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James 1 (WEBP)
[1] James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,° to the twelve tribes which are in the Dispersion: Greetings.
[2] Count it all joy, my brothers,§ when you fall into various temptations,
[3] knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
[4] Let endurance have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
[5] But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.
[6] But let him ask in faith, without any doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven by the wind and tossed.
[7] For that man shouldn’t think that he will receive anything from the Lord.
[8] He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
[9] Let the brother in humble circumstances glory in his high position;
[10] and the rich, in that he is made humble, because like the flower in the grass, he will pass away.
[11] For the sun arises with the scorching wind and withers the grass; and the flower in it falls, and the beauty of its appearance perishes. So the rich man will also fade away in his pursuits.
[12] Blessed is a person who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord promised to those who love him.
[13] Let no man say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God,” for God can’t be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one.
[14] But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own lust and enticed.
[15] Then the lust, when it has conceived, bears sin. The sin, when it is full grown, produces death.
[16] Don’t be deceived, my beloved brothers.
[17] Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation nor turning shadow.
[18] Of his own will he gave birth to us by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.
[19] So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;
[20] for the anger of man doesn’t produce the righteousness of God.
[21] Therefore, putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with humility the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.§
[22] But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.
[23] For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his natural face in a mirror;
[24] for he sees himself, and goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.
[25] But he who looks into the perfect law of freedom and continues, not being a hearer who forgets but a doer of the work, this man will be blessed in what he does.
[26] If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn’t bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man’s religion is worthless.
[27] Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
James 1:1 “Christ” means “Anointed One”.
James 1:2 The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.”
James 1:21 or, preserve your life.
Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.
King James w/Strong’s #s
James 1 (KJVS)
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[2] My G3450 brethren G80, count it G2233 (AorMidDepInd) all G3956 joy G5479 when G3752 ye fall G4045 (Aor2ActSubj) into divers G4164 temptations G3986;
[3] Knowing G1097 (PresActPtc) [this], that G3754 the trying G1383 of your G5216 faith G4102 worketh G2716 (PresMidPasDepInd) patience G5281.
[4] But G1161 let G2192 patience G5281 have G2192 (PresActImpr) [her] perfect G5046 work G2041, that G2443 ye may be G5600 (PresSubj) perfect G5046 and G2532 entire G3648, wanting G3007 (PresPasPtc) nothing G1722 G3367.
[5] G1161 If any G1536 of you G5216 lack G3007 (PresPasInd) wisdom G4678, let him ask G154 (PresActImpr) of G3844 God G2316, that giveth G1325 (PresActPtc) to all G3956 [men] liberally G574, and G2532 upbraideth G3679 (PresActPtc) not G3361; and G2532 it shall be given G1325 (FutPasInd) him G846.
[6] But G1161 let him ask G154 (PresActImpr) in G1722 faith G4102, nothing G3367 wavering G1252 (PresMidPtc). For G1063 he that wavereth G1252 (PresMidPtc) is like G1503 (PerfActInd) a wave G2830 of the sea G2281 driven with the wind G416 (PresPasPtc) and G2532 tossed G4494 (PresPasPtc).
[7] For G1063 let G3633 not G3361 that G1565 man G444 think G3633 (PresMidPasDepImpr) that G3754 he shall receive G2983 (FutMidDepInd) any thing G5100 of G3844 the Lord G2962.
[8] A double minded G1374 man G435 [is] unstable G182 in G1722 all G3956 his G846 ways G3598.
[9] G1161 Let G2744 the brother G80 of low degree G5011 rejoice G2744 (PresMidPasDepImpr) in G1722 that he G846 is exalted G5311:
[10] But G1161 the rich G4145, in G1722 that he G846 is made low G5014: because G3754 as G5613 the flower G438 of the grass G5528 he shall pass away G3928 (FutMidDepInd).
[11] For G1063 the sun G2246 is no sooner risen G393 (AorActInd) with G4862 a burning heat G2742, but G2532 it withereth G3583 (AorActInd) the grass G5528, and G2532 the flower G438 thereof G846 falleth G1601 (Aor2ActInd), and G2532 the grace G2143 of the fashion G4383 of it G846 perisheth G622 (Aor2MidInd): so G3779 also G2532 shall G3133 the rich man G4145 fade away G3133 (FutPasInd) in G1722 his G846 ways G4197.
[12] Blessed G3107 [is] the man G435 that G3739 endureth G5278 (PresActInd) temptation G3986: for G3754 when he is tried G1384 G1096 (Aor2MidDepPtc), he shall receive G2983 (FutMidDepInd) the crown G4735 of life G2222, which G3739 the Lord G2962 hath promised G1861 (AorMidDepInd) to them that love G25 (PresActPtc) him G846.
