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James 1
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New King James Version (NKJV). Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Read in the Church
In the coming year this chapter is read in the Katameros on 21 occasions.
- Saturday, November 14, 2026Hatour 5Catholic Epistle: James 1:1–12
- Friday, November 20, 2026Hatour 11Catholic Epistle: James 1:1–18
- Sunday, December 13, 2026Kiahk 4Catholic Epistle: James 1:1–18
- Tuesday, December 22, 2026Kiahk 13Catholic Epistle: James 1:1–18
- Friday, December 25, 2026Kiahk 16Catholic Epistle: James 1:1–12
- Friday, February 12, 2027Amshir 5Catholic Epistle: James 1:12–21
- Saturday, March 13, 2027Baramhat 4 · Great LentCatholic Epistle: James 1:1–12
- Sunday, March 14, 2027Baramhat 5 · Great LentCatholic Epistle: James 1:13–21
13 more days
- Tuesday, March 16, 2027Baramhat 7 · Great LentCatholic Epistle: James 1:1–12
- Saturday, March 20, 2027Baramhat 11 · Great LentCatholic Epistle: James 1:22–27
- Tuesday, April 13, 2027Baramoudah 5 · Great LentCatholic Epistle: James 1:22–2:1
- Wednesday, April 21, 2027Baramoudah 13 · Great LentCatholic Epistle: James 1:13–21
- Thursday, July 15, 2027Abib 8Catholic Epistle: James 1:12–21
- Wednesday, July 21, 2027Abib 14Catholic Epistle: James 1:12–21
- Friday, July 30, 2027Abib 23Catholic Epistle: James 1:1–12
- Friday, August 13, 2027Misra 7Catholic Epistle: James 1:1–18
- Monday, August 16, 2027Misra 10Catholic Epistle: James 1:1–12
- Monday, August 23, 2027Misra 17Catholic Epistle: James 1:1–12
- Wednesday, August 25, 2027Misra 19Catholic Epistle: James 1:12–21
- Thursday, October 7, 2027Tout 26Catholic Epistle: James 1:1–18
- Tuesday, November 9, 2027Babah 29Catholic Epistle: James 1:1–12
The Fathers on James 1
68 passages from Fathers received by the Coptic Orthodox Church. Open a group of verses to read.
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Verse 11 passage
Didymus the Blind
Verses 1–21 passage
Oecumenius
Verse 24 passages
Cyril of Jerusalem, John Chrysostom, Augustine of Hippo, Desert Fathers
Verses 2–41 passage
Desert Fathers
Verses 3–42 passages
Desert Fathers, Oecumenius
Verse 54 passages
Augustine of Hippo, Oecumenius
Verse 62 passages
Cyril of Alexandria, Oecumenius
Verse 72 passages
Augustine of Hippo, Oecumenius
Verse 81 passage
Oecumenius
Verse 91 passage
Oecumenius
Verse 101 passage
Oecumenius
Verse 111 passage
Oecumenius
Verse 124 passages
Didymus the Blind, John Chrysostom, Desert Fathers, Oecumenius
Verse 132 passages
Cyril of Jerusalem, Augustine of Hippo
Verses 13–141 passage
Desert Fathers
Verses 13–151 passage
Oecumenius
Verse 142 passages
Augustine of Hippo
Verses 14–156 passages
Desert Fathers
Verse 153 passages
John Chrysostom, Augustine of Hippo, Hesychius of Jerusalem
Verse 161 passage
Ignatius of Antioch
Verse 175 passages
Augustine of Hippo, Didymus the Blind, Severus of Antioch
Verses 17–181 passage
Oecumenius
Verse 194 passages
Desert Fathers, Augustine of Hippo
Verses 19–203 passages
Desert Fathers, Oecumenius
Verse 212 passages
Justin Martyr, Oecumenius
Verse 226 passages
Augustine of Hippo, Desert Fathers, Philoxenus of Mabbug, Oecumenius
Verses 23–241 passage
Oecumenius
Verse 252 passages
Augustine of Hippo, Oecumenius
Verse 261 passage
Basil of Caesarea
Verses 26–271 passage
Oecumenius
Verse 271 passage
John Chrysostom
The Fathers’ words are from the Commentaries Database, a free public collection. Only the Fathers received by the Coptic Orthodox Church are shown.
Commentary
English
Arabic
English: Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty’s commentary in its English translation, as printed. Arabic commentaries by Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty, Fr. Antonios Fekry and the priests and servants of St. Mark’s, Heliopolis.