James 1
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1James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ: To the twelve tribes dispersed abroad. Greetings.1From James, a slave of God and the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes dispersed abroad. Greetings!
2Consider it a great joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you experience various trials,2My brothers and sisters, consider it nothing but joy when you fall into all sorts of trials,
3because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance.3because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
4And let endurance have its full effect, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing.4And let endurance have its perfect effect, so that you will be perfect and complete, not deficient in anything.
5Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God--who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly--and it will be given to him.5But if anyone is deficient in wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all generously and without reprimand, and it will be given to him.
6But let him ask in faith without doubting. For the doubter is like the surging sea, driven and tossed by the wind.6But he must ask in faith without doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed around by the wind.
7That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord,7For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord,
8being double-minded and unstable in all his ways.8since he is a double-minded individual, unstable in all his ways.
9Let the brother of humble circumstances boast in his exaltation,9Now the believer of humble means should take pride in his high position.
10but let the rich boast in his humiliation because he will pass away like a flower of the field.10But the rich person's pride should be in his humiliation, because he will pass away like a wildflower in the meadow.
11For the sun rises and, together with the scorching wind, dries up the grass; its flower falls off, and its beautiful appearance perishes. In the same way, the rich person will wither away while pursuing his activities.11For the sun rises with its heat and dries up the meadow; the petal of the flower falls off and its beauty is lost forever. So also the rich person in the midst of his pursuits will wither away.
12Blessed is the one who endures trials, because when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.12Happy is the one who endures testing, because when he has proven to be genuine, he will receive the crown of life that God promised to those who love him.
13No one undergoing a trial should say, "I am being tempted by God," since God is not tempted by evil, and he himself doesn't tempt anyone.13Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am tempted by God," for God cannot be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one.
14But each person is tempted when he is drawn away and enticed by his own evil desire.14But each one is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desires.
15Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin, and when sin is fully grown, it gives birth to death.15Then when desire conceives, it gives birth to sin, and when sin is full grown, it gives birth to death.
16Don't be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters.16Do not be led astray, my dear brothers and sisters.
17Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.17All generous giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or the slightest hint of change.
18By his own choice, he gave us birth by the word of truth so that we would be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.18By his sovereign plan he gave us birth through the message of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.
19My dear brothers and sisters, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,19Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters! Let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger.
20for human anger does not accomplish God's righteousness.20For human anger does not accomplish God's righteousness.
21Therefore, ridding yourselves of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent, humbly receive the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.21So put away all filth and evil excess and humbly welcome the message implanted within you, which is able to save your souls.
22But be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.22But be sure you live out the message and do not merely listen to it and so deceive yourselves.
23Because if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like someone looking at his own face in a mirror.23For if someone merely listens to the message and does not live it out, he is like someone who gazes at his own face in a mirror.
24For he looks at himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of person he was.24For he gazes at himself and then goes out and immediately forgets what sort of person he was.
25But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom and perseveres in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer who works--this person will be blessed in what he does.25But the one who peers into the perfect law of liberty and fixes his attention there, and does not become a forgetful listener but one who lives it out--he will be blessed in what he does.
26If anyone thinks he is religious without controlling his tongue, his religion is useless and he deceives himself.26If someone thinks he is religious yet does not bridle his tongue, and so deceives his heart, his religion is futile.
27Pure and undefiled religion before God the Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself unstained from the world.27Pure and undefiled religion before God the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their misfortune and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
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