James 1:12 (DRB)

Passage

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for, when he hath been proved, he shall receive the crown of life which God hath promised to them that love him.

Nearby Context

James 1:10 And the rich, in his being low: because as the flower of the grass shall he pass away.

James 1:11 For the sun rose with a burning heat and parched the grass: and the flower thereof fell off, and the beauty of the shape thereof perished. So also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.

James 1:12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for, when he hath been proved, he shall receive the crown of life which God hath promised to them that love him.

James 1:13 Let no man, when he is tempted, say that he is tempted by God. For God is not a tempter of evils: and he tempteth no man.

James 1:14 But every man is tempted by his own concupiscence, being drawn away and allured.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "blessed", "endureth", "temptation", "hath", "been", "proved", "shall", and "receive". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "blessed" and "endureth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "For the sun rose with a burning..." into verse 13's "Let no man when he is tempted...", so "blessed" and "endureth" belong inside that flow. In James context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "blessed" and "endureth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.