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World English Bible

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)

[1] James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. ()
[2] My brethren, count it () all joy when ye fall () into divers temptations;
[3] knowing () this, that the trying of your faith worketh () patience.
[4] But let patience have () her perfect work, that ye may be () perfect and entire, wanting () nothing.
[5] If any of you lack () wisdom, let him ask () of God, that giveth () to all men liberally, and upbraideth () not; and it shall be given () him.
[6] But let him ask () in faith, nothing wavering. () For he that wavereth () is like () a wave of the sea driven with the wind () and tossed. ()
[7] For let not that man think () that he shall receive () any thing of the Lord.
[8] A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
[9] Let the brother of low degree rejoice () in that he is exalted:
[10] but the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away. ()
[11] For the sun is no sooner risen () with a burning heat, but it withereth () the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, () and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: () so also shall the rich man fade away () in his ways.
[12] Blessed is the man that endureth () temptation: for when he is tried, () he shall receive () the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised () to them that love () him.
[13] Let no man say () when he is tempted, () I am tempted () of God: for God cannot be tempted () with evil, neither tempteth he () any man:
[14] but every man is tempted, () when he is drawn away () of his own lust, and enticed. ()
[15] Then when lust hath conceived, () it bringeth forth () sin: and sin, when it is finished, () bringeth forth () death.
[16] Do not err, () my beloved brethren.
[17] Every good gift and every perfect gift is () from above, and cometh down () from the Father of lights, with whom is () no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
[18] Of his own will () begat he () us with the word of truth, that we should be () a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
[19] Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be () swift to hear, () slow to speak, () slow to wrath:
[20] for the wrath of man worketh () not the righteousness of God.
[21] Wherefore lay apart () all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive () with meekness the engrafted word, which is able () to save () your souls.
[22] But be ye () doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving () your own selves.
[23] For if any be () a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like () unto a man beholding () his natural face in a glass:
[24] for he beholdeth () himself, and goeth his way, () and straightway forgetteth () what manner of man he was. ()
[25] But whoso looketh () into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth () therein, he being () not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be () blessed in his deed.
[26] If any man among you seem () to be () religious, and bridleth () not his tongue, but deceiveth () his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.
[27] Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is () this, To visit () the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep () himself unspotted from the world.

James 1:9 Or, glory
James 1:13 Or, evils
James 1:25 Or, doing

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

James 1 (BYZ)

