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[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.

Footnotes

  1. ⓘ 1:1 “Christ” means “Anointed One”.
  2. § 1:2 The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.”
  3. § 1:21 or, preserve your life.
King James Version
[1] James, G2385 a servant G1401 of God G2316 and G2532 of the Lord G2962 Jesus G2424 Christ, G5547 to the G3588 twelve G1427 tribes G5443 which G3588 are scattered abroad, G1722 G1290 greeting. G5463 [2] My G3450 brethren, G80 count G2233 it all G3956 joy G5479 when G3752 ye fall into G4045 divers G4164 temptations; G3986 [3] knowing G1097 this, that G3754 the G3588 trying G1383 of your G5216 faith G4102 worketh G2716 patience. G5281 [4] But G1161 let G2192 patience G5281 have G2192 her perfect G5046 work, G2041 that G2443 ye may be G5600 perfect G5046 and G2532 entire, G3648 G1722 wanting G3007 nothing. G3367 [5] If G1487 G1161 any G5100 of you G5216 lack G3007 wisdom, G4678 let him ask G154 of G3844 God, G2316 that G3588 giveth G1325 to all G3956 men liberally, G574 and G2532 upbraideth G3679 not; G3361 and G2532 it shall be given G1325 him. G846 [6] But G1161 let him ask G154 in G1722 faith, G4102 nothing G3367 wavering. G1252 For G1063 he that G3588 wavereth G1252 is like G1503 a wave G2830 of the sea G2281 driven with the wind G416 and G2532 tossed. G4494 [7] For G1063 let G3633 not G3361 that G1565 man G444 think G3633 that G3754 he shall receive G2983 any thing G5100 of G3844 the G3588 Lord. G2962 [8] A double minded G1374 man G435 is unstable G182 in G1722 all G3956 his G846 ways. G3598 [9] Let G2744 the G3588 brother G80 of low degree G5011 rejoice G2744§ G1161 in G1722 that G3588 he G846 is exalted: G5311 [10] but G1161 the G3588 rich, G4145 in G1722 that G3588 he G846 is made low: G5014 because G3754 as G5613 the flower G438 of the grass G5528 he shall pass away. G3928 [11] For G1063 the G3588 sun G2246 is no sooner risen G393 with G4862 a G3588 burning heat, G2742 but G2532 it withereth G3583 the G3588 grass, G5528 and G2532 the G3588 flower G438 thereof G846 falleth, G1601 and G2532 the G3588 grace G2143 of the G3588 fashion G4383 of it G846 perisheth: G622 so G3779 also G2532 shall G3133 the G3588 rich man G4145 fade away G3133 in G1722 his G846 ways. G4197 [12] Blessed G3107 is the man G435 that G3739 endureth G5278 temptation: G3986 for G3754 when he is G1096 tried, G1384 he shall receive G2983 the G3588 crown G4735 of life, G2222 which G3739 the G3588 Lord G2962 hath promised G1861 to them that G3588 love G25 him. G846 [13] Let G3004 no man G3367 say G3004 when he is tempted, G3985 G3754 I am tempted G3985 of G575 God: G2316 for G1063 God G2316 cannot be tempted G551 G2076 with evil, G2556§ neither G1161 tempteth G3985 he G846 any man: G3762 [14] but G1161 every man G1538 is tempted, G3985 when he is drawn away G1828 of G5259 his own G2398 lust, G1939 and G2532 enticed. G1185 [15] Then