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James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,
To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations:
Greetings.
To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations:
Greetings.
Greeting to the Twelve Tribes
James, a bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,
To the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad:
Greetings.
James, a bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,
To the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad:
Greetings.
Profiting from Trials
My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials,
My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials,
because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.
Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.
But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.
But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind.
That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.
For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord;
Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do.
he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
Believers in humble circumstances ought to take pride in their high position.
The Perspective of Rich and Poor
Let the lowly brother glory in his exaltation,
Let the lowly brother glory in his exaltation,
But the rich should take pride in their humiliation — since they will pass away like a wild flower.
but the rich in his humiliation, because as a flower of the field he will pass away.
For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its blossom falls and its beauty is destroyed. In the same way, the rich will fade away even while they go about their business.
For no sooner has the sun risen with a burning heat than it withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beautiful appearance perishes. So the rich man also will fade away in his pursuits.
Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.
Loving God Under Trials
Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone;
Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone.
but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed.
But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed.
Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.
Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.
He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.
Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.
Listening and Doing
My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,
My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,
because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.
for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror
For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror;
and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.
for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.
But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it — not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it — they will be blessed in what they do.
But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.
Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless.
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.