James 1:3-27

3knowingG1097 that 1the testingG1383 of your 2faithG4102 producesG2716 34enduranceG5281. 4And let 56enduranceG5281 haveG2192 its perfectG5046 7resultG2041, soG2443 that you may be 89perfectG5046 and completeG3648, lackingG3007 in nothingG3367.

5But ifG1487 anyG5100 of you 10lacksG3007 wisdomG4678, let him askG154 of GodG2316, who givesG1325 to allG3956 generouslyG574 and 11withoutG3361 reproachG3679, and 12it will be givenG1325 to him. 6But he must 13askG154 in faithG4102 14withoutG3367 anyG3367 doubtingG1252, for the one who doubtsG1252 is likeG1858 the surfG2830 of the seaG2281, 15drivenG416 and tossedG4494 by the windG4494. 7For that manG444 ought not to expectG3633 that he will receiveG2983 anythingG5100 from the LordG2962, 8being a 1617double-mindedG1374 manG435, 18unstableG182 in allG3956 his waysG3598.

919But the 20brotherG80 of humbleG5011 circumstances is to gloryG2744 in his highG5311 positionG5311; 10and the richG4145 manG4145 is to glory in his humiliationG5014, becauseG3754 21likeG5613 22floweringG438 grassG5528 he will passG3928 awayG3928. 11For the sunG2246 risesG393 with 2324a scorchingG2742 windG2742 and 25withersG3583 the grassG5528; and its flowerG438 fallsG1601 offG1601 and the beautyG2143 of its appearanceG4383 is destroyedG622; soG3779 tooG2532 the richG4145 manG4145 in the midst of his pursuitsG4197 will fadeG3133 awayG3133.

1226BlessedG3107 is a manG435 whoG3739 perseveresG5278 under trialG3986; for once he has 27beenG1096 approvedG1384, he will receiveG2983 28the crownG4735 of lifeG2222 whichG3739 the Lord 29has promisedG1861 to thoseG3588 who 30loveG25 Him. 13Let noG3367 oneG3367 sayG3004 when he is temptedG3985, “31I am being temptedG3985 32by GodG2316”; for GodG2316 cannotG551 be temptedG551 33by evilG2556, and He HimselfG846 does not temptG3985 anyoneG3762. 14But eachG1538 oneG1538 is temptedG3985 when he is carriedG1828 awayG1828 and enticedG1185 by his ownG2398 lustG1939. 15ThenG1534 34when lustG1939 has conceivedG4815, it givesG5088 birthG5088 to sinG266; and when 35sinG266 36is accomplishedG658, it bringsG616 forthG616 deathG2288. 1637Do not be 38deceivedG4105, 39my belovedG27 brethrenG80. 17EveryG3956 goodG18 thingG1394 givenG1394 and everyG3956 perfectG5046 giftG1434 is 40from aboveG509, comingG2597 downG2597 from 41the FatherG3962 of lightsG5457, 42with whomG3739 thereG1762 is noG3756 variationG3883 orG2228 43shiftingG5157 shadowG644. 18In the exercise of 44His willG1014 He 45broughtG616 us forthG616 by 46the wordG3056 of truthG225, soG1519 that we would be 47a kindG5100 of 48firstG536 fruitsG536 49among His creaturesG2938.

1950This 51you knowG3609, 52my belovedG27 brethrenG80. But everyoneG3956 must be quickG5036 to hearG191, 53slowG1021 to speakG2980 and 54slowG1021 to angerG3709; 20for 55the angerG3709 of manG435 does not achieveG2038 the righteousnessG1343 of GodG2316. 21ThereforeG1352, 56puttingG659 asideG659 allG3956 filthinessG4507 and all 57that remainsG4050 of wickednessG2549, in 58humilityG4240 receiveG1209 59the wordG3056 implantedG1721, which is ableG1410 to saveG4982 your soulsG5590. 2260But 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 61naturalG1078 faceG4383 62in a mirrorG2072; 24for once he has lookedG2657 at himselfG1438 and goneG565 awayG565, 63he has immediatelyG2112 forgottenG1950 whatG3697 kindG3697 of personG3697 he was. 25But one who looksG3879 intentlyG3879 at the perfectG5046 lawG3551, 64the law of libertyG1657, and abidesG3887 by it, not having becomeG1096 a forgetfulG1953 hearerG202 but 65an effectualG2041 doerG4163, thisG3778 manG3778 will be 66blessedG3107 in 67whatG4162 he doesG4162.

26IfG1487 anyoneG5100 thinksG1380 himself to be religiousG2357, and yet does not 6869bridleG5468 his tongueG1100 but deceivesG538 his own heartG2588, thisG3778 man’sG3778 religionG2356 is worthlessG3152. 27PureG2513 and undefiledG283 religionG2356 70in the sightG3844 of our GodG2316 and FatherG3962 is thisG3778: to 71visitG1980 72orphansG3737 and widowsG5503 in their distressG2347, and to keepG5083 oneselfG1438 unstainedG784 73by 74the worldG2889.