G1534 when G4815 lust G1939 hath conceived, G4815 it bringeth forth G5088 sin: G266 and G1161 sin, G266 when it is finished, G658 bringeth forth G616 death. G2288 [16] Do not G3361 err, G4105 my G3450 beloved G27 brethren. G80 [17] Every G3956 good G18 gift G1394 and G2532 every G3956 perfect G5046 gift G1434 is G2076 from above, G509 and cometh down G2597 from G575 the G3588 Father G3962 of lights, G5457 with G3844 whom G3739 is G1762 no G3756 variableness, G3883 neither G2228 shadow G644 of turning. G5157 [18] Of his own will G1014 begat he G616 us G2248 with the word G3056 of truth, G225 that G1519 we G2248 should be G1511 a kind G5100 of firstfruits G536 of his G846 creatures. G2938 [19] Wherefore, G5620 my G3450 beloved G27 brethren, G80 let G2077 every G3956 man G444 be G2077 swift G5036 to G1519 hear, G191 slow G1021 to G1519 speak, G2980 slow G1021 to G1519 wrath: G3709 [20] for G1063 the wrath G3709 of man G435 worketh G2716 not G3756 the righteousness G1343 of God. G2316 [21] Wherefore G1352 lay apart G659 all G3956 filthiness G4507 and G2532 superfluity G4050 of naughtiness, G2549 and receive G1209 with G1722 meekness G4240 the G3588 engrafted G1721 word, G3056 which G3588 is able G1410 to save G4982 your G5216 souls. G5590 [22] But G1161 be ye G1096 doers G4163 of the word, G3056 and G2532 not G3361 hearers G202 only, G3440 deceiving G3884 your own selves. G1438 [23] For G3754 if G1487 any G5100 be G2076 a hearer G202 of the word, G3056 and G2532 not G3756 a doer, G4163 he G3778 is like G1503 unto a man G435 beholding G2657 his G846 natural G1078 face G4383 in G1722 a glass: G2072 [24] for G1063 he beholdeth G2657 himself, G1438 and G2532 goeth his way, G565 and G2532 straightway G2112 forgetteth G1950 what manner of man G3697 he was. G2258 [25] But G1161 whoso G3588 looketh G3879 into G1519 the perfect G5046 law G3551 of liberty, G1657 and G2532 continueth G3887 therein, he G3778 being G1096 not G3756 a forgetful G1953 hearer, G202 but G235 a doer G4163 of the work, G2041 this man G3778 shall be G2071 blessed G3107 in G1722 his G846 deed. G4162§ [26] If G1487 any man G5100 among G1722 you G5213 seem G1380 to be G1511 religious, G2357 and bridleth G5468 not G3361 his G846 tongue, G1100 but G235 deceiveth G538 his own G846 heart, G2588 this man’s G5127 religion G2356 is vain. G3152 [27] Pure G2513 religion G2356 and G2532 undefiled G283 before G3844 God G2316 and G2532 the Father G3962 is G2076 this, G3778 To visit G1980 the fatherless G3737 and G2532 widows G5503 in G1722 their G846 affliction, G2347 and to keep G5083 himself G1438 unspotted G784 from G575 the G3588 world. G2889

Footnotes

  1. § 1:9 Or, glory
  2. § 1:13 Or, evils
  3. § 1:25 Or, doing
Byzantine Greek New Testament
