## Chapter 1

1

Testing Your Faith

James 2385, a bond-servant 1401 of God 2316 and of the Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547,
2 ¶ ¶ Consider 2233 it all 3956 joy 5479, my brethren 80, when 3752 you encounter 4045 various 4164 trials 3986,
3 knowing 1097 that the testing 1383 of your faith 4102 produces 2716 endurance 5281.
4 And let endurance 5281 have 2192 {its} perfect 5046 result 2041, so 2443 that you may be perfect 5046 and complete 3648, lacking 3007 in nothing 3367.
5 ¶ But if 1487 any 5100 of you lacks 3007 wisdom 4678, let him ask 154 of God 2316, who gives 1325 to all 3956 generously 574 and without 3361 reproach 3679, and it will be given 1325 to him.
6 But he must ask 154 in faith 4102 without 3367 any 3367 doubting 1252, for the one who doubts 1252 is like 1858 the surf 2830 of the sea 2281, driven 416 and tossed 4494 by the wind 4494.
7 For that man 444 ought not to expect 3633 that he will receive 2983 anything 5100 from the Lord 2962,
8 {being} a double-minded 1374 man 435, unstable 182 in all 3956 his ways 3598.
9 ¶ But the brother 80 of humble 5011 circumstances is to glory 2744 in his high 5311 position 5311;
10 and the rich 4145 man 4145 {is to glory} in his humiliation 5014, because 3754 like 5613 flowering 438 grass 5528 he will pass 3928 away 3928.
11 For the sun 2246 rises 393 with a scorching 2742 wind 2742 and withers 3583 the grass 5528; and its flower 438 falls 1601 off 1601 and the beauty 2143 of its appearance 4383 is destroyed 622; so 3779 too 2532 the rich 4145 man 4145 in the midst of his pursuits 4197 will fade 3133 away 3133.
12 ¶ Blessed 3107 is a man 435 who 3739 perseveres 5278 under trial 3986; for once he has been 1096 approved 1384, he will receive 2983 the crown 4735 of life 2222 which 3739 {the Lord} has promised 1861 to those 3588 who love 25 Him.
13 Let no 3367 one 3367 say 3004 when he is tempted 3985, "I am being tempted 3985 by God 2316"; for God 2316 cannot 551 be tempted 551 by evil 2556, and He Himself 846 does not tempt 3985 anyone 3762.
14 But each 1538 one 1538 is tempted 3985 when he is carried 1828 away 1828 and enticed 1185 by his own 2398 lust 1939.
15 Then 1534 when lust 1939 has conceived 4815, it gives 5088 birth 5088 to sin 266; and when sin 266 is accomplished 658, it brings 616 forth 616 death 2288.
16 Do not be deceived 4105, my beloved 27 brethren 80.
17 Every 3956 good 18 thing 1394 given 1394 and every 3956 perfect 5046 gift 1434 is from above 509, coming 2597 down 2597 from the Father 3962 of lights 5457, with whom 3739 there 1762 is no 3756 variation 3883 or 2228 shifting 5157 shadow 644.
18 In the exercise of His will 1014 He brought 616 us forth 616 by the word 3056 of truth 225, so 1519 that we would be a kind 5100 of first 536 fruits 536 among His creatures 2938.
19 ¶ {This} you know 3609, my beloved 27 brethren 80. But everyone 3956 must be quick 5036 to hear 191, slow 1021 to speak 2980 {and} slow 1021 to anger 3709;
20 for the anger 3709 of man 435 does not achieve 2038 the righteousness 1343 of God 2316.
21 Therefore 1352, putting 659 aside 659 all 3956 filthiness 4507 and {all} that remains 4050 of wickedness 2549, in humility 4240 receive 1209 the word 3056 implanted 1721, which is able 1410 to save 4982 your souls 5590.
22 But prove 1096 yourselves doers 4163 of the word 3056, and not merely 3441 hearers 202 who delude 3884 themselves 1438.
23 For if 1487 anyone 5100 is a hearer 202 of the word 3056 and not a doer 4163, he is like 1858 a man 435 who looks 2657 at his natural 1078 face 4383 in a mirror 2072;
24 for {once} he has looked 2657 at himself 1438 and gone 565 away 565, he has immediately 2112 forgotten 1950 what 3697 kind 3697 of person 3697 he was.
25 But one who looks 3879 intently 3879 at the perfect 5046 law 3551, the {law} of liberty 1657, and abides 3887 by it, not having become 1096 a forgetful 1953 hearer 202 but an effectual 2041 doer 4163, this 3778 man 3778 will be blessed 3107 in what 4162 he does 4162.
26 ¶ If 1487 anyone 5100 thinks 1380 himself to be religious 2357, and yet does not bridle 5468 his tongue 1100 but deceives 538 his {own} heart 2588, this 3778 man's 3778 religion 2356 is worthless 3152.
27 Pure 2513 and undefiled 283 religion 2356 in the sight 3844 of {our} God 2316 and Father 3962 is this 3778: to visit 1980 orphans 3737 and widows 5503 in their distress 2347, {and} to keep 5083 oneself 1438 unstained 784 by the world 2889.

