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## James, … ##
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James is the half-brother of Jesus. This could be translated as “I, James,…”.
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## a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ ##
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The phrase “I am” is implied. It can be translated as “I am a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.” (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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## to the twelve tribes of the Dispersion ##
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James was writing to all the Jewish believers who fled to Roman cities outside of Judea, away from the persecution that arose after the stoning of Stephen.
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## the twelve tribes ##
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Seek to be consistent in writing numbers. It can be displayed as "the 12 tribes" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
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## greetings ##
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A basic greeting such as "Hello" or "Good Day".
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## Consider it all joy, my brothers, when you experience various troubles ##
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"My fellow believers, think of all your different kinds of troubles as something to celebrate"
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## knowing that the testing of your faith works endurance ##
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"because you know that God uses these troubles to make your faith stronger" |