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Jakobsbrevet 1
Svenska Folkbibeln
Jakobsbrevet 1
Svenska Folkbibeln
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1 Från Jakob,[a] Guds och Herren Jesu Kristi tjänare, till de tolv stammarna i förskingringen.
Glädje i prövningen
2 Räkna det som den största glädje, mina bröder, när ni råkar ut för alla slags prövningar. 3 Ni vet ju att när er tro sätts på prov, så gör prövningen er uthålliga. 4 Men låt er uthållighet visa sig i fullbordad gärning, så att ni är fullkomliga och hela, utan brist i något avseende. 5 Om någon av er brister i visdom skall han be till Gud, som ger åt alla villigt och utan förebråelser, och han skall få den. 6 Men han skall be i tro utan att tvivla. Ty den som tvivlar liknar havets våg, som drivs och piskas av vinden. 7 En sådan människa skall inte tänka att hon kan få något av Herren, 8 splittrad som hon är och ostadig på alla sina vägar.
9 En ringa broder skall berömma sig av sin höghet, 10 och en rik av sin ringhet. Han kommer ju att vissna bort som blommorna i gräset. 11 Solen går upp med sin brännande hetta och sveder gräset, så att dess blommor faller av och dess skönhet förgår. Så skall också den rike vissna bort mitt i sin strävan.
12 Salig är den som håller ut i prövningen, ty när han har bestått sitt prov skall han få livets krona, som Gud har lovat dem som älskar honom. 13 Ingen som frestas skall säga: "Det är Gud som frestar mig." Ty Gud frestas inte av det onda och frestar inte heller någon. 14 Var och en som frestas, dras och lockas av sitt eget begär. 15 När så begäret har blivit havande föder det synd, och när synden är fullmogen föder den död. 16 Bedra inte er själva, mina älskade bröder.
17 Allt det goda vi får och varje fullkomlig gåva är från ovan och kommer ner från ljusens Fader, hos vilken ingen förändring sker och ingen växling mellan ljus och mörker. 18 I kraft av sin vilja födde han oss på nytt genom sanningens ord, för att vi skulle vara en förstlingsfrukt bland dem som han har skapat. 19 Detta vet ni, mina älskade bröder.
Ordets hörare och görare
En människa skall vara snar att höra och sen att tala och sen till vrede. 20 Ty en mans vrede åstadkommer inte det som är rätt inför Gud. 21 Lägg därför bort all orenhet och all ondska och ta ödmjukt emot ordet, som är inplanterat i er och som har makt att frälsa era själar.
22 Var ordets görare, inte bara dess hörare, annars bedrar ni er själva. 23 Om någon är ordets hörare och inte dess görare, liknar han en man som betraktar sitt ansikte i en spegel, 24 och när han har sett sig själv i den, går han sin väg och glömmer genast hur han såg ut. 25 Den som däremot blickar in i frihetens fullkomliga lag[b] och blir kvar i den och inte är en glömsk hörare utan en verklig görare, han blir salig i sin gärning.
26 Om någon menar sig tjäna Gud men inte tyglar sin tunga utan bedrar sitt hjärta, så är hans gudstjänst ingenting värd. 27 Men att ta sig an föräldralösa barn och änkor i deras nöd och hålla sig obesmittad av världen, det är en gudstjänst som är ren och fläckfri inför Gud och Fadern.
Footnotes
- Jakobsbrevet 1:1 Jakob Brevets författare ger få upplysningar om sin person. Han måste ha varit väl känd av sina judekristna läsare. Den fornkyrkliga traditionen knyter Jakob, Herrens bror (Gal 1:19) och ledare för församlingen i Jerusalem, till detta brev, som måste ha tillkommit mycket tidigt.
- Jakobsbrevet 1:25 frihetens fullkomliga lag Av sammanhanget (1:18-24) framgår det att Jakob med detta uttryck avser evangeliet.
