1

1 James,2385 a servant1401 of God2316 and of the Lord2962 Jesus2424 Christ,5547 to the twelve1427 tribes5443 which3739 are scattered1290 abroad,1290 greeting.5463

2 My brothers,80 count2233 it all3956 joy5479 when3752 you fall4045 into divers4164 temptations;3986

3 Knowing1097 this, that the trying1383 of your5216 faith4102 works2716 patience.5281

4 But let patience5281 have2192 her perfect5046 work,2041 that you may be perfect5046 and entire,3648 wanting3007 nothing.3367

5 If1487 any5100 of you lack3007 wisdom,4678 let him ask154 of God,2316 that gives1325 to all3956 men liberally,574 and upbraides3679 not; and it shall be given1325 him.

6 But let him ask154 in faith,4102 nothing3367 wavering.1252 For he that wavers1252 is like1503 a wave2830 of the sea2281 driven416 with the wind416 and tossed.4494

7 For let not that man444 think3633 that he shall receive2983 any5100 thing of the Lord.2962

8 A double1374 minded1374 man435 is unstable182 in all3956 his ways.3598

9 Let the brother80 of low5011 degree5011 rejoice2744 in that he is exalted:5311

10 But the rich,4145 in that he is made5014 low:5014 because3754 as the flower438 of the grass5528 he shall pass3928 away.

11 For the sun2246 is no sooner risen393 with a burning2742 heat,2742 but it wither3583 the grass,5528 and the flower438 thereof846 falls,1601 and the grace2143 of the fashion4383 of it perishes:622 so3779 also2532 shall the rich4145 man fade3133 away in his ways.4197

12 Blessed3107 is the man435 that endures5278 temptation:3986 for when he is tried,1384 he shall receive2983 the crown4735 of life,2222 which3739 the Lord2962 has promised1861 to them that love25 him.

13 Let no3367 man3367 say3004 when he is tempted,3985 I am tempted3985 of God:2316 for God2316 cannot551 be tempted551 with evil,2556 neither2582 3762 tempts3985 he any3762 man:3762

14 But every1538 man is tempted,3985 when he is drawn1828 away of his own2398 lust,1939 and enticed.1185

15 Then1534 when lust1939 has conceived,4815 it brings616 forth616 sin:266 and sin,266 when it is finished,658 brings5088 forth5088 death.2288

16 Do not err,4105 my beloved27 brothers.80

17 Every3956 good18 gift1394 and every3956 perfect5046 gift1394 is from above,509 and comes2597 down2597 from the Father3962 of lights,5457 with whom3739 is no3756 ficklenss,3883 neither2228 shadow644 of turning.5157

18 Of his own will1014 begat616 he us with the word3056 of truth,225 that we should be a kind5100 of first fruits536 of his creatures.2938

19 Why,5620 my beloved27 brothers,80 let every3956 man444 be swift5036 to hear,191 slow1021 to speak,2980 slow1021 to wrath:3709

20 For the wrath3709 of man435 works2716 not the righteousness1343 of God.2316

21 Why1352 lay659 apart659 all3956 filthiness4507 and superfluity4050 of naughtiness,2549 and receive1209 with meekness4240 the engrafted1721 word,3056 which3588 is able1410 to save4982 your5216 souls.5590

22 But be you doers4163 of the word,3056 and not hearers202 only,3440 deceiving3884 your1438 own selves.846

23 For if1487 any1536 be a hearer202 of the word,3056 and not a doer,4163 he is like1503 to a man435 beholding2657 his natural1078 face4383 in a glass:2072

24 For he beholds2657 himself,1438 and goes565 his way,1624 and straightway2112 forgets1950 what3697 manner3697 of man he was.

25 But whoever3588 looks3879 into1519 the perfect5046 law3551 of liberty,1657 and continues3887 therein, he being1096 not a forgetful1953 hearer,202 but a doer4163 of the work,2041 this3778 man shall be blessed3107 in his deed.4162

26 If1487 any1536 man among1722 you seem1380 to be religious,2357 and bridles5468 not his tongue,1100 but deceives538 his own848 heart,2588 this5127 man's religion2356 is vain.3152

27 Pure2513 religion2356 and undefiled283 before3844 God2316 and the Father3962 is this,3778 To visit1980 the fatherless3737 and widows5503 in their affliction,2347 and to keep5083 himself1438 unspotted784 from the world.2889

2

1 My brothers,80 have2192 not the faith4102 of our Lord2962 Jesus2424 Christ,5547 the Lord of glory,1391 with respect4382 of persons.4382

2 For if1437 there come1525 to your5216 assembly4864 a man435 with a gold5554 ring,5554 in goodly2986 apparel,2066 and there come1525 in also2532 a poor4434 man in vile4508 raiment;2066