[1] Ἰάκωβος, G2385 θεοῦ G2316 καὶ G2532 κυρίου G2962 Ἰησοῦ G2424 χριστοῦ G5547 δοῦλος, G1401 ταῖς G3588 δώδεκα G1427 φυλαῖς G5443 ταῖς G3588 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 διασπορᾷ, G1290 χαίρειν. G5463 [2] Πᾶσαν G3956 χαρὰν G5479 ἡγήσασθε, G2233 ἀδελφοί G80 μου, G3450 ὅταν G3752 πειρασμοῖς G3986 περιπέσητε G4045 ποικίλοις, G4164 [3] γινώσκοντες G1097 ὅτι G3754 τὸ G3588 δοκίμιον G1383 ὑμῶν G5216 τῆς G3588 πίστεως G4102 κατεργάζεται G2716 ὑπομονήν· G5281 [4] ἡ G3588 δὲ G1161 ὑπομονὴ G5281 ἔργον G2041 τέλειον G5046 ἐχέτω, G2192 ἵνα G2443 ἦτε G5600 τέλειοι G5046 καὶ G2532 ὁλόκληροι, G3648 ἐν G1722 μηδενὶ G3367 λειπόμενοι. G3007 [5] Εἰ G1487 δέ G1161 τις G5100 ὑμῶν G5216 λείπεται G3007 σοφίας, G4678 αἰτείτω G154 παρὰ G3844 τοῦ G3588 διδόντος G1325 θεοῦ G2316 πᾶσιν G3956 ἁπλῶς, G574 καὶ G2532 ‡οὐκ G3756 ὀνειδίζοντος, G3679 καὶ G2532 δοθήσεται G1325 αὐτῷ. G846 [6] Αἰτείτω G154 δὲ G1161 ἐν G1722 πίστει, G4102 μηδὲν G3367 διακρινόμενος· G1252 ὁ G3588 γὰρ G1063 διακρινόμενος G1252 ἔοικεν G1503 κλύδωνι G2830 θαλάσσης G2281 ἀνεμιζομένῳ G416 καὶ G2532 ῥιπιζομένῳ. G4494 [7] Μὴ G3361 γὰρ G1063 οἰέσθω G3633 ὁ G3588 ἄνθρωπος G444 ἐκεῖνος G1565 ὅτι G3754 ‡λήψεταί G2983 τι G5100 παρὰ G3844 τοῦ G3588 κυρίου. G2962 [8] Ἀνὴρ G435 δίψυχος, G1374 ἀκατάστατος G182 ἐν G1722 πάσαις G3956 ταῖς G3588 ὁδοῖς G3598 αὐτοῦ. G846 [9] Καυχάσθω G2744 δὲ G1161 ‡ὁ G3588 ἀδελφὸς G80 ὁ G3588 ταπεινὸς G5011 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 ὕψει G5311 αὐτοῦ· G846 [10] ὁ G3588 δὲ G1161 πλούσιος G4145 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ταπεινώσει G5014 αὐτοῦ· G846 ὅτι G3754 ὡς G5613 ἄνθος G438 χόρτου G5528 παρελεύσεται. G3928 [11] Ἀνέτειλεν G393 γὰρ G1063 ὁ G3588 ἥλιος G2246 σὺν G4862 τῷ G3588 καύσωνι, G2742 καὶ G2532 ἐξήρανεν G3583 τὸν G3588 χόρτον, G5528 καὶ G2532 τὸ G3588 ἄνθος G438 αὐτοῦ G846 ἐξέπεσεν, G1601 καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 εὐπρέπεια G2143 τοῦ G3588 προσώπου G4383 αὐτοῦ G846 ἀπώλετο· G622 οὕτως G3779 καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 πλούσιος G4145 ἐν G1722 ταῖς G3588 πορείαις G4197 αὐτοῦ G846 μαρανθήσεται. G3133 [12] Μακάριος G3107 ἀνὴρ G435 ὃς G3739 ὑπομένει G5278 πειρασμόν· G3986 ὅτι G3754 δόκιμος G1384 γενόμενος G1096 ‡λήψεται G2983 τὸν G3588 στέφανον G4735 τῆς G3588 ζωῆς, G2222 ὃν G3739 ἐπηγγείλατο G1861 ‡ὁ G3588 κύριος G2962 τοῖς G3588 ἀγαπῶσιν G25 αὐτόν. G846 [13] Μηδεὶς G3367 πειραζόμενος G3985 λεγέτω G3004 ὅτι G3754 Ἀπὸ G575 ‡θεοῦ G2316 πειράζομαι· G3985 ὁ G3588 γὰρ G1063 θεὸς G2316 ἀπείραστός G551 ἐστιν G2076 κακῶν, G2556 πειράζει G3985 δὲ G1161 αὐτὸς G846 οὐδένα· G3762 [14] ἕκαστος G1538 δὲ G1161 πειράζεται, G3985 ὑπὸ G5259 τῆς G3588 ἰδίας G2398 ἐπιθυμίας G1939 ἐξελκόμενος G1828 καὶ G2532 δελεαζόμενος. G1185 [15] Εἶτα G1534 ἡ G3588 ἐπιθυμία G1939 συλλαβοῦσα G4815 τίκτει G5088 ἁμαρτίαν· G266 ἡ G3588 δὲ G1161 ἁμαρτία G266 ἀποτελεσθεῖσα G658 ἀποκύει G616 θάνατον. G2288 [16] Μὴ G3361 πλανᾶσθε, G4105 ἀδελφοί G80 μου G3450 ἀγαπητοί. G27 [17] Πᾶσα G3956 δόσις G1394 ἀγαθὴ G18 καὶ G2532 πᾶν G3956 δώρημα G1434 τέλειον G5046 ἄνωθέν G509 ἐστιν, G2076 καταβαῖνον G2597 ἀπὸ G575 τοῦ G3588 