to be saints.

But as it is written, That which eye has not seen nor ear heard neither has entered into the heart of man is that which God has prepared for those that love him.

But if anyone loves God, the same is known of him.

whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though at present ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory;

We love him, because he first loved us.

General references

Blessed are those that mourn, for they shall be comforted.