James 1
New International Version
James 1
New International Version
1 James,(A) a servant of God(B) and of the Lord Jesus Christ,
To the twelve tribes(C) scattered(D) among the nations:
Greetings.(E)
Trials and Temptations
2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,[a] whenever you face trials of many kinds,(F) 3 because you know that the testing of your faith(G) produces perseverance.(H) 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature(I) and complete, not lacking anything. 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God,(J) who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.(K) 6 But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt,(L) because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. 7 That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. 8 Such a person is double-minded(M) and unstable(N) in all they do.
9 Believers in humble circumstances ought to take pride in their high position.(O) 10 But the rich should take pride in their humiliation—since they will pass away like a wild flower.(P) 11 For the sun rises with scorching heat(Q) and withers(R) the plant; its blossom falls and its beauty is destroyed.(S) In the same way, the rich will fade away even while they go about their business.
12 Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial(T) because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life(U) that the Lord has promised to those who love him.(V)
13 When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; 14 but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own(W) evil desire and enticed. 15 Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin;(X) and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.(Y)
16 Don’t be deceived,(Z) my dear brothers and sisters.(AA) 17 Every good and perfect gift is from above,(AB) coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights,(AC) who does not change(AD) like shifting shadows. 18 He chose to give us birth(AE) through the word of truth,(AF) that we might be a kind of firstfruits(AG) of all he created.
Listening and Doing
19 My dear brothers and sisters,(AH) take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak(AI) and slow to become angry, 20 because human anger(AJ) does not produce the righteousness that God desires. 21 Therefore, get rid of(AK) all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you,(AL) which can save you.
22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.(AM) 23 Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror 24 and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. 25 But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom,(AN) and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.(AO)
26 Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues(AP) deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless. 27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after(AQ) orphans and widows(AR) in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.(AS)
Footnotes
- James 1:2 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in verses 16 and 19; and in 2:1, 5, 14; 3:10, 12; 4:11; 5:7, 9, 10, 12, 19.
James 1
English Standard Version
James 1
English Standard Version
Greeting
1 (A)James, a servant[a] of God and (B)of the Lord Jesus Christ,
To (C)the twelve tribes in (D)the Dispersion:
Greetings.
Testing of Your Faith
2 (E)Count it all joy, my brothers,[b] when you meet trials (F)of various kinds, 3 for you know that (G)the testing of your faith (H)produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be (I)perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
5 (J)If any of you lacks wisdom, (K)let him ask God, (L)who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. 6 But (M)let him ask in faith, (N)with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like (O)a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. 7 For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; 8 (P)he is a double-minded man, (Q)unstable in all his ways.
9 Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation, 10 and (R)the rich in his humiliation, because (S)like a flower of the grass[c] he will pass away. 11 For the sun rises with its scorching heat and (T)withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
12 (U)Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive (V)the crown of life, (W)which God has promised to those who love him. 13 Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. 14 But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. 15 Then desire (X)when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and (Y)sin when it is fully grown brings forth death.
16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. 17 (Z)Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from (AA)the Father of lights, (AB)with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.[d] 18 (AC)Of his own will he (AD)brought us forth by the word of truth, (AE)that we should be a kind of (AF)firstfruits of his creatures.
Hearing and Doing the Word
19 (AG)Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person (AH)be quick to hear, (AI)slow to speak, (AJ)slow to anger; 20 for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. 21 Therefore (AK)put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with (AL)meekness the implanted word, (AM)which is able to save your souls.
22 But be (AN)doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. 24 For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. 25 But the one who looks into the perfect law, (AO)the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, (AP)he will be blessed in his doing.
26 If anyone thinks he is religious (AQ)and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's (AR)religion is worthless. 27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: (AS)to visit (AT)orphans and widows in their affliction, and (AU)to keep oneself (AV)unstained from the world.
Footnotes
- James 1:1 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
- James 1:2 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters; also verses 16, 19
- James 1:10 Or a wild flower
- James 1:17 Some manuscripts variation due to a shadow of turning
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