[1] Ἰάκωβος, () θεοῦ () καὶ () κυρίου () Ἰησοῦ () χριστοῦ () δοῦλος, () ταῖς () δώδεκα () φυλαῖς () ταῖς () ἐν () τῇ () διασπορᾷ, () χαίρειν. ()
[2] Πᾶσαν () χαρὰν () ἡγήσασθε, () ἀδελφοί () μου, () ὅταν () πειρασμοῖς () περιπέσητε () ποικίλοις, ()
[3] γινώσκοντες () ὅτι () τὸ () δοκίμιον () ὑμῶν () τῆς () πίστεως () κατεργάζεται () ὑπομονήν· ()
[4] ἡ () δὲ () ὑπομονὴ () ἔργον () τέλειον () ἐχέτω, () ἵνα () ἦτε () τέλειοι () καὶ () ὁλόκληροι, () ἐν () μηδενὶ () λειπόμενοι. ()
[5] Εἰ () δέ () τις () ὑμῶν () λείπεται () σοφίας, () αἰτείτω () παρὰ () τοῦ () διδόντος () θεοῦ () πᾶσιν () ἁπλῶς, () καὶ () οὐκ () ὀνειδίζοντος, () καὶ () δοθήσεται () αὐτῷ. ()
[6] Αἰτείτω () δὲ () ἐν () πίστει, () μηδὲν () διακρινόμενος· () ὁ () γὰρ () διακρινόμενος () ἔοικεν () κλύδωνι () θαλάσσης () ἀνεμιζομένῳ () καὶ () ῥιπιζομένῳ. ()
[7] Μὴ () γὰρ () οἰέσθω () ὁ () ἄνθρωπος () ἐκεῖνος () ὅτι () λήψεταί () τι () παρὰ () τοῦ () κυρίου. ()
[8] Ἀνὴρ () δίψυχος, () ἀκατάστατος () ἐν () πάσαις () ταῖς () ὁδοῖς () αὐτοῦ. ()
[9] Καυχάσθω () δὲ () ὁ () ἀδελφὸς () ὁ () ταπεινὸς () ἐν () τῷ () ὕψει () αὐτοῦ· ()
[10] ὁ () δὲ () πλούσιος () ἐν () τῇ () ταπεινώσει () αὐτοῦ· () ὅτι () ὡς () ἄνθος () χόρτου () παρελεύσεται. ()
[11] Ἀνέτειλεν () γὰρ () ὁ () ἥλιος () σὺν () τῷ () καύσωνι, () καὶ () ἐξήρανεν () τὸν () χόρτον, () καὶ () τὸ () ἄνθος () αὐτοῦ () ἐξέπεσεν, () καὶ () ἡ () εὐπρέπεια () τοῦ () προσώπου () αὐτοῦ () ἀπώλετο· () οὕτως () καὶ () ὁ () πλούσιος () ἐν () ταῖς () πορείαις () αὐτοῦ () μαρανθήσεται. ()
[12] Μακάριος () ἀνὴρ () ὃς () ὑπομένει () πειρασμόν· () ὅτι () δόκιμος () γενόμενος () λήψεται () τὸν () στέφανον () τῆς () ζωῆς, () ὃν () ἐπηγγείλατο () ὁ () κύριος () τοῖς () ἀγαπῶσιν () αὐτόν. ()
[13] Μηδεὶς () πειραζόμενος () λεγέτω () ὅτι () Ἀπὸ () θεοῦ () πειράζομαι· () ὁ () γὰρ () θεὸς () ἀπείραστός () ἐστιν () κακῶν, () πειράζει () δὲ () αὐτὸς () οὐδένα· ()
[14] ἕκαστος () δὲ () πειράζεται, () ὑπὸ () τῆς () ἰδίας () ἐπιθυμίας () ἐξελκόμενος () καὶ () δελεαζόμενος. ()
[15] Εἶτα () ἡ () ἐπιθυμία () συλλαβοῦσα () τίκτει () ἁμαρτίαν· () ἡ () δὲ () ἁμαρτία () ἀποτελεσθεῖσα () ἀποκύει () θάνατον. ()
[16] Μὴ () πλανᾶσθε, () ἀδελφοί () μου () ἀγαπητοί. ()
[17] Πᾶσα () δόσις () ἀγαθὴ () καὶ () πᾶν () δώρημα () τέλειον () ἄνωθέν () ἐστιν, () καταβαῖνον () ἀπὸ () τοῦ () πατρὸς () τῶν () φώτων, () παρ’ () ᾧ () οὐκ () ἔνι () παραλλαγή, () ἢ () τροπῆς () ἀποσκίασμα. ()
[18] Βουληθεὶς () ἀπεκύησεν () ἡμᾶς () λόγῳ () ἀληθείας, () εἰς () τὸ () εἶναι () ἡμᾶς () ἀπαρχήν () τινα () τῶν () αὐτοῦ () κτισμάτων. ()
[19] Ὥστε, () ἀδελφοί () μου () ἀγαπητοί, () ἔστω () πᾶς () ἄνθρωπος () ταχὺς () εἰς () τὸ () ἀκοῦσαι, () βραδὺς () εἰς () τὸ () λαλῆσαι, () βραδὺς () εἰς () ὀργήν· ()
[20] ὀργὴ () γὰρ () ἀνδρὸς () δικαιοσύνην () θεοῦ () οὐ () κατεργάζεται. ()
[21] Διὸ () ἀποθέμενοι () πᾶσαν () ῥυπαρίαν () καὶ () περισσείαν () κακίας, () ἐν () πρᾳΰτητι () δέξασθε () τὸν () ἔμφυτον () λόγον, () τὸν () δυνάμενον () σῶσαι () τὰς () ψυχὰς () ὑμῶν. ()
[22] Γίνεσθε () δὲ () ποιηταὶ () λόγου, () καὶ () μὴ () μόνον () ἀκροαταί, () παραλογιζόμενοι () ἑαυτούς. ()
[23] Ὅτι () εἴ () τις () ἀκροατὴς () λόγου () ἐστὶν () καὶ () οὐ () ποιητής, () οὗτος () ἔοικεν () ἀνδρὶ () κατανοοῦντι () τὸ () πρόσωπον () τῆς () γενέσεως () αὐτοῦ () ἐν () ἐσόπτρῳ· ()
[24] κατενόησεν () γὰρ () ἑαυτὸν () καὶ () ἀπελήλυθεν, () καὶ () εὐθέως () ἐπελάθετο () ὁποῖος () ἦν. ()
[25] Ὁ () δὲ () παρακύψας () εἰς () νόμον () τέλειον () τὸν () τῆς () ἐλευθερίας () καὶ () παραμείνας, () οὗτος () οὐκ () ἀκροατὴς () ἐπιλησμονῆς () γενόμενος () ἀλλὰ () ποιητὴς () ἔργου, () οὗτος () μακάριος () ἐν () τῇ () ποιήσει () αὐτοῦ () ἔσται. ()
[26] Εἴ () τις () δοκεῖ () θρῆσκος () εἶναι () ἐν () ὑμῖν, () μὴ () χαλιναγωγῶν () γλῶσσαν () αὐτοῦ, () ἀλλὰ () ἀπατῶν () καρδίαν () αὐτοῦ, () τούτου () μάταιος () ἡ () θρησκεία. ()
[27] Θρησκεία () καθαρὰ () καὶ () ἀμίαντος () παρὰ () θεῷ () καὶ () πατρὶ () αὕτη () ἐστίν, () ἐπισκέπτεσθαι () ὀρφανοὺς () καὶ () χήρας () ἐν () τῇ () θλίψει () αὐτῶν, () ἄσπιλον () ἑαυτὸν () τηρεῖν () ἀπὸ () τοῦ () κόσμου. ()

James 1:5 οὐκ ¦ CT TR μὴ
James 1:7 λήψεταί ¦ CT λήμψεταί
James 1:9 ὁ ¦ [WH]
James 1:12a λήψεται ¦ CT λήμψεται
James 1:12b ὁ κύριος ¦ CT om.
James 1:13 θεοῦ ¦ TR τοῦ θεοῦ
James 1:19a Ὥστε ¦ CT Ἴστε
James 1:19b ἔστω ¦ CT ἔστω δὲ
James 1:20 οὐ κατεργάζεται ¦ NA27 SBL TH WH οὐκ ἐργάζεται
James 1:22 μόνον ἀκροαταί ¦ ECM† txt ¦ ECM† SBL WH ἀκροαταὶ μόνον
James 1:23 λόγου ¦ PCK νόμου
James 1:25 οὗτος ¦ CT om.
James 1:26a ἐν ὑμῖν ¦ CT om.
James 1:26b αὐτοῦ ¦ WH ἑαυτοῦ
James 1:26c ἀλλὰ ¦ ECM NA28 PCK PT TR ἀλλ
James 1:26d αὐτοῦ ¦ WH ἑαυτοῦ
James 1:27 θεῷ ¦ CT TR τῷ θεῷ ¦ PT [τῷ] θεῷ

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.