James 1:2 (DRB)

Passage

My brethren, count it all joy, when you shall fall into divers temptations:

Nearby Context

James 1:1 James, the servant of God and of our Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.

James 1:2 My brethren, count it all joy, when you shall fall into divers temptations:

James 1:3 Knowing that the trying of your faith worketh patience

James 1:4 And patience hath a perfect work: that you may be perfect and entire, failing in nothing.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "brethren", "count", "shall", "fall", "divers", and "temptations". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "brethren" and "count", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "James the servant of God and of..." into verse 3's "Knowing that the trying of your faith...", so "brethren" and "count" 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 "brethren" and "count" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.