## Chapter 2

1

The Sin of Partiality

My brethren 80, do not hold 2192 your faith 4102 in our glorious 1391 Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547 with {an attitude of} personal 4382 favoritism 4382.
2 For if 1437 a man 435 comes 1525 into your assembly 4864 with a gold 5554 ring 5554 and dressed in fine 2986 clothes 2066, and there also 2532 comes 1525 in a poor 4434 man 4434 in dirty 4508 clothes 2066,
3 and you pay 1914 special 1914 attention 1914 to the one who is wearing 5409 the fine 2986 clothes 2066, and say 3004, "You sit 2521 here 5602 in a good 2573 place," and you say 3004 to the poor 4434 man 4434, "You stand 2476 over 1563 there 1563, or 2228 sit 2521 down 2521 by my footstool 5286,"
4 have you not made 1252 distinctions 1252 among 1722 yourselves 1438, and become 1096 judges 2923 with evil 4190 motives 1261?
5 Listen 191, my beloved 27 brethren 80: did not God 2316 choose 1586 the poor 4434 of this 3588 world 2889 {to be} rich 4145 in faith 4102 and heirs 2818 of the kingdom 932 which 3739 He promised 1861 to those 3588 who love 25 Him?
6 But you have dishonored 818 the poor 4434 man 4434. Is it not the rich 4145 who oppress 2616 you and personally 846 drag 1670 you into court 2922?
7 Do they not blaspheme 987 the fair 2570 name 3686 by which you have been called 1941?
8 ¶ If 1487, however 3305, you are fulfilling 5055 the royal 937 law 3551 according 2596 to the Scripture 1124, "YOU SHALL LOVE 25 YOUR NEIGHBOR 4139 AS YOURSELF 4572," you are doing 4160 well 2573.
9 But if 1487 you show 4380 partiality 4380, you are committing 2038 sin 266 {and} are convicted 1651 by the law 3551 as transgressors 3848.
10 For whoever 3748 keeps 5083 the whole 3650 law 3551 and yet 1161 stumbles 4417 in one 1520 {point,} he has become 1096 guilty 1777 of all 3956.
11 For He who said 3004, "DO NOT COMMIT 3431 ADULTERY 3431," also 2532 said 3004, "DO NOT COMMIT 5407 MURDER 5407." Now 1161 if 1487 you do not commit 3431 adultery 3431, but do commit 5407 murder 5407, you have become 1096 a transgressor 3848 of the law 3551.
12 So 3779 speak 2980 and so 3779 act 4160 as those who are to be judged 2919 by {the} law 3551 of liberty 1657.
13 For judgment 2920 {will be} merciless 415 to one who has shown 4160 no 3361 mercy 1656; mercy 1656 triumphs 2620 over 2620 judgment 2920.
14

