New American Standard Bible 2020
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 2sinG266, when it has runG658 itsG658 courseG658, bringsG616 forthG616 deathG2288. 163Do not be 4deceivedG4105, 5my belovedG27 brothersG80 and sisters. 17EveryG3956 goodG18 thingG1394 givenG1394 and everyG3956 perfectG5046 giftG1434 is 6from aboveG509, comingG2597 downG2597 from 7the FatherG3962 of lightsG5457, 8with whomG3739 thereG1762 isG1762 noG3756 variationG3883 orG2228 9shiftingG5157 shadowG644. 18In the exercise of 10His willG1014 He 11gaveG616 us birthG616 by 12the wordG3056 of truthG225, soG1519 thatG1519 we would be 13a kindG5100 of 14firstG536 fruitsG536 15among His creaturesG2938.
191617You knowG3609 this, 18my belovedG27 brothersG80 and sisters. Now everyoneG3956G444 must be quickG5036 to hearG191, 19slowG1021 to speakG2980, and 20slowG1021 to angerG3709; 20for a man’sG435 21angerG3709 does not bringG2038 aboutG2038 the righteousnessG1343 of GodG2316. 21ThereforeG1352, 22riddingG659 yourselves ofG659 allG3956 filthinessG4507 and all 23that remainsG4050 of wickednessG2549, in 24humilityG4240 receiveG1209 25the wordG3056 implantedG1721, which is ableG1410 to saveG4982 your soulsG5590. 2226But proveG1096 yourselves doersG4163 of the wordG3056, and not justG3441 hearersG202 who deceiveG3884 themselvesG1438. 23For ifG1487 anyoneG5100 is a hearerG202 of the wordG3056 and not a doerG4163, he isG1858 likeG1858 a manG435 who looksG2657 atG2657 his 27naturalG1078 faceG4383 28in a mirrorG2072; 24for once he has lookedG2657 atG2657 himselfG1438 and goneG565 awayG565, 29he has immediatelyG2112 forgottenG1950 whatG3697 kindG3697 ofG3697 personG3697 he was. 25But one who has lookedG3879 intentlyG3879 at the perfectG5046 lawG3551, 30the law of freedomG1657, and has continuedG3887 in it, not having becomeG1096 a forgetfulG1953 hearerG202 but 31an activeG2041 doerG4163, thisG3778 personG3778 will be 32blessedG3107 in 33whatG4162 he doesG4162.
26IfG1487 anyoneG5100 thinksG1380 himself to be religiousG2357, yet does not 3435bridleG5468 his tongueG1100 but deceivesG538 his own heartG2588, thisG3778 person’sG3778 religionG2356 is worthlessG3152. 27PureG2513 and undefiledG283 religionG2356 36in the sightG3844 of our GodG2316 and FatherG3962 is thisG3778: to 37visitG1980 38orphansG3737 and widowsG5503 in their distressG2347, and to keepG5083 oneselfG1438 unstainedG784 39by 40the 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 1:16 1 Cor 6:9 ↩
- 4. James 1:16 Or misled ↩
- 5. James 1:16 Acts 1:15; James 1:2, 19; 2:1, 5, 14; 3:1, 10; 4:11; 5:12, 19 ↩
- 6. James 1:17 John 3:3; James 3:15, 17 ↩
- 7. James 1:17 Ps 136:7; 1 John 1:5 ↩
- 8. James 1:17 Mal 3:6 ↩
- 9. James 1:17 Lit shadow of turning ↩
- 10. James 1:18 John 1:13 ↩
- 11. James 1:18 James 1:15; 1 Pet 1:3, 23 ↩
- 12. James 1:18 2 Cor 6:7; Eph 1:13; 2 Tim 2:15 ↩
- 13. James 1:18 Or a certain first fruits ↩
- 14. James 1:18 Jer 2:3; Rev 14:4 ↩
- 15. James 1:18 Lit of ↩
- 16. James 1:19 Or Know this ↩
- 17. James 1:19 1 John 2:21 ↩
- 18. James 1:19 Acts 1:15; James 1:2, 16; 2:1, 5, 14; 3:1, 10; 4:11; 5:12, 19 ↩
- 19. James 1:19 Prov 10:19; 17:27 ↩
- 20. James 1:19 Prov 16:32; Eccl 7:9 ↩
- 21. James 1:20 Matt 5:22; Eph 4:26 ↩
- 22. James 1:21 Eph 4:22; 1 Pet 2:1 ↩
- 23. James 1:21 Lit abundance of malice ↩
- 24. James 1:21 Or gentleness ↩
- 25. James 1:21 Eph 1:13; 1 Pet 1:22f ↩
- 26. James 1:22 Matt 7:24-27; Luke 6:46-49; Rom 2:13; James 1:22-25; 2:14-20 ↩
- 27. James 1:23 Lit the face of his birth; or nature ↩
- 28. James 1:23 1 Cor 13:12 ↩
- 29. James 1:24 Lit and he ↩
- 30. James 1:25 John 8:32; Rom 8:2; Gal 2:4; 6:2; James 2:12; 1 Pet 2:16 ↩
- 31. James 1:25 Lit a doer of a work ↩
- 32. James 1:25 John 13:17 ↩
- 33. James 1:25 Lit his doing ↩
- 34. James 1:26 Or control ↩
- 35. James 1:26 Ps 39:1; 141:3; James 3:2-12 ↩
- 36. James 1:27 Rom 2:13; Gal 3:11 ↩
- 37. James 1:27 Matt 25:36 ↩
- 38. James 1:27 Deut 14:29; Job 31:16, 17, 21; Ps 146:9; Is 1:17, 23 ↩
- 39. James 1:27 Lit from ↩
- 40. 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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