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| 1:1 | James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. |
| 1:2 | My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; |
| 1:3 | Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. |
| 1:4 | But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. |
| 1:5 | If 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. |
| 1:6 | But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. |
| 1:7 | For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. |
| 1:8 | A double minded man is unstable in all his ways. |
| 1:9 | Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted: |
| 1:10 | But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away. |
| 1:11 | For 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. |
| 1:12 | Blessed 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. |
| 1:13 | Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: |
| 1:14 | But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. |
| 1:15 | Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. |
| 1:16 | Do not err, my beloved brethren. |
| 1:17 | Every 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. |
| 1:18 | Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. |
| 1:19 | Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: |
| 1:20 | For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. |
| 1:21 | Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls. |
| 1:22 | But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. |
| 1:23 | For 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: |
| 1:24 | For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. |
| 1:25 | But 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. |
| 1:26 | If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain. |
| 1:27 | Pure 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. |
| 1:1 | James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad: Greetings. |
| 1:2 | My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, |
| 1:3 | knowing this, that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. |
| 1:4 | But let perseverance have her perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. |
| 1:5 | If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all people liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. |
| 1:6 | But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering, because, he who wavers is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. |
| 1:7 | Because, do not let that man think that he will receive anything from the Lord; |
| 1:8 | a double minded man is unstable in all his ways. |
| 1:9 | Let the lowly brother rejoice in his exaltation, |
| 1:10 | but the rich in his humiliation, because as a flower of the field he will pass away. |
| 1:11 | Because, 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 likewise will fade away in his ways. |
| 1:12 | Blessed is the man who endures temptation; because, when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him. |
| 1:13 | Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am tempted by God"; because, God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone. |
| 1:14 | But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own lust and enticed. |
| 1:15 | Then, when lust has conceived, it brings forth sin; and sin, when it is finished, brings forth death. |
| 1:16 | Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren. |
| 1:17 | 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. |
| 1:18 | Of His own will He begot us by the word of truth, that we might be a type of firstfruits of His creatures. |
| 1:19 | So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; |
| 1:20 | because, the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God. |
| 1:21 | Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. |
| 1:22 | But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. |
| 1:23 | because, if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; |
| 1:24 | because, he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. |
| 1:25 | 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. |
| 1:26 | If anyone among you seems to be religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one's religion is vain. |
| 1:27 | Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world. |
| 1:1 | Iames the seruaut of God and of the Lorde Iesus Christ sendeth gretinge to ye .xii. trybes which are scattered here and there. |
| 1:2 | My brethren count it excedynge ioye when ye faule into divers teptacions |
| 1:3 | for as moche as ye knowe how that the tryinge of youre fayth bringeth pacience: |
| 1:4 | and let pacience have her parfect worke that ye maye be parfecte and sounde lackinge nothinge. |
| 1:5 | Yf eny of you lacke wysdome let him axe of God which geveth to all men indifferentlie and casteth no man in the teth: and it shal be geven him. |
| 1:6 | But let him axe in fayth and waver not. For he that douteth is lyke the waves of the see tost of the wynde and caried with violence. |
| 1:7 | Nether let that man thinke that he shall receave eny thinge of the Lorde. |
| 1:8 | A waveringe mynded man is vnstable in all his wayes. |
| 1:9 | Let the brother of lowe degre reioyce in yt he is exalted |
| 1:10 | and the ryche in that he is made lowe. For eve as ye flower of the grasse shall he vanysshe awaye. |
| 1:11 | The sonne ryseth with heate and the grasse wydereth and his flower falleth awaye and the beautie of the fassion of it perissheth: even so shall the ryche man perisshe with his aboundance. |
| 1:12 | Happy is the man that endureth in temptacion for when he is tryed he shall receave the croune of lyfe which the Lorde hath promysed to them that love him. |
| 1:13 | Let no man saye when he is tepted that he is tempted of God. For God tepteth not vnto evyll nether tepteth he anie ma. |
| 1:14 | But every ma is tepted drawne awaye and entysed of his awne concupiscece. |
| 1:15 | Then when lust hath coceaved she bringeth forth synne and synne whe it is fynisshed bringeth forthe deeth. |
| 1:16 | Erre not my deare brethren. |
| 1:17 | Every good gyfte and every parfayt gyft is from above and commeth doune fro the father of light with whom is no variablenes nether is he chaunged vnto darcknes. |
| 1:18 | Of his awne will begat he vs with the worde of lyfe that we shuld be the fyrst frutes of his creatures. |
| 1:19 | Wherfore deare brethren let every man be swyfte to heare slowe to speake and slowe to wrath. |
| 1:20 | For the wrath of man worketh not that which is ryghteous before God. |
| 1:21 | Wherfore laye a parte all fylthynes all superfluite of maliciousnes and receave with meknes the worde yt is grafted in you which is able to save youre soules. |
| 1:22 | And se that ye be doars of the worde and not hearers only deceavinge youre awne selves with sophistrie |
| 1:23 | For yf eny heare the worde and do it not he is lyke vnto a man that beholdeth his bodyly face in a glasse. |
| 1:24 | For assone as he hath loked on him silfe he goeth his waye and forgetteth immediatlie what his fassion was. |
| 1:25 | But who so loketh in the parfaict lawe of libertie and continueth ther in (yf he be not a forgetfull hearer but a doar of ye worke) the same shall be happie in his dede. |
| 1:26 | Yf eny man amonge you seme devoute and refrayne not his tonge: but deceave his awne herte this mannes devocion is in vayne |
| 1:27 | Pure devocion and vndefiled before God the father is this: to vysit the frendlesse and widdowes in their adversite and to kepe him silfe vnspotted of the worlde. |
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