πατρὸς G3962 τῶν G3588 φώτων, G5457 παρ’ G3844 ᾧ G3739 οὐκ G3756 ἔνι G1762 παραλλαγή, G3883 ἢ G2228 τροπῆς G5157 ἀποσκίασμα. G644 [18] Βουληθεὶς G1014 ἀπεκύησεν G616 ἡμᾶς G2248 λόγῳ G3056 ἀληθείας, G225 εἰς G1519 τὸ G3588 εἶναι G1511 ἡμᾶς G2248 ἀπαρχήν G536 τινα G5100 τῶν G3588 αὐτοῦ G846 κτισμάτων. G2938 [19] ‡Ὥστε, G5620 ἀδελφοί G80 μου G3450 ἀγαπητοί, G27 ‡ἔστω G2077 πᾶς G3956 ἄνθρωπος G444 ταχὺς G5036 εἰς G1519 τὸ G3588 ἀκοῦσαι, G191 βραδὺς G1021 εἰς G1519 τὸ G3588 λαλῆσαι, G2980 βραδὺς G1021 εἰς G1519 ὀργήν· G3709 [20] ὀργὴ G3709 γὰρ G1063 ἀνδρὸς G435 δικαιοσύνην G1343 θεοῦ G2316 ‡οὐ G3756 κατεργάζεται. G2716 [21] Διὸ G1352 ἀποθέμενοι G659 πᾶσαν G3956 ῥυπαρίαν G4507 καὶ G2532 περισσείαν G4050 κακίας, G2549 ἐν G1722 πρᾳΰτητι G4240 δέξασθε G1209 τὸν G3588 ἔμφυτον G1721 λόγον, G3056 τὸν G3588 δυνάμενον G1410 σῶσαι G4982 τὰς G3588 ψυχὰς G5590 ὑμῶν. G5216 [22] Γίνεσθε G1096 δὲ G1161 ποιηταὶ G4163 λόγου, G3056 καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 ‡μόνον G3440 ἀκροαταί, G202 παραλογιζόμενοι G3884 ἑαυτούς. G1438 [23] Ὅτι G3754 εἴ G1487 τις G5100 ἀκροατὴς G202 ‡λόγου G3056 ἐστὶν G2076 καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 ποιητής, G4163 οὗτος G3778 ἔοικεν G1503 ἀνδρὶ G435 κατανοοῦντι G2657 τὸ G3588 πρόσωπον G4383 τῆς G3588 γενέσεως G1078 αὐτοῦ G846 ἐν G1722 ἐσόπτρῳ· G2072 [24] κατενόησεν G2657 γὰρ G1063 ἑαυτὸν G1438 καὶ G2532 ἀπελήλυθεν, G565 καὶ G2532 εὐθέως G2112 ἐπελάθετο G1950 ὁποῖος G3697 ἦν. G2258 [25] Ὁ G3588 δὲ G1161 παρακύψας G3879 εἰς G1519 νόμον G3551 τέλειον G5046 τὸν G3588 τῆς G3588 ἐλευθερίας G1657 καὶ G2532 παραμείνας, G3887 ‡οὗτος G3778 οὐκ G3756 ἀκροατὴς G202 ἐπιλησμονῆς G1953 γενόμενος G1096 ἀλλὰ G235 ποιητὴς G4163 ἔργου, G2041 οὗτος G3778 μακάριος G3107 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ποιήσει G4162 αὐτοῦ G846 ἔσται. G2071 [26] Εἴ G1487 τις G5100 δοκεῖ G1380 θρῆσκος G2357 εἶναι G1511 ‡ἐν G1722 ὑμῖν, G5213 μὴ G3361 χαλιναγωγῶν G5468 γλῶσσαν G1100 ‡αὐτοῦ, G846 ‡ἀλλὰ G235 ἀπατῶν G538 καρδίαν G2588 ‡αὐτοῦ, G846 τούτου G5127 μάταιος G3152 ἡ G3588 θρησκεία. G2356 [27] Θρησκεία G2356 καθαρὰ G2513 καὶ G2532 ἀμίαντος G283 παρὰ G3844 ‡θεῷ G2316 καὶ G2532 πατρὶ G3962 αὕτη G3778 ἐστίν, G2076 ἐπισκέπτεσθαι G1980 ὀρφανοὺς G3737 καὶ G2532 χήρας G5503 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 θλίψει G2347 αὐτῶν, G846 ἄσπιλον G784 ἑαυτὸν G1438 τηρεῖν G5083 ἀπὸ G575 τοῦ G3588 κόσμου. G2889

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 1:5 οὐκ ¦ μὴ
  2. ‡ 1:7 λήψεταί ¦ λήμψεταί
  3. ‡ 1:9 ὁ ¦ []
  4. ‡ 1:12a λήψεται ¦ λήμψεται
  5. ‡ 1:12b ὁ κύριος ¦
  6. ‡ 1:13 θεοῦ ¦ τοῦ θεοῦ
  7. ‡ 1:19a Ὥστε ¦ Ἴστε
  8. ‡ 1:19b ἔστω ¦ ἔστω δὲ
  9. ‡ 1:20 οὐ κατεργάζεται ¦ οὐκ ἐργάζεται
  10. ‡ 1:22 μόνον ἀκροαταί ¦ ¦ ἀκροαταὶ μόνον
  11. ‡ 1:23 λόγου ¦ νόμου
  12. ‡ 1:25 οὗτος ¦
  13. ‡ 1:26a ἐν ὑμῖν ¦
  14. ‡ 1:26b αὐτοῦ ¦ ἑαυτοῦ
  15. ‡ 1:26c ἀλλὰ ¦ ἀλλ’
  16. ‡ 1:26d αὐτοῦ ¦ ἑαυτοῦ
  17. ‡ 1:27 θεῷ ¦ τῷ θεῷ ¦ [τῷ] θεῷ