Faith and Works

¶ What 5101 use 3786 is it, my brethren 80, if 1437 someone 5100 says 3004 he has 2192 faith 4102 but he has 2192 no 3361 works 2041? Can 1410 that faith 4102 save 4982 him?
15 If 1437 a brother 80 or 2228 sister 79 is without 1131 clothing 1131 and in need 3007 of daily 2184 food 5160,
16 and one 5100 of you says 3004 to them, "Go 5217 in peace 1515, be warmed 2328 and be filled 5526," and yet 1161 you do not give 1325 them what 2006 is necessary 2006 for {their} body 4983, what 5101 use 3786 is that?
17 Even 2532 so 3779 faith 4102, if 1437 it has 2192 no 3361 works 2041, is dead 3498, {being} by itself 1438.
18 ¶ But someone 5100 may {well} say 3004, "You have 2192 faith 4102 and I have 2192 works 2041; show 1166 me your faith 4102 without 5565 the works 2041, and I will show 1166 you my faith 4102 by my works 2041."
19 You believe 4100 that God 2316 is one 1520. You do 4160 well 2573; the demons 1140 also 2532 believe 4100, and shudder 5425.
20 But are you willing 2309 to recognize 1097, you foolish 2756 fellow 444, that faith 4102 without 5565 works 2041 is useless 692?
21 Was not Abraham 11 our father 3962 justified 1344 by works 2041 when he offered 399 up Isaac 2464 his son 5207 on the altar 2379?
22 You see 991 that faith 4102 was working 4903 with his works 2041, and as a result 1537 of the works 2041, faith 4102 was perfected 5048;
23 and the Scripture 1124 was fulfilled 4137 which says 3004, "AND ABRAHAM 11 BELIEVED 4100 GOD 2316, AND IT WAS RECKONED 3049 TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS 1343," and he was called 2564 the friend 5384 of God 2316.
24 You see 3708 that a man 444 is justified 1344 by works 2041 and not by faith 4102 alone 3441.
25 In the same 3668 way 3668, was not Rahab 4460 the harlot 4204 also 2532 justified 1344 by works 2041 when she received 5264 the messengers 32 and sent 1544 them out by another 2087 way 3668?
26 For just 5618 as the body 4983 without 5565 {the} spirit 4151 is dead 3498, so 3779 also 2532 faith 4102 without 5565 works 2041 is dead 3498.

## Chapter 3

1

The Tongue Is a Fire

Let not many 4183 {of you} become 1096 teachers 1320, my brethren 80, knowing 3609 that as such we will incur 2983 a stricter 3173 judgment 2917.
2 For we all 537 stumble 4417 in many 4183 {ways.} If 1487 anyone 5100 does not stumble 4417 in what 3056 he says 3056, he is a perfect 5046 man 435, able 1415 to bridle 5468 the whole 3650 body 4983 as well 2532.
3 Now 1161 if 1487 we put 906 the bits 5469 into the horses' 2462 mouths 4750 so 1519 that they will obey 3982 us, we direct 3329 their entire 3650 body 4983 as well 2532.
4 Look 2400 at the ships 4143 also 2532, though they are so 5082 great 5082 and are driven 1643 by strong 4642 winds 417, are still directed 3329 by a very 1646 small 1646 rudder 4079 wherever 3699 the inclination 3730 of the pilot 2116 desires 1014.
5 So 3779 also 2532 the tongue 1100 is a small 3398 part 3196 of the body, and {yet} it boasts 850 of great 3173 things 3173.
6 ¶ And the tongue 1100 is a fire 4442, the {very} world 2889 of iniquity 93; the tongue 1100 is set 2525 among 1722 our members 3196 as that which defiles 4695 the entire 3650 body 4983, and sets 5394 on fire 5394 the course 5164 of {our} life 1078, and is set 5394 on fire 5394 by hell 1067.
7 For every 3956 species 5449 of beasts 2342 and birds 4071, of reptiles 2062 and creatures 1724 of the sea 1724, is tamed 1150 and has been tamed 1150 by the human 442 race 5449.
8 But no 3762 one can 1410 tame 1150 the tongue 1100; {it is} a restless 182 evil 2556 {and} full 3324 of deadly 2287 poison 2447.
9 With it we bless 2127 {our} Lord 2962 and Father 3962, and with it we curse 2672 men 444, who have been 1096 made 1096 in the likeness 3669 of God 2316;
10 from the same 846 mouth 4750 come 1831 {both} blessing 2129 and cursing 2671. My brethren 80, these 3778 things 3778 ought 5534 not to be this 3779 way 3779.
11 Does a fountain 4077 send 1032 out from the same 846 opening 3692 {both} fresh 1099 and bitter 4089 {water?}
12 Can 1410 a fig 4808 tree 4808, my brethren 80, produce 4160 olives 1636, or 2228 a vine 288 produce 4160 figs 4810? Nor 3777 {can} salt 252 water 5204 produce 4160 fresh 1099.
13

