James 1:3

Knowing. App-132.

trying. testing. Gr dokimion. Only here and 1 Peter 1:7.

faith. App-150. Read, "your tested faith".

patience. Compare Romans 5:3.

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Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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