3 And you have respect1914 to him that wears5409 the gay2986 clothing,2066 and say2036 to him, Sit2521 you here5602 in a good2573 place; and say2036 to the poor,4434 Stand2476 you there,1563 or2228 sit2521 here5602 under5259 my footstool:5286

4 Are you not then2532 partial1252 in yourselves,1438 and are become1096 judges2923 of evil4190 thoughts?1261

5 Listen,191 my beloved27 brothers,80 Has not God2316 chosen1586 the poor4434 of this5127 world2889 rich4145 in faith,4102 and heirs2818 of the kingdom932 which3739 he has promised1861 to them that love25 him?

6 But you have despised818 the poor.4434 Do not rich4145 men oppress2616 you, and draw1670 you before1519 the judgment2922 seats?

7 Do not they blaspheme987 that worthy2570 name3686 by the which3588 you are called?1941

8 If1487 you fulfill5055 the royal937 law3551 according2596 to the scripture,1124 You shall love25 your neighbor4139 as yourself,4572 you do4160 well:2573

9 But if1487 you have respect4380 to persons,4380 you commit2038 sin,266 and are convinced1651 of the law3551 as transgressors.3848

10 For whoever3748 shall keep5083 the whole3650 law,3551 and yet offend4417 in one1520 point, he is guilty1777 of all.3956

11 For he that said,2036 Do not commit3431 adultery,3431 said2036 also,2532 Do not kill.5407 Now1161 if1487 you commit3431 no3756 adultery,3431 yet1161 if you kill,5407 you are become1096 a transgressor3848 of the law.3551

12 So3779 speak2980 you, and so3779 do,4160 as they that shall be judged2919 by the law3551 of liberty.1657

13 For he shall have judgment2920 without448 mercy,448 that has showed4160 no3361 mercy;1656 and mercy1656 rejoices2620 against2620 judgment.2920

14 What5101 does it profit,3786 my brothers,80 though1437 a man5100 say3004 he has2192 faith,4102 and have2192 not works?2041 can1410 faith4102 save4982 him?

15 If1437 a brother80 or2228 sister79 be naked,1131 and destitute3007 of daily2184 food,5160

16 And one5100 of you say2036 to them, Depart5217 in peace,1515 be you warmed2328 and filled;5526 notwithstanding you give1325 them not those3588 things which are needful2006 to the body;4983 what5101 does it profit?3786

17 Even2532 so3779 faith,4102 if1437 it has2192 not works,2041 is dead,3498 being alone.2596 1438

18 Yes,235 a man5100 may say,2046 You have2192 faith,4102 and I have works:2041 show1166 me your faith4102 without5565 your works,2041 and I will show1166 you my faith4102 by my works.2041

19 You believe4100 that there is one1520 God;2316 you do4160 well:2573 the devils1140 also2532 believe,4100 and tremble.5425

20 But will2309 you know,1097 O vain2756 man,444 that faith4102 without5565 works2041 is dead?3498

21 Was not Abraham11 our father3962 justified1344 by works,2041 when he had offered399 Isaac2464 his son5207 on the altar?2379

22 See991 you how3754 faith4102 worked4903 with his works,2041 and by works2041 was faith4102 made5048 perfect?5048

23 And the scripture1124 was fulfilled4137 which3588 said,3004 Abraham11 believed4100 God,2316 and it was imputed3049 to him for righteousness:1343 and he was called2564 the Friend5384 of God.2316

24 You see3708 then5106 how that by works2041 a man444 is justified,1344 and not by faith4102 only.3440

25 Likewise3668 also2532 was not Rahab4460 the harlot4204 justified1344 by works,2041 when she had received5264 the messengers,32 and had sent1524 them out another2087 way?3598

26 For as the body4983 without5565 the spirit4151 is dead,3498 so3779 faith4102 without5565 works2041 is dead3498 also.2532

3

1 My brothers,80 be not many4183 masters,1320 knowing1492 that we shall receive2983 the greater3187 condemnation.2917

2 For in many4183 things we offend4417 all.537 If1487 any1536 man offend4417 not in word,3056 the same3778 is a perfect5046 man,435 and able1415 also2532 to bridle5469 the whole3650 body.4983

3 Behold,2400 we put906 bits5469 in the horses'2462 mouths,4750 that they may obey3982 us; and we turn3329 about3329 their whole3650 body.4983

4 Behold2400 also2532 the ships,4143 which though they be so5082 great,5082 and are driven1643 of fierce4642 winds,417 yet are they turned3329 about3329 with a very1646 small1646 helm,4079 wherever3699 302 the governor2116 wants.3730 1014

