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James 1
Complete Jewish Bible
James 1
Complete Jewish Bible
1 From: Ya‘akov, a slave of God and of the Lord Yeshua the Messiah
To: The Twelve Tribes in the Diaspora:
Shalom!
2 Regard it all as joy, my brothers, when you face various kinds of temptations; 3 for you know that the testing of your trust produces perseverance. 4 But let perseverance do its complete work; so that you may be complete and whole, lacking in nothing. 5 Now if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives to all generously and without reproach; and it will be given to him. 6 But let him ask in trust, doubting nothing; for the doubter is like a wave in the sea being tossed and driven by the wind. 7 Indeed that person should not think that he will receive anything from the Lord, 8 because he is double-minded, unstable in all his ways.
9 Let the brother in humble circumstances boast about his high position. 10 But let the rich brother boast about his being humbled; since, like a wildflower, he will pass away. 11 For just as the sun rises with the sharav and dries up the plant, so that its flower falls off and its beauty is destroyed, so too the rich person going about his business will wither away.
12 How blessed is the man who perseveres through temptation! For after he has passed the test, he will receive as his crown the Life which God has promised to those who love him. 13 No one being tempted should say, “I am being tempted by God.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, and God himself tempts no one. 14 Rather, each person is being tempted whenever he is being dragged off and enticed by the bait of his own desire. 15 Then, having conceived, the desire gives birth to sin; and when sin is fully grown, it gives birth to death. 16 Don’t delude yourselves, my dear brothers.
17 Every good act of giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father who made the heavenly lights; with him there is neither variation nor darkness caused by turning. 18 Having made his decision, he gave birth to us through a Word that can be relied upon, in order that we should be a kind of firstfruits of all that he created. 19 Therefore, my dear brothers, let every person be quick to listen but slow to speak, slow to get angry; 20 for a person’s anger does not accomplish God’s righteousness!
21 So rid yourselves of all vulgarity and obvious evil, and receive meekly the Word implanted in you that can save your lives. 22 Don’t deceive yourselves by only hearing what the Word says, but do it! 23 For whoever hears the Word but doesn’t do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror, 24 who looks at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. 25 But if a person looks closely into the perfect Torah, which gives freedom, and continues, becoming not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work it requires, then he will be blessed in what he does.
26 Anyone who thinks he is religiously observant but does not control his tongue is deceiving himself, and his observance counts for nothing. 27 The religious observance that God the Father considers pure and faultless is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being contaminated by the world.
James 1
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James 1
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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.
Jakobsbrevet 1
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Jakobsbrevet 1
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Hälsning
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.
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