James Chapter 1

1JamesG2385, a servantG1401 of GodG2316 andG2532 of the LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, to theG5443 twelveG1427 tribesG5443 which areG3588 scattered abroadG3588G1290, greetingG5463.

2MyG1473 brethrenG80, count itG2233 allG3956 joyG5479 whenG3752 ye fall intoG4045 diversG4164 temptationsG3986; 3KnowingG1097 this, thatG3754 the tryingG3588G1383 of yourG4771 faithG3588G4102 workethG2716 patienceG5281. 4ButG1161 let patienceG5281 haveG2192 her perfectG5046 workG2041, thatG2443 ye may beG1510 perfectG5046 andG2532 entireG3648, wantingG3007 nothingG3367. 5

IfG1487 anyG5100 of youG4771 lackG3007 wisdomG4678, let him askG154 ofG3844 GodG2316, that givethG1325 to allG3956 men liberallyG574, andG2532 upbraidethG3679 notG3361; andG2532 it shall be givenG1325 himG846. 6ButG1161 let him askG154 inG1722 faithG4102, nothingG3367 waveringG1252. ForG1063 he that waverethG1252 is likeG1503 a waveG2830 of the seaG2281 driven with the windG416 andG2532 tossedG4494. 7ForG1063 let notG3361 thatG1565 manG3588G444 thinkG3633 thatG3754 he shall receiveG2983 any thingG5100 ofG3844 the LordG3588G2962. 8A double mindedG1374 manG435 is unstableG182 inG1722 allG3956 hisG846 waysG3588G3598. 9

LetG1161 the brotherG3588G80 of low degreeG5011 rejoiceG2744 inG1722 that heG846 is exaltedG3588G5311: 10ButG1161 the richG4145, inG1722 that heG846 is made lowG3588G5014: becauseG3754 asG5613 the flowerG438 of the grassG5528 he shall pass awayG3928. 11ForG1063 the sunG3588G2246 is no sooner risenG393 withG4862 a burning heatG3588G2742, butG2532 it witherethG3583 the grassG3588G5528, andG2532 the flowerG3588G438 thereofG846 fallethG1601, andG2532 the graceG3588G2143 of the fashionG3588G4383 of itG846 perishethG622: soG3779 alsoG2532 shallG3133 the rich manG4145 fade awayG3133 inG1722 hisG846 waysG3588G4197.

12BlessedG3107 is the manG435 thatG3739 endurethG5278 temptationG3986: forG3754 when he isG1096 triedG1384, he shall receiveG2983 the crownG3588G4735 of lifeG3588G2222, whichG3739 the LordG3588G2962 hath promisedG1861 to themG3588 that loveG25 himG846. 13

Let no manG3367 sayG3004 whenG3754 he is temptedG3985, I am temptedG3985 ofG575 GodG3588G2316: forG1063 GodG2316 cannot be temptedG551 with evilG2556, neitherG1161 temptethG3985 heG846 any manG3762: 14ButG1161 every manG1538 is temptedG3985, when he is drawn awayG1828 ofG5259 his ownG2398 lustG1939, andG2532 enticedG1185. 15Then whenG1534 lustG3588G1939 hath conceivedG4815, it bringeth forthG5088 sinG266: andG1161 sinG266, when it is finishedG658, bringeth forthG616 deathG2288. 16DoG4105 notG3361 errG4105, myG1473 belovedG27 brethrenG80.

17EveryG3956 goodG18 giftG1394 andG2532 everyG3956 perfectG5046 giftG1434 isG1510 from aboveG509, and cometh downG2597 fromG575 the FatherG3588G3962 of lightsG3588G5457, withG3844 whomG3739 isG1762 noG3756 variablenessG3883, neitherG2228 shadowG644 of turningG5157. 18Of his own willG1014 begat heG616 usG1473 with the wordG3056 of truthG225, that weG1473 should beG1510 a kindG5100 of firstfruitsG536 of hisG846 creaturesG2938. 19

WhereforeG5620, myG1473 belovedG27 brethrenG80, let everyG3956 manG444 beG1510 swiftG5036 toG1519 hearG191, slowG1021 toG1519 speakG2980, slowG1021 toG1519 wrathG3709: 20ForG1063 the wrathG3709 of manG435 workethG2716 notG3756 the righteousnessG1343 of GodG2316. 21WhereforeG1352 lay apartG659 allG3956 filthinessG4507 andG2532 superfluityG4050 of naughtinessG2549, and receiveG1209 withG1722 meeknessG4240 the engraftedG1721 wordG3056, whichG3588 is ableG1410 to saveG4982 yourG4771 soulsG3588G5590. 22ButG1161 beG1096 ye doersG4163 of the wordG3056, andG2532 notG3361 hearersG202 onlyG3440, deceivingG3884 your own selvesG1438. 23ForG3754 ifG1487 anyG5100 be a hearerG202 of the wordG3056, andG2532 notG3756 a doerG4163, heG3778 isG1510 like untoG1503 a manG435 beholdingG2657 hisG846 naturalG3588G1078 faceG3588G4383 inG1722 a glassG2072: 24ForG1063 he beholdethG2657 himselfG1438, andG2532 goeth his wayG565, andG2532 straightwayG2112 forgettethG1950 what manner of manG3697 he wasG1510. 25ButG1161 whoso lookethG3879 intoG1519 the perfectG5046 lawG3551 of libertyG3588G1657, andG2532 continuethG3887 therein, heG3778 beingG1096 notG3756 a forgetfulG1953 hearerG202, butG235 a doerG4163 of the workG2041, this manG3778 shall beG1510 blessedG3107 inG1722 hisG846 deedG3588G4162.

26IfG1487 any manG5100 amongG1722 youG4771 seemG1380 to beG1510 religiousG2357, and bridlethG5468 notG3361 hisG846 tongueG1100, butG235 deceivethG538 his ownG846 heartG2588, this man’sG3778 religionG3588G2356 is vainG3152.

27PureG2513 religionG2356 andG2532 undefiledG283 beforeG3844 GodG3588G2316 andG2532 the FatherG3962 isG1510 thisG3778, To visitG1980 the fatherlessG3737 andG2532 widowsG5503 inG1722 theirG846 afflictionG3588G2347, and to keepG5083 himselfG1438 unspottedG784 fromG575 the worldG3588G2889.