5 Even2532 so3779 the tongue1100 is a little3398 member,3196 and boasts3166 great3166 things. Behold,2400 how2245 great2245 a matter5208 a little3641 fire4442 kindles!381

6 And the tongue1100 is a fire,4442 a world2889 of iniquity:93 so3779 is the tongue1100 among1722 our members,3196 that it defiles4695 the whole3650 body,4983 and sets5394 on fire5394 the course5164 of nature;1078 and it is set5394 on fire5394 of hell.1067

7 For every3956 kind5449 of beasts,2342 and of birds,4071 and of serpents,2062 and of things in the sea,1724 is tamed,1150 and has been tamed1150 of mankind5449

8 But the tongue1100 can1410 no3762 man444 tame;1150 it is an unruly183 evil,2556 full3324 of deadly2287 poison.2447

9 Therewith1722 846 bless2127 we God,2316 even the Father;3962 and therewith1722 846 curse2672 we men,444 which3588 are made1096 after2596 the similitude3669 of God.2316

10 Out of the same846 mouth4750 proceeds1831 blessing2129 and cursing.2671 My brothers,80 these5023 things ought5534 not so3779 to be.

11 Does a fountain4077 send1032 forth1032 at1537 the same846 place3692 sweet1099 water and bitter?4089

12 Can1410 the fig4808 tree,4808 my brothers,80 bear4160 olive1636 berries?1636 either2228 a vine,288 figs?4810 so3779 can no3762 fountain4077 both yield4160 salt252 water5204 and fresh.1099

13 Who5101 is a wise4680 man and endued1990 with knowledge1990 among1722 you? let him show1166 out of a good2570 conversation391 his works2041 with meekness4240 of wisdom.4678

14 But if1487 you have2192 bitter4089 envying2205 and strife2052 in your5216 hearts,2588 glory2620 not, and lie5574 not against2596 the truth.225

15 This3778 wisdom4678 descends2718 not from above,509 but is earthly,1919 sensual,5591 devilish.1141

16 For where3699 envying2205 and strife2052 is, there1563 is confusion181 and every3956 evil5337 work.4229

17 But the wisdom4678 that is from above509 is first4412 pure,53 then1899 peaceable,1516 gentle,1933 and easy2138 to be entreated,2138 full3324 of mercy1656 and good18 fruits,2590 without505 partiality,87 and without505 hypocrisy.505

18 And the fruit2590 of righteousness1343 is sown4687 in peace1515 of them that make4160 peace.1515

4

1 From where4159 come wars4171 and fights3163 among1722 you? come they not hence,1782 even of your5216 lusts2237 that war4754 in your5216 members?3196

2 You lust,1937 and have2192 not: you kill,5407 and desire2206 to have,2192 and cannot3756 1410 obtain:2013 you fight3164 and war,4170 yet1161 you have2192 not, because1223 you ask154 not.

3 You ask,154 and receive2983 not, because1360 you ask154 amiss,2560 that you may consume1159 it on your5216 lusts.2237

4 You adulterers3432 and adulteresses,3428 know1492 you not that the friendship5373 of the world2889 is enmity2189 with God?2316 whoever3739 302 therefore3767 will1014 be a friend5384 of the world2889 is the enemy2190 of God.2316

5 Do you think1380 that the scripture1124 said3004 in vain,2761 The spirit4151 that dwells2730 in us lusts1971 to envy?5355

6 But he gives1325 more3187 grace.5485 Why1352 he said,3004 God2316 resists498 the proud,5244 but gives1325 grace5485 to the humble.5011

7 Submit5293 yourselves therefore3767 to God.2316 Resist436 the devil,1228 and he will flee5343 from you.

8 Draw near1448 to God,2316 and he will draw near1448 to you. Cleanse2511 your hands,5495 you sinners;268 and purify48 your hearts,2588 you double1374 minded.1374

9 Be afflicted,5003 and mourn,3996 and weep:2799 let your5216 laughter1071 be turned3344 to mourning,3997 and your3588 joy5479 to heaviness.2726

10 Humble5013 yourselves in the sight1799 of the Lord,2962 and he shall lift5312 you up.

11 Speak2635 not evil2635 one240 of another,240 brothers.80 He that speaks2635 evil2635 of his brother,80 and judges2919 his brother,80 speaks2635 evil2635 of the law,3551 and judges2919 the law:3551 but if1487 you judge2919 the law,3551 you are1488 not a doer4163 of the law,3551 but a judge.2923

12 There is one1520 lawgiver,3550 who3588 is able1410 to save4982 and to destroy:622 who5101 are1488 you that judge2919 another?2087

13 Go33 to now,3568 you that say,3004 To day4594 or2228 to morrow839 we will go4198 into1519 such3592 a city,4172 and continue4160 there1563 a year,1763 and buy1710 and sell,1710 and get gain:2770

14 Whereas3748 you know1987 not what3588 shall be on the morrow.839 For what4169 is your5216 life?2222 It is even1063 a vapor,822 that appears5316 for a little3641 time, and then1899 vanishes853 away.

