Kisah Para Rasul 5:41

5:41 So they left the council rejoicing because they had been considered worthy¹ to suffer dishonor for the sake of the name.²

Roma 5:3

5:3 Not³ only this, but we also rejoice in sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,

Joy in Trials

1:2 My brothers and sisters,⁴ consider it nothing but joy⁵ when you fall into all sorts of trials,

Salutation

1:1 From James,⁶ a slave⁷ of God and the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes dispersed abroad.⁸ Greetings!

Labor Motivated by Prestige-Seeking

4:13 A poor but wise youth is better than an old and foolish king

who no longer knows how to receive advice.