Wisdom from Above

¶ Who 5101 among 1722 you is wise 4680 and understanding 1990? Let him show 1166 by his good 2570 behavior 391 his deeds 2041 in the gentleness 4240 of wisdom 4678.
14 But if 1487 you have 2192 bitter 4089 jealousy 2205 and selfish 2052 ambition 2052 in your heart 2588, do not be arrogant 2620 and {so} lie 5574 against 2596 the truth 225.
15 This 3778 wisdom 4678 is not that which comes 2718 down 2718 from above 509, but is earthly 1919, natural 5591, demonic 1141.
16 For where 3699 jealousy 2205 and selfish 2052 ambition 2052 exist, there 1563 is disorder 181 and every 3956 evil 5337 thing 4229.
17 But the wisdom 4678 from above 509 is first 4413 pure 53, then 1899 peaceable 1516, gentle 1933, reasonable 2138, full 3324 of mercy 1656 and good 18 fruits 2590, unwavering 87, without 505 hypocrisy 505.
18 And the seed whose fruit 2590 is righteousness 1343 is sown 4687 in peace 1515 by those 3588 who make 4160 peace 1515.

## Chapter 4

1

Things to Avoid

What 4159 is the source 4159 of quarrels 4171 and conflicts 3163 among 1722 you? Is not the source 1782 your pleasures 2237 that wage 4754 war 4754 in your members 3196?
2 You lust 1937 and do not have 2192; {so} you commit 5407 murder 5407. You are envious 2206 and cannot obtain 2013; {so} you fight 3164 and quarrel 4170. You do not have 2192 because 1223 you do not ask 154.
3 You ask 154 and do not receive 2983, because 1360 you ask 154 with wrong 2560 motives 2560, so 2443 that you may spend 1159 {it} on your pleasures 2237.
4 You adulteresses 3428, do you not know 3609 that friendship 5373 with the world 2889 is hostility 2189 toward God 2316? Therefore 3767 whoever wishes 1014 to be a friend 5384 of the world 2889 makes 2525 himself an enemy 2190 of God 2316.
5 Or 2228 do you think 1380 that the Scripture 1124 speaks 3004 to no 2761 purpose 2761: "He jealously 5355 desires 1971 the Spirit 4151 which 3739 He has made 2733 to dwell 2733 in us"?
6 But He gives 1325 a greater 3173 grace 5485. Therefore 1352 {it} says 3004, "GOD 2316 IS OPPOSED 498 TO THE PROUD 5244, BUT GIVES 1325 GRACE 5485 TO THE HUMBLE 5011."
7 Submit 5293 therefore 3767 to God 2316. Resist 436 the devil 1228 and he will flee 5343 from you.
8 Draw 1448 near 1448 to God 2316 and He will draw 1448 near 1448 to you. Cleanse 2511 your hands 5495, you sinners 268; and purify 48 your hearts 2588, you double-minded 1374.
9 Be miserable 5003 and mourn 3996 and weep 2799; let your laughter 1071 be turned 3346 into mourning 3997 and your joy 5479 to gloom 2726.
10 Humble 5013 yourselves in the presence 1799 of the Lord 2962, and He will exalt 5312 you.
11 ¶ Do not speak 2635 against 2635 one 240 another 240, brethren 80. He who speaks 2635 against 2635 a brother 80 or 2228 judges 2919 his brother 80, speaks 2635 against 2635 the law 3551 and judges 2919 the law 3551; but if 1487 you judge 2919 the law 3551, you are not a doer 4163 of the law 3551 but a judge 2923 {of it.}
12 There is {only} one 1520 Lawgiver 3550 and Judge 2923, the One who is able 1410 to save 4982 and to destroy 622; but who 5101 are you who judge 2919 your neighbor 4139?
13 ¶ Come 33 now 3568, you who say 3004, "Today 4594 or 2228 tomorrow 839 we will go 4198 to such 3592 and such 3592 a city 4172, and spend 4160 a year 1763 there 1563 and engage 1710 in business 1710 and make 4160 a profit 2770."
14 Yet 3748 you do not know 1987 what 4169 your life 2222 will be like tomorrow 839. You are {just} a vapor 822 that appears 5316 for a little 3641 while 3641 and then 1899 vanishes 853 away 853.
15 Instead 473, {you ought} to say 3004, "If 1437 the Lord 2962 wills 2309, we will live 2198 and also 2532 do 4160 this 3778 or 2228 that."
16 But as it is, you boast 2744 in your arrogance 212; all 3956 such 5108 boasting 2746 is evil 4190.
17 Therefore 3767, to one who knows 3609 {the} right 2570 thing 2570 to do 4160 and does 4160 not do 4160 it, to him it is sin 266.

