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.
## the twelve tribes ##
Seek to be consistent in writing numbers. It can be displayed as "the 12 tribes" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
## greetings ##
A basic greeting such as "Hello" or "Good Day".
## Consider it all joy, my brothers, when you experience various troubles ##
"My fellow believers, think of all your different kinds of troubles as something to celebrate"
## knowing that the testing of your faith works endurance ##
"because you know that God uses these troubles to make your faith stronger"
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