James 1:16-27

161Do not be 2deceivedG4105, 3my belovedG27 brothersG80 and sisters. 17EveryG3956 goodG18 thingG1394 givenG1394 and everyG3956 perfectG5046 giftG1434 is 4from aboveG509, comingG2597 downG2597 from 5the FatherG3962 of lightsG5457, 6with whomG3739 thereG1762 isG1762 noG3756 variationG3883 orG2228 7shiftingG5157 shadowG644. 18In the exercise of 8His willG1014 He 9gaveG616 us birthG616 by 10the wordG3056 of truthG225, soG1519 thatG1519 we would be 11a kindG5100 of 12firstG536 fruitsG536 13among His creaturesG2938.

191415You knowG3609 this, 16my belovedG27 brothersG80 and sisters. Now everyoneG3956G444 must be quickG5036 to hearG191, 17slowG1021 to speakG2980, and 18slowG1021 to angerG3709; 20for a man’sG435 19angerG3709 does not bringG2038 aboutG2038 the righteousnessG1343 of GodG2316. 21ThereforeG1352, 20riddingG659 yourselves ofG659 allG3956 filthinessG4507 and all 21that remainsG4050 of wickednessG2549, in 22humilityG4240 receiveG1209 23the wordG3056 implantedG1721, which is ableG1410 to saveG4982 your soulsG5590. 2224But 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 25naturalG1078 faceG4383 26in a mirrorG2072; 24for once he has lookedG2657 atG2657 himselfG1438 and goneG565 awayG565, 27he has immediatelyG2112 forgottenG1950 whatG3697 kindG3697 ofG3697 personG3697 he was. 25But one who has lookedG3879 intentlyG3879 at the perfectG5046 lawG3551, 28the law of freedomG1657, and has continuedG3887 in it, not having becomeG1096 a forgetfulG1953 hearerG202 but 29an activeG2041 doerG4163, thisG3778 personG3778 will be 30blessedG3107 in 31whatG4162 he doesG4162.

26IfG1487 anyoneG5100 thinksG1380 himself to be religiousG2357, yet does not 3233bridleG5468 his tongueG1100 but deceivesG538 his own heartG2588, thisG3778 person’sG3778 religionG2356 is worthlessG3152. 27PureG2513 and undefiledG283 religionG2356 34in the sightG3844 of our GodG2316 and FatherG3962 is thisG3778: to 35visitG1980 36orphansG3737 and widowsG5503 in their distressG2347, and to keepG5083 oneselfG1438 unstainedG784 37by 38the worldG2889.