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James 1:9-15 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

9. Any of God's people who are poor should be glad that he thinks so highly of them.

10. But any who are rich should be glad when God makes them humble. Rich people will disappear like wild flowers

11. scorched by the burning heat of the sun. The flowers lose their blossoms, and their beauty is destroyed. That is how the rich will disappear, as they go about their business.

12. God will bless you, if you don't give up when your faith is being tested. He will reward you with a glorious life, just as he rewards everyone who loves him.

13. Don't blame God when you are tempted! God cannot be tempted by evil, and he doesn't use evil to tempt others.

14. We are tempted by our own desires that drag us off and trap us.

15. Our desires make us sin, and when sin is finished with us, it leaves us dead.

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