James Chapter 1
Revised Version 1895
1JamesG2385, a servantG1401 ofG2316 GodG2316 andG2532 ofG2316 theG3588 LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, toG2532 theG3588 twelveG1427 tribesG5443 whichG3588 are ofG2316 theG3588 DispersionG1290, greetingG5463. 2CountG2233 itG2233 allG3956 joyG5479, myG3956 brethrenG80, whenG3752 ye fall into manifoldG4164 temptations; 3KnowingG1097 thatG3754 theG3588 proofG4102 ofG3588 yourG4102 faithG4102 worketh patienceG5281. 4AndG2532 letG2443 patienceG5281 have its perfectG5046 workG2041, thatG2443 ye mayG2532 beG1510 perfectG5046 andG2532 entire, lackingG3007 inG1722 nothingG3367. 5ButG1161 ifG1487 anyG5100 ofG2316 youG5210 lacketh wisdomG4678, let himG846 askG154 ofG2316 GodG2316, whoG3588 giveth toG2532 allG3956 liberally andG2532 upbraideth notG3361; andG2532 itG846 shallG2532 beG2532 givenG1325 himG846. 6ButG1161 let himG2532 askG154 inG1722 faithG4102, nothingG3367 doubtingG1252: forG1063 heG2532 thatG1161 doubteth is like theG3588 surge ofG1722 theG3588 seaG2281 drivenG416 byG1722 theG3588 windG4494 andG2532 tossedG4494. 7ForG1063 let notG3361 thatG3754 manG444 think thatG3754 heG3754 shallG444 receiveG2983 anythingG5100 ofG2962 theG3588 LordG2962; 8a doubleminded manG435, unstableG182 inG1722 allG3956 hisG846 waysG3598. 9ButG1161 let theG3588 brotherG80 ofG1722 low degree gloryG2744 inG1722 hisG846 highG5311 estate: 10andG1161 theG3588 richG4145, inG1722 thatG3754 heG846 is made low: becauseG3754 asG5613 theG3588 flowerG438 ofG1722 theG3588 grassG5528 heG846 shall passG3928 awayG3928. 11ForG1063 theG3588 sunG2246 ariseth withG1722 theG3588 scorchingG2742 windG2742, andG2532 withereth theG3588 grassG5528; andG2532 theG3588 flowerG438 thereof falleth, andG2532 theG3588 grace ofG1722 theG3588 fashion ofG1722 itG846 perisheth: soG2532 alsoG2532 shallG2532 theG3588 richG4145 manG4145 fadeG3133 awayG3583 inG1722 hisG846 goings. 12BlessedG3107 is theG3588 manG435 thatG3754 endureth temptationG3986: forG3754 whenG1096 heG846 hath beenG1096 approvedG1384, heG846 shall receiveG2983 theG3588 crownG4735 ofG435 lifeG2222, whichG3739 theG3588 Lord promisedG1861 toG1096 themG846 thatG3754 loveG25 himG846. 13LetG1510 noG3762 manG3762 sayG3004 whenG1161 heG846 isG1510 temptedG3985, IG3754 amG1510 temptedG3985 ofG575 GodG2316: forG1063 GodG2316 cannotG551 beG1510 temptedG3985 withG2316 evilG2556, andG1161 heG846 himselfG846 tempteth noG3762 manG3762: 14butG1161 eachG1538 manG1538 is temptedG3985, whenG2532 heG2532 is drawn awayG1828 byG5259 hisG2532 ownG2398 lustG1939, andG2532 enticedG1185. 15ThenG1161 theG3588 lustG1939, whenG1161 itG1161 hath conceivedG4815, beareth sinG266: andG1161 theG3588 sinG266, whenG1161 itG1161 is fullgrown, bringeth forthG616 deathG2288. 16BeG3361 notG3361 deceivedG4105, myG4105 belovedG27 brethrenG80. 17EveryG3956 goodG18 giftG1434 andG2532 everyG3956 perfectG5046 boon isG1510 fromG575 aboveG509, comingG2597 downG2597 fromG575 theG3956 FatherG3962 ofG575 lightsG5457, withG3844 whomG3739 can beG1510 noG3756 variationG3883, neitherG3756 shadowG644 thatG3739 isG1510 cast byG575 turning. 18OfG3056 hisG846 ownG846 willG1510 heG846 broughtG1519 usG1519 forthG616 byG1519 theG3588 wordG3056 ofG3056 truthG225, thatG846 weG2249 shouldG5100 beG1510 aG1510 kindG5100 ofG3056 firstfruits ofG3056 hisG846 creaturesG2938. 19Ye knowG1492 thisG3588, myG191 belovedG27 brethrenG80. ButG1161 letG1510 everyG3956 manG444 beG1510 swift toG1519 hearG191, slowG1021 toG1519 speakG2980, slowG1021 toG1519 wrathG3709: 20forG1063 theG2316 wrathG3709 ofG2316 manG435 worketh notG3756 theG2316 righteousnessG1343 ofG2316 GodG2316. 21WhereforeG1352 puttingG659 away allG3956 filthiness andG2532 overflowing ofG3056 wickednessG2549, receiveG1209 withG1722 meeknessG4240 theG3956 implantedG1721 wordG3056, whichG3588 is ableG1410 toG1410 saveG4982 yourG2532 soulsG5590. 22ButG1161 beG1096 ye doersG4163 ofG3056 theG2532 wordG3056, andG2532 notG3361 hearersG202 onlyG3440, deluding yourG2532 ownG1438 selves. 23ForG3754 ifG1487 anyG5100 oneG5100 isG1510 aG1510 hearerG202 ofG3056 theG3588 wordG3056, andG2532 notG3756 aG1510 doerG4163, heG2532 isG1510 likeG846 unto aG1510 manG435 beholding hisG846 naturalG1078 faceG4383 inG1722 aG1510 mirrorG2072: 24forG1063 heG2532 beholdeth himselfG1438, andG2532 goeth awayG565, andG2532 straightway forgetteth whatG3697 manner ofG2532 man heG2532 wasG1510. 25ButG1161 heG2532 thatG3778 looketh intoG1519 theG3588 perfectG5046 lawG3551, theG3588 lawG3551 ofG3551 libertyG1657, andG2532 soG2532 continueth, beingG1510 notG3756 a hearerG202 thatG3778 forgetteth, butG1161 a doerG4163 thatG3778 worketh, thisG3778 manG3778 shallG3778 beG1510 blessedG3107 inG1722 hisG846 doingG2041. 26IfG1487 anyG5100 manG3778 thinketh himselfG846 toG5100 beG1510 religiousG2357, whileG1510 heG846 bridleth notG3361 hisG846 tongueG1100 butG235 deceiveth hisG846 heartG2588, thisG3778 man’sG5100 religionG2356 isG1510 vainG3152. 27PureG2513 religionG2356 andG2532 undefiledG283 beforeG3844 ourG2316 GodG2316 andG2532 FatherG3962 isG1510 thisG3778, toG2532 visitG1980 theG3588 fatherless andG2532 widowsG5503 inG1722 theirG846 afflictionG2347, andG2532 toG2532 keepG5083 himselfG1438 unspotted fromG575 theG3588 worldG2889.
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
Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain
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