James 1:1 James,2385 a servant1401 of God2316 and2532 of the Lord2962 Jesus2424 Christ,5547 to the twelve1427 tribes5443 which are in the Dispersion:1290 Greetings.5463 cr 2 Count it2233 all3956 joy,5479 my3450 brothers,80{The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.”} when3752 you fall4045 into various4164 temptations,3986 cr 3 knowing1097 that3754 the testing1383 of your5216 faith4102 produces2716 endurance.5281 cr 4 1161 Let endurance5281 have2192 its perfect5046 work,2041 that2443 you may be5600 perfect5046 and2532 complete,3648 lacking3007 in1722 nothing.3367 cr 5 But if1487 any5100 of you5216 lacks3007 wisdom,4678 let him ask154 of3844 God,2316 who gives1325 to all3956 liberally574 and2532 without3361 reproach;3679 and2532 it will be given1325 to him.846 cr 6 But1161 let him ask154 in1722 faith,4102 without3367 any doubting,1252 for1063 he who doubts1252 is like1503 a wave2830 of the sea,2281 driven by the wind416 and2532 tossed.4494 cr 7 For1063 let that1565 man444 not3361 think3633 that3754 he will receive2983 anything5100 from3844 the Lord.2962 cr 8 He is a double-minded1374 man,435 unstable182 in1722 all3956 his846 ways.3598 cr

James 1:9 But1161 let the brother80 in humble circumstances5011 glory2744 in1722 his846 high position;5311 cr 10 and1161 the rich,4145 in1722 that he846 is made humble,5014 because3754 like5613 the flower438 in the grass,5528 he will pass away.3928 cr 11 For1063 the sun2246 arises393 with4862 the scorching2742 wind, and2532 withers3583 the grass,5528 and2532 the flower438 in it846 falls,1601 and2532 the beauty2143 of its846 appearance4383 perishes.622 So3779 also2532 will3133 the rich man4145 fade away3133 in1722 his846 pursuits.4197 cr

James 1:12 Blessed3107 is the man435 who3739 endures5278 temptation,3986 for3754 when he has been1096 approved,1384 he will receive2983 the crown4735 of life,2222 which3739 the Lord2962 promised1861 to those3588 who love25 him.846 cr 13 Let no man3367 say3004 when3754 he is tempted,3985 "I am tempted3985 by575 God,"2316 for1063 God2316 can't be tempted551 2076 by evil,2556 and he846 himself tempts3985 no1161 one.3762 cr 14 But1161 each one1538 is tempted,3985 when he is drawn away1828 by5259 his own2398 lust,1939 and2532 enticed.1185 cr 15 Then the lust,1939 when1534 it has conceived,4815 bears5088 sin;266 and1161 the sin,266 when it is full grown,658 brings forth616 death.2288 cr 16 Don't3361 be4105 deceived,4105 my3450 beloved27 brothers.80 cr 17 Every3956 good18 gift1394 and2532 every3956 perfect5046 gift1434 is2076 from above,509 coming down2597 from575 the Father3962 of lights,5457 with3844 whom3739 can be1762 no3756 variation,3883 nor3756 turning5157 shadow.644 cr 18 Of his own will1014 he brought616 us2248 forth by the word3056 of truth,1519 that we2248 should be1511 a kind5100 of first fruits536 of his846 creatures.2938 cr

James 1:19 So, then,5620 my3450 beloved27 brothers,80 let every3956 man444 be2077 swift5036 to1519 hear,191 slow1021 to1519 speak,2980 and slow1021 to1519 anger;3709 cr 20 for1063 the anger3709 of man435 doesn't3756 produce2716 the righteousness1343 of God.2316 cr 21 Therefore,1352 putting away659 all3956 filthiness4507 and2532 overflowing4050 of wickedness,2549 receive1209 with1722 humility4240 the implanted1721 word,3056 which3588 is able1410 to save4982 your5216 souls.5590{or, preserve your life.} cr 22 But1161 be1096 doers4163 of the word,3056 and2532 not3361 only3440 hearers,202 deluding3884 your own selves.1438 cr 23 For3754 if1487 anyone5100 is a hearer202 of the word3056 and2532 not3756 a doer,4163 he3778 is2076 like1503 a man435 looking2657 at his846 natural1078 face4383 in1722 a mirror;2072 cr 24 for1063 he sees2657 himself,1438 and2532 goes away,565 and2532 immediately2112 forgets1950 what kind of man3697 he was.2258 cr 25 But1161 he who looks3879 into1519 the perfect5046 law3551 of freedom,1657 and2532 continues,3887 not3756 being1096 a hearer202 who3778 forgets,1953 but235 a doer4163 of the work,2041 this man3778 will be2071 blessed3107 in1722 what he846 does.4162 cr

James 1:26 If1487 anyone5100 among1722 you5213 thinks1380 himself to be1511 religious2357 while he doesn't3361 bridle5468 his846 tongue,1100 but235 deceives538 his846 heart,2588 this man's5127 religion2356 is worthless.3152 cr 27 Pure2513 religion2356 and2532 undefiled283 before3844 our God2316 and2532 Father3962 is2076 this:3778 to visit1980 the fatherless3737 and2532 widows5503 in1722 their846 affliction,2347 and to keep5083 oneself1438 unstained784 by575 the world.2889 cr