## Chapter 5

1

Misuse of Riches

Come 33 now 3568, you rich 4145, weep 2799 and howl 3649 for your miseries 5004 which are coming 1904 upon you.
2 Your riches 4149 have rotted 4595 and your garments 2440 have become 1096 moth-eaten 4598.
3 Your gold 5557 and your silver 696 have rusted 2728; and their rust 2447 will be a witness 3142 against you and will consume 2068 your flesh 4561 like 5613 fire 4442. It is in the last 2078 days 2250 that you have stored 2343 up your treasure 2343!
4 Behold 2400, the pay 3408 of the laborers 2040 who mowed 270 your fields 5561, {and} which has been withheld 879 by you, cries 2896 out {against you;} and the outcry 995 of those 3588 who did 2325 the harvesting 2325 has reached 1525 the ears 3775 of the Lord 2962 of Sabaoth 4519.
5 You have lived 5171 luxuriously 5171 on the earth 1093 and led 4684 a life 4684 of wanton 4684 pleasure 4684; you have fattened 5142 your hearts 2588 in a day 2250 of slaughter 4967.
6 You have condemned 2613 and put 5407 to death 5407 the righteous 1342 {man;} he does not resist 498 you.
7

Exhortation

¶ Therefore 3767 be patient 3114, brethren 80, until 2193 the coming 3952 of the Lord 2962. The farmer 1092 waits 1551 for the precious 5093 produce 2590 of the soil 1093, being patient 3114 about 1909 it, until 2193 it gets 2983 the early 4291 and late 3797 rains.
8 You too 2532 be patient 3114; strengthen 4741 your hearts 2588, for the coming 3952 of the Lord 2962 is near 1448.
9 Do not complain 4727, brethren 80, against 2596 one 240 another 240, so 2443 that you yourselves may not be judged 2919; behold 2400, the Judge 2923 is standing 2476 right 4253 at the door 2374.
10 As an example 5262, brethren 80, of suffering 2552 and patience 3115, take 2983 the prophets 4396 who 3739 spoke 2980 in the name 3686 of the Lord 2962.
11 We count 3106 those 3588 blessed 3106 who endured 5278. You have heard 191 of the endurance 5281 of Job 2492 and have seen 3708 the outcome 5056 of the Lord's 2962 dealings, that the Lord 2962 is full 4184 of compassion 4184 and {is} merciful 3629.
12 ¶ But above 4253 all 3956, my brethren 80, do not swear 3660, either 3383 by heaven 3772 or 3383 by earth 1093 or 3383 with any 5100 other 243 oath 3727; but your yes 3483 is to be yes 3483, and your no 3756, no 3756, so 2443 that you may not fall 4098 under 5259 judgment 2920.
13 ¶ Is anyone 5100 among 1722 you suffering 2553? {Then} he must pray 4336. Is anyone 5100 cheerful 2114? He is to sing 5567 praises 5567.
14 Is anyone 5100 among 1722 you sick 770? {Then} he must call 4341 for the elders 4245 of the church 1577 and they are to pray 4336 over 1909 him, anointing 218 him with oil 1637 in the name 3686 of the Lord 2962;
15 and the prayer 2171 offered in faith 4102 will restore 4982 the one who is sick 2577, and the Lord 2962 will raise 1453 him up, and if 2579 he has committed 4160 sins 266, they will be forgiven 863 him.
16 Therefore 3767, confess 1843 your sins 266 to one 240 another 240, and pray 4336 for one 240 another 240 so 3704 that you may be healed 2390. The effective 1754 prayer 1162 of a righteous 1342 man 1342 can 2480 accomplish 1754 much 4183.
17 Elijah 2243 was a man 444 with a nature 3663 like 3663 ours 1473, and he prayed 4336 earnestly 4335 that it would not rain 1026, and it did not rain 1026 on the earth 1093 for three 5140 years 1763 and six 1803 months 3376.
18 Then 2532 he prayed 4336 again 3825, and the sky 3772 poured 1325 rain 5205 and the earth 1093 produced 985 its fruit 2590.
19 ¶ My brethren 80, if 1437 any 5100 among 1722 you strays 4105 from the truth 225 and one 5100 turns 1994 him back 1994,
20 let him know 1097 that he who turns 1994 a sinner 268 from the error 4106 of his way 3598 will save 4982 his soul 5590 from death 2288 and will cover 2572 a multitude 4128 of sins 266.