15 For that you ought to say,3004 If1437 the Lord2962 will,2309 we shall live,2198 and do4160 this,5124 or2228 that.

16 But now3568 you rejoice2744 in your5216 boastings:212 all3956 such5108 rejoicing2746 is evil.4190

17 Therefore3767 to him that knows1492 to do4160 good,2570 and does4160 it not, to him it is sin.266

5

1 Go33 to now,3568 you rich4145 men, weep2799 and howl3649 for your5216 miseries5004 that shall come1904 on you.

2 Your5216 riches4149 are corrupted,4595 and your5216 garments2440 are moth-eaten.4598

3 Your5216 gold5557 and silver696 is corroded;2728 and the rust2447 of them shall be a witness3142 against you, and shall eat5315 your5216 flesh4561 as it were fire.4442 You have2192 heaped2343 treasure2343 together for the last2078 days.2250

4 Behold,2400 the hire3408 of the laborers2040 who3588 have2192 reaped270 down your5216 fields,5561 which3588 is of you kept650 back650 by fraud,650 cries:2896 and the cries995 of them which have2192 reaped2325 are entered1525 into1519 the ears3775 of the Lord2962 of sabaoth.4519

5 You have lived5171 in pleasure5171 on1909 the earth,1093 and been wanton;4684 you have nourished5142 your5216 hearts,2588 as in a day2250 of slaughter.4967

6 You have condemned2613 and killed5407 the just;1342 and he does not resist498 you.

7 Be patient3114 therefore,3767 brothers,80 to the coming3952 of the Lord.2962 Behold,2400 the farmer1092 waits1551 for the precious5093 fruit2590 of the earth,1093 and has long3114 patience3114 for it, until2193 he receive2983 the early4406 and latter3797 rain.5205

8 Be you also2532 patient;3114 establish4741 your5216 hearts:2588 for the coming3952 of the Lord2962 draws near.1448

9 Grudge4727 not one240 against2596 another,240 brothers,80 lest2443 3361 you be condemned:2632 behold,2400 the judge2923 stands2476 before4253 the door.2374

10 Take,2983 my brothers,80 the prophets,4396 who3739 have spoken2980 in the name3686 of the Lord,2962 for an example5262 of suffering2552 affliction,2552 and of patience.3115

11 Behold,2400 we count3106 them happy3106 which endure.5278 You have heard191 of the patience5281 of Job,2492 and have seen1492 the end5056 of the Lord;2962 that the Lord2962 is very4184 pitiful,4184 and of tender3629 mercy.3629

12 But above4253 all3956 things, my brothers,80 swear3660 not, neither3383 by heaven,3772 neither3383 by the earth,1093 neither3383 by any5100 other243 oath:3727 but let your5216 yes3483 be yes;3483 and your3588 no,3756 no;3756 lest2443 3361 you fall4098 into5259 condemnation.5272

13 Is any5100 among1722 you afflicted?2553 let him pray.4336 Is any5100 merry?2114 let him sing5567 psalms.5567

14 Is any5100 sick770 among1722 you? let him call4341 for the elders4245 of the church;1577 and let them pray4336 over1909 him, anointing218 him with oil1637 in the name3686 of the Lord:2962

15 And the prayer2171 of faith4102 shall save4982 the sick,2577 and the Lord2962 shall raise1453 him up; and if he have committed4160 sins,266 they shall be forgiven863 him.

16 Confess1843 your3588 faults3900 one240 to another,240 and pray2172 one240 for another,240 that you may be healed.2390 The effectual1754 fervent prayer1162 of a righteous1342 man avails2480 much.4183

17 Elias2243 was a man444 subject3663 to like3663 passions3663 as we are, and he prayed4336 earnestly4335 that it might not rain:1026 and it rained1026 not on1909 the earth1093 by the space of three5140 years1763 and six1803 months.3376

18 And he prayed4336 again,3825 and the heaven3772 gave1325 rain,5205 and the earth1093 brought985 forth985 her fruit.2590

19 Brothers,80 if1437 any1536 of you do err4105 from the truth,225 and one5100 convert1994 him;

20 Let him know,1097 that he which converts1994 the sinner268 from the error4106 of his way3598 shall save4982 a soul5590 from death,2288 and shall hide2572 a multitude4128 of sins.266