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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,
Greetings from James
This letter is from James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.
I am writing to the “twelve tribes” — Jewish believers scattered abroad.
Greetings!
Faith and Endurance
Dear brothers and sisters,a when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy.
knowing that the proving of your faith works endurance.
For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow.
But let endurance have [its] perfect work, that ye may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing 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 you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.
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 when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind.
for let not that man think that he shall receive anything from the Lord;
Such people should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.
[he is] a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
Their loyalty is divided between God and the world, and they are unstable in everything they do.
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,
and the rich in his humiliation, because as [the] grass's flower he will pass away.
And those who are rich should boast that God has humbled them. They will fade away like a little flower in the field.
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.
The hot sun rises and the grass withers; the little flower droops and falls, and its beauty fades away. In the same way, the rich will fade away with all of their achievements.
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.
God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that 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.
But every one is tempted, drawn away, and enticed by his own lust;
Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away.
then lust, having conceived, gives birth to sin; but sin fully completed brings forth death.
These desires give birth to sinful actions. And when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to 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.
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;
Listening and Doing
Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.
for man's wrath does not work God's righteousness.
Wherefore, laying aside all filthiness and abounding of wickedness, accept with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the word God has planted in your hearts, for it has the power to save your souls.
But be ye doers of [the] word and not hearers only, beguiling yourselves.
But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling 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 you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror.
for he has considered himself and is gone away, and straightway he has forgotten what he was like.
You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look 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 if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it.
If any one think himself to be religious, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, this man's religion is vain.
If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your 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.
Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you.