James 1:9-27

91NowG1161 the brotherG80 or sister of humbleG5011 circumstances is to gloryG2744 in his highG5311 positionG5311; 10but the richG4145 personG4145 is to glory in his 2humiliationG5014, becauseG3754 3likeG5613 4floweringG438 grassG5528 he will passG3928 awayG3928. 11For the sunG2246 risesG393 with 5its scorchingG2742 heatG2742 and 6withersG3583 the grassG5528; and its flowerG438 fallsG1601 offG1601 and the beautyG2143 of its appearanceG4383 is destroyedG622; soG3779 alsoG2532 the richG4145 personG4145, in the midst of his pursuitsG4197, will dieG3133 outG3133.

127BlessedG3107 is a manG435 whoG3739 perseveresG5278 under trialG3986; for once he has 8beenG1096 approvedG1384, he will receiveG2983 9the crownG4735 of lifeG2222 whichG3739 the Lord 10has promisedG1861 to thoseG3588 who 11loveG25 Him. 13NoG3367 oneG3367 is to sayG3004 when he is temptedG3985, “12I am being temptedG3985 13by GodG2316”; for GodG2316 cannotG551 beG551 temptedG551 14by 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 15when lustG1939 has conceivedG4815, it givesG5088 birthG5088 to sinG266; and 16sinG266, when it has runG658 itsG658 courseG658, bringsG616 forthG616 deathG2288. 1617Do not be 18deceivedG4105, 19my belovedG27 brothersG80 and sisters. 17EveryG3956 goodG18 thingG1394 givenG1394 and everyG3956 perfectG5046 giftG1434 is 20from aboveG509, comingG2597 downG2597 from 21the FatherG3962 of lightsG5457, 22with whomG3739 thereG1762 isG1762 noG3756 variationG3883 orG2228 23shiftingG5157 shadowG644. 18In the exercise of 24His willG1014 He 25gaveG616 us birthG616 by 26the wordG3056 of truthG225, soG1519 thatG1519 we would be 27a kindG5100 of 28firstG536 fruitsG536 29among His creaturesG2938.

193031You knowG3609 this, 32my belovedG27 brothersG80 and sisters. Now everyoneG3956G444 must be quickG5036 to hearG191, 33slowG1021 to speakG2980, and 34slowG1021 to angerG3709; 20for a man’sG435 35angerG3709 does not bringG2038 aboutG2038 the righteousnessG1343 of GodG2316. 21ThereforeG1352, 36riddingG659 yourselves ofG659 allG3956 filthinessG4507 and all 37that remainsG4050 of wickednessG2549, in 38humilityG4240 receiveG1209 39the wordG3056 implantedG1721, which is ableG1410 to saveG4982 your soulsG5590. 2240But 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 41naturalG1078 faceG4383 42in a mirrorG2072; 24for once he has lookedG2657 atG2657 himselfG1438 and goneG565 awayG565, 43he has immediatelyG2112 forgottenG1950 whatG3697 kindG3697 ofG3697 personG3697 he was. 25But one who has lookedG3879 intentlyG3879 at the perfectG5046 lawG3551, 44the law of freedomG1657, and has continuedG3887 in it, not having becomeG1096 a forgetfulG1953 hearerG202 but 45an activeG2041 doerG4163, thisG3778 personG3778 will be 46blessedG3107 in 47whatG4162 he doesG4162.

26IfG1487 anyoneG5100 thinksG1380 himself to be religiousG2357, yet does not 4849bridleG5468 his tongueG1100 but deceivesG538 his own heartG2588, thisG3778 person’sG3778 religionG2356 is worthlessG3152. 27PureG2513 and undefiledG283 religionG2356 50in the sightG3844 of our GodG2316 and FatherG3962 is thisG3778: to 51visitG1980 52orphansG3737 and widowsG5503 in their distressG2347, and to keepG5083 oneselfG1438 unstainedG784 53by 54the worldG2889.