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NASB | James 1:1 James, a bond-servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, ¶ To the twelve tribes who are dispersed abroad: Greetings. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | James 1:1 James, a bond-servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve [Hebrew] tribes [scattered abroad among the Gentiles] in the dispersion: Greetings (rejoice)! |
Bible Question: Thanks, that helps. Can anyone provide any further extra biblical evidence that Peter was addressing Jewish Christians or Christians in 1 Peter? |
Bible Answer: 1Pe 1:22. Seeing ye have purified your souls in your obedience to the Truth unto unfeigned Love of the brethren, Love one another from the heart fervently [This is written for everyone who wants to be saved since we must Love our neighbor as ourself.] 23. having been begotten again, not of corruptible seed but of incorruptible, through the Word of God, which liveth and abideth. [Here Peter told everyone how we must be born again through the Word of God. Compare to Jn 3:1-21. Where is the "Word of God" mentioned in Jn 3:1-21? How is it symbolized in Jn 3:1-21?] 24. For, All flesh is as grass, And all the glory thereof as the flower of grass. The grass withereth and the flower falleth 25. But the Word of the Lord abideth forever. And this is the Word of good tidings which was preached unto you ... 1Pe 4:14. If ye are reproached for the Name of Christ, blessed are ye because the Spirit of Glory and the Spirit of God resteth upon you. 15. For let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evil-doer or as a meddler in other men's matters 16. but if a man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed but let him glorify God in this Name. 17. For the time is come for Judgment to begin at the House of God and if it begin first at us, what shall be the end of them that obey not the Gospel of God? 18. And if the Righteous is scarcely saved, where shall the ungodly and sinner appear? 19. Wherefore let them also that suffer according to the will of God commit their souls in well-doing unto a faithful Creator. Peter was writing to everyone who has been born again through the Living and Enduring Word of God, telling them not to be ashamed to suffer as a Christian. |