[13] Let G3004 no man G3367 say G3004 (PresActImpr) when he is tempted G3985 (PresPasPtc), G3754 I am tempted G3985 (PresPasInd) of G575 God G2316: for G1063 God G2316 cannot be tempted G551 G2076 (PresInd) with evil G2556, neither G1161 tempteth G3985 he G846 G3985 (PresActInd) any man G3762:
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[15] Then G1534 when lust G1939 hath conceived G4815 (Aor2ActPtc), it bringeth forth G5088 (PresActInd) sin G266: and G1161 sin G266, when it is finished G658 (AorPasPtc), bringeth forth G616 (PresActInd) death G2288.
[16] Do G4105 not G3361 err G4105 (PresPasImpr), my G3450 beloved G27 brethren G80.
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[19] Wherefore G5620, my G3450 beloved G27 brethren G80, let G2077 every G3956 man G444 be G2077 (PresImpr) swift G5036 to G1519 hear G191 (AorActInf), slow G1021 to G1519 speak G2980 (AorActInf), slow G1021 to G1519 wrath G3709:
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[25] But G1161 whoso looketh G3879 (AorActPtc) into G1519 the perfect G5046 law G3551 of liberty G1657, and G2532 continueth G3887 (AorActPtc) [therein], he G3778 being G1096 (Aor2MidDepPtc) not G3756 a forgetful G1953 hearer G202, but G235 a doer G4163 of the work G2041, this man G3778 shall be G2071 (FutInd) blessed G3107 in G1722 his G846 deed G4162.
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[27] Pure G2513 religion G2356 and G2532 undefiled G283 before G3844 God G2316 and G2532 the Father G3962 is G2076 (PresInd) this G3778, To visit G1980 (PresMidPasDepInf) the fatherless G3737 and G2532 widows G5503 in G1722 their G846 affliction G2347, [and] to keep G5083 (PresActInf) himself G1438 unspotted G784 from G575 the world G2889.
Young’s Literal Translation
James 1 (YLT)
[1] James, of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ a servant, to the Twelve Tribes who are in the dispersion: Hail!
[2] All joy count it, my brethren, when ye may fall into temptations manifold;
[3] knowing that the proof of your faith doth work endurance,
[4] and let the endurance have a perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire-in nothing lacking;
[5] and if any of you do lack wisdom, let him ask from God, who is giving to all liberally, and not reproaching, and it shall be given to him;
[6] and let him ask in faith, nothing doubting, for he who is doubting hath been like a wave of the sea, driven by wind and tossed,
[7] for let not that man suppose that he shall receive anything from the Lord-
[8] a two-souled man is unstable in all his ways.
[9] And let the brother who is low rejoice in his exaltation,
[10] and the rich in his becoming low, because as a flower of grass he shall pass away;
[11] for the sun did rise with the burning heat, and did wither the grass, and the flower of it fell, and the grace of its appearance did perish, so also the rich in his way shall fade away!
[12] Happy the man who doth endure temptation, because, becoming approved, he shall receive the crown of the life, which the Lord did promise to those loving Him.
[13] Let no one say, being tempted-‘From God I am tempted,’ for God is not tempted of evil, and Himself doth tempt no one,
[14] and each one is tempted, by his own desires being led away and enticed,
[15] afterward the desire having conceived, doth give birth to sin, and the sin having been perfected, doth bring forth death.
[16] Be not led astray, my brethren beloved;
[17] every good giving, and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, with whom is no variation, or shadow of turning;
[18] having counselled, He did beget us with a word of truth, for our being a certain first-fruit of His creatures.
[19] So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,
[20] for the wrath of a man the righteousness of God doth not work;
[21] wherefore having put aside all filthiness and superabundance of evil, in meekness be receiving the engrafted word, that is able to save your souls;
[22] and become ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves,
[23] because, if any one is a hearer of the word and not a doer, this one hath been like to a man viewing his natural face in a mirror,
[24] for he did view himself, and hath gone away, and immediately he did forget of what kind he was;
[25] and he who did look into the perfect law-that of liberty, and did continue there, this one-not a forgetful hearer becoming, but a doer of work-this one shall be happy in his doing.
[26] If any one doth think to be religious among you, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, of this one vain is the religion;
[27] religion pure and undefiled with the God and Father is this, to look after orphans and widows in their tribulation-unspotted to keep himself from the world.