James 1
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1James, a bond-servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes who are dispersed abroad: Greetings.1James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
2Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials,2My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
3knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.3Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
4And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.4But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
5But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him.5If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
6But he must ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind.6But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
7For that man ought not to expect that he will receive anything from the Lord,7For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
8being a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.8A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
9But the brother of humble circumstances is to glory in his high position;9Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:
10and the rich man is to glory in his humiliation, because like flowering grass he will pass away.10But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
11For the sun rises with a scorching wind and withers the grass; and its flower falls off and the beauty of its appearance is destroyed; so too the rich man in the midst of his pursuits will fade away.11For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.
12Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.12Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
13Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am being tempted by God"; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone.13Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:
14But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust.14But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
15Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is accomplished, it brings forth death.15Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
16Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren.16Do not err, my beloved brethren.
17Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.17Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
18In the exercise of His will He brought us forth by the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits among His creatures.18Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
19This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger;19Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
20for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God.20For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
21Therefore, putting aside all filthiness and all that remains of wickedness, in humility receive the word implanted, which is able to save your souls.21Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
22But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves.22But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
23For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror;23For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
24for once he has looked at himself and gone away, he has immediately forgotten what kind of person he was.24For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
25But one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man will be blessed in what he does.25But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
26If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man's religion is worthless.26If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
27Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.27Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
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