New American Standard Bible 1995
James 1:14-27
14But eachG1538 oneG1538 is temptedG3985 when he is carriedG1828 awayG1828 and enticedG1185 by his ownG2398 lustG1939. 15ThenG1534 1when lustG1939 has conceivedG4815, it givesG5088 birthG5088 to sinG266; and when 2sinG266 3is accomplishedG658, it bringsG616 forthG616 deathG2288. 164Do not be 5deceivedG4105, 6my belovedG27 brethrenG80. 17EveryG3956 goodG18 thingG1394 givenG1394 and everyG3956 perfectG5046 giftG1434 is 7from aboveG509, comingG2597 downG2597 from 8the FatherG3962 of lightsG5457, 9with whomG3739 thereG1762 is noG3756 variationG3883 orG2228 10shiftingG5157 shadowG644. 18In the exercise of 11His willG1014 He 12broughtG616 us forthG616 by 13the wordG3056 of truthG225, soG1519 that we would be 14a kindG5100 of 15firstG536 fruitsG536 16among His creaturesG2938.
1917This 18you knowG3609, 19my belovedG27 brethrenG80. But everyoneG3956 must be quickG5036 to hearG191, 20slowG1021 to speakG2980 and 21slowG1021 to angerG3709; 20for 22the angerG3709 of manG435 does not achieveG2038 the righteousnessG1343 of GodG2316. 21ThereforeG1352, 23puttingG659 asideG659 allG3956 filthinessG4507 and all 24that remainsG4050 of wickednessG2549, in 25humilityG4240 receiveG1209 26the wordG3056 implantedG1721, which is ableG1410 to saveG4982 your soulsG5590. 2227But proveG1096 yourselves doersG4163 of the wordG3056, and not merelyG3441 hearersG202 who deludeG3884 themselvesG1438. 23For ifG1487 anyoneG5100 is a hearerG202 of the wordG3056 and not a doerG4163, he is likeG1858 a manG435 who looksG2657 at his 28naturalG1078 faceG4383 29in a mirrorG2072; 24for once he has lookedG2657 at himselfG1438 and goneG565 awayG565, 30he has immediatelyG2112 forgottenG1950 whatG3697 kindG3697 of personG3697 he was. 25But one who looksG3879 intentlyG3879 at the perfectG5046 lawG3551, 31the law of libertyG1657, and abidesG3887 by it, not having becomeG1096 a forgetfulG1953 hearerG202 but 32an effectualG2041 doerG4163, thisG3778 manG3778 will be 33blessedG3107 in 34whatG4162 he doesG4162.
26IfG1487 anyoneG5100 thinksG1380 himself to be religiousG2357, and yet does not 3536bridleG5468 his tongueG1100 but deceivesG538 his own heartG2588, thisG3778 man’sG3778 religionG2356 is worthlessG3152. 27PureG2513 and undefiledG283 religionG2356 37in the sightG3844 of our GodG2316 and FatherG3962 is thisG3778: to 38visitG1980 39orphansG3737 and widowsG5503 in their distressG2347, and to keepG5083 oneselfG1438 unstainedG784 40by 41the worldG2889.
Notes
- 1. James 1:15 Job 15:35; Ps 7:14; Is 59:4 ↩
- 2. James 1:15 Rom 5:12; 6:23 ↩
- 3. James 1:15 Lit is brought to completion ↩
- 4. James 1:16 1 Cor 6:9 ↩
- 5. James 1:16 Or misled ↩
- 6. James 1:16 Acts 1:15; James 1:2, 19; 2:1, 5, 14; 3:1, 10; 4:11; 5:12, 19 ↩
- 7. James 1:17 John 3:3; James 3:15, 17 ↩
- 8. James 1:17 Ps 136:7; 1 John 1:5 ↩
- 9. James 1:17 Mal 3:6 ↩
- 10. James 1:17 Lit shadow of turning ↩
- 11. James 1:18 John 1:13 ↩
- 12. James 1:18 James 1:15; 1 Pet 1:3, 23 ↩
- 13. James 1:18 2 Cor 6:7; Eph 1:13; 2 Tim 2:15 ↩
- 14. James 1:18 Or a certain first fruits ↩
- 15. James 1:18 Jer 2:3; Rev 14:4 ↩
- 16. James 1:18 Lit of ↩
- 17. James 1:19 Or Know this ↩
- 18. James 1:19 1 John 2:21 ↩
- 19. James 1:19 Acts 1:15; James 1:2, 16; 2:1, 5, 14; 3:1, 10; 4:11; 5:12, 19 ↩
- 20. James 1:19 Prov 10:19; 17:27 ↩
- 21. James 1:19 Prov 16:32; Eccl 7:9 ↩
- 22. James 1:20 Matt 5:22; Eph 4:26 ↩
- 23. James 1:21 Eph 4:22; 1 Pet 2:1 ↩
- 24. James 1:21 Lit abundance of malice ↩
- 25. James 1:21 Or gentleness ↩
- 26. James 1:21 Eph 1:13; 1 Pet 1:22f ↩
- 27. James 1:22 Matt 7:24-27; Luke 6:46-49; Rom 2:13; James 1:22-25; 2:14-20 ↩
- 28. James 1:23 Lit the face of his birth; or nature ↩
- 29. James 1:23 1 Cor 13:12 ↩
- 30. James 1:24 Lit and he ↩
- 31. James 1:25 John 8:32; Rom 8:2; Gal 2:4; 6:2; James 2:12; 1 Pet 2:16 ↩
- 32. James 1:25 Lit a doer of a work ↩
- 33. James 1:25 John 13:17 ↩
- 34. James 1:25 Lit his doing ↩
- 35. James 1:26 Or control ↩
- 36. James 1:26 Ps 39:1; 141:3; James 3:2-12 ↩
- 37. James 1:27 Rom 2:13; Gal 3:11 ↩
- 38. James 1:27 Matt 25:36 ↩
- 39. James 1:27 Deut 14:29; Job 31:16, 17, 21; Ps 146:9; Is 1:17, 23 ↩
- 40. James 1:27 Lit from ↩
- 41. James 1:27 Matt 12:32; Eph 2:2; Titus 2:12; James 4:4; 2 Pet 1:4; 2:20; 1 John 2:15-17 ↩
Commentaries on James 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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