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Greetings from James
James, bondman of God and of [the] Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which [are] in the dispersion, greeting.
James, bondman of God and of [the] Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which [are] in the dispersion, greeting.
Rejoicing in Trials
Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into various temptations,
Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into various temptations,
knowing that the proving of your faith works endurance.
for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.
But let endurance have [its] perfect work, that ye may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
But if any one of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all freely and reproaches not, and it shall be given to him:
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
but let him ask in faith, nothing doubting. For he that doubts is like a wave of the sea driven by the wind and tossed about;
But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.
for let not that man think that he shall receive anything from the Lord;
For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord;
[he is] a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
Contrast of the Rich and Poor
But let the brother of low degree glory in his elevation,
But let the brother of low degree glory in his elevation,
Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation,
and the rich in his humiliation, because as [the] grass's flower he will pass away.
For the sun has risen with its burning heat, and has withered the grass, and its flower has fallen, and the comeliness of its look has perished: thus the rich also shall wither in his goings.
For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
Blessed [is the] man who endures temptation; for, having been proved, he shall receive the crown of life, which He has promised to them that love him.
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.
Perseverance in Temptation
Let no man, being tempted, say, I am tempted of God. For God cannot be tempted by evil things, and himself tempts no one.
Let no man, being tempted, say, I am tempted of God. For God cannot be tempted by evil things, and himself tempts no one.
Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one.
But every one is tempted, drawn away, and enticed by his own lust;
But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire.
then lust, having conceived, gives birth to sin; but sin fully completed brings forth death.
Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death.
Every good gift and every perfect gift comes down from above, from the Father of lights, with whom is no variation nor shadow of turning.
According to his own will begat he us by the word of truth, that we should be a certain first-fruits of *his* creatures.
Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
Hearing and Doing
So that, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;
So that, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;
Hearing and Doing the Word
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;
for man's wrath does not work God's righteousness.
for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
Wherefore, laying aside all filthiness and abounding of wickedness, accept with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
But be ye doers of [the] word and not hearers only, beguiling yourselves.
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
For if any man be a hearer of [the] word and not a doer, *he* is like to a man considering his natural face in a mirror:
For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror.
for he has considered himself and is gone away, and straightway he has forgotten what he was like.
For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like.
But *he* that fixes his view on [the] perfect law, that of liberty, and abides in [it], being not a forgetful hearer but a doer of [the] work, *he* shall be blessed in his doing.
But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing.
If any one think himself to be religious, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, this man's religion is vain.
If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless.
Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, to keep oneself unspotted from the world.
Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.