¹² Now we ^(A)have not received the spirit of ^(B)the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may know the things freely given to us by God.

⁴ You ^(A)adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with ^(B)the world is ^(C)hostility toward God? ^(D)Therefore whoever wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. ⁵ Or do you think that the Scripture ^(E)says to no purpose, “^[a]He ^[b]jealously desires ^(F)the Spirit whom He has made to dwell in us”? ⁶ But ^(G)He gives a greater grace. Therefore it says, “^(H)God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” ^7 (I)Submit therefore to God. But ^[c](J)resist the devil, and he will flee from you. ^8 (K)Come close to God and He will come close to you. ^(L)Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and ^(M)purify your hearts, you ^(N)[d]double-minded. ^9 (O)Be miserable, and mourn, and weep; let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your joy into gloom. ^10 (P)Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.

^11 (Q)Do not speak against one another, ^(R)brothers and sisters. The one who speaks against a brother or sister, or ^(S)judges his brother or sister, speaks against ^(T)the law and judges the law; but if you judge the law, you are not ^(U)a doer of the law but a judge of it. ¹² There is only one ^(V)Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is ^(W)able to save and to destroy; but ^(X)who are you, ^[e]judging your neighbor?

^13 (Y)Come now, you who say, “^(Z)Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, and spend a year there and engage in business and make a profit.” ^14 [f]Yet you do not know ^[g]what your life will be like tomorrow. ^(AA)For you are just a vapor that appears for a little while, and then vanishes away. ^15 [h]Instead, you ought to say, “^(AB)If the Lord wills, we will live and also do this or that.” ¹⁶ But as it is, you boast in your ^[i]arrogance; ^(AC)all such boasting is evil. ¹⁷ So ^(AD)for one who knows the ^[j]right thing to do and does not do it, for him it is sin.

Do Not Love the World

¹⁵ Do not love ^(A)the world nor the things in the world. ^(B)If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. ¹⁶ For all that is in the world, ^(C)the lust of the flesh and ^(D)the lust of the eyes and ^(E)the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world. ^17 (F)The world is passing away and also its lusts; but the one who ^(G)does the will of God continues to live forever.

⁵ Who is the one who overcomes the world, but the one who ^(A)believes that Jesus is the Son of God?