James 1
King James Version
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
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
Santiago 1
Ang Biblia (1978)
1 Si Santiago, na (A)alipin ng Dios at ng Panginoon Jesucristo, ay bumabati (B)sa labingdalawang angkan (C)na nasa Pangangalat.
2 Mga kapatid ko, ariin ninyong buong kagalakan, kung kayo'y mangahulog sa sarisaring tukso;
3 Yamang nalalaman (D)na ang pagsubok sa inyong pananampalataya ay (E)gumagawa ng pagtitiis.
4 At inyong pabayaan na ang pagtitiis ay magkaroon ng sakdal na gawa, upang kayo'y maging (F)sakdal at ganap, na walang anoman kakulangan.
5 Nguni't kung nagkukulang ng karunungan ang sinoman sa inyo, ay (G)humingi sa Dios, na nagbibigay ng sagana sa lahat at hindi nanunumbat; at ito'y ibibigay sa kaniya.
6 Nguni't (H)humingi siyang may pananampalataya, (I)na walang anomang pagaalinlangan: sapagka't yaong nagaalinlangan ay katulad (J)ng isang alon ng dagat na itinutulak ng hangin at ipinapadpad sa magkabikabila.
7 Sapagka't huwag isipin ng taong yaon na siya'y tatanggap ng anoman bagay sa Panginoon;
8 Ang taong (K)may dalawang akala, ay walang tiyaga sa lahat ng kaniyang mga paglakad.
9 Datapuwa't ang kapatid na mababang kapalaran ay magmapuri (L)sa kaniyang mataas na kalagayan:
10 At ang mayaman, (M)dahil sa siya'y pinababa: sapagka't (N)siya'y lilipas na gaya ng bulaklak ng damo.
11 Sapagka't sumisikat ang araw na may hanging nakakasunog, at naluluoy (O)ang damo; at nangalalagas ang bulaklak nito, at nawawala ang karikitan ng kaniyang anyo: gayon din naman ang taong mayaman na malalanta sa lahat ng kaniyang mga paglakad.
12 (P)Mapalad ang taong nagtitiis ng tukso; sapagka't pagkasubok sa kaniya, siya'y tatanggap (Q)ng putong ng buhay, (R)na ipinangako ng Panginoon sa mga nagsisiibig sa kaniya.
13 Huwag sabihin ng sinoman pagka siya'y tinutukso, Ako'y tinutukso ng Dios; sapagka't ang Dios ay hindi matutukso sa masamang bagay, at hindi rin naman siya nanunukso sa kanino man:
14 Kundi ang bawa't tao ay natutukso, pagka nahihila (S)ng sariling masamang pita at nahihikayat.
15 Kung magkagayo'y ang kahalayan, (T)kung maipaglihi ay nanganganak ng kasalanan: at ang kasalanan, pagka malaki na ay (U)namumunga ng kamatayan.
16 Huwag kayong padaya, mga minamahal kong kapatid.
17 Ang bawa't mabuting kaloob (V)at ang bawa't sakdal na kaloob ay pawang buhat sa itaas, na bumababa mula sa (W)Ama ng mga ilaw, (X)na walang pagbabago, ni kahit anino man ng pagiiba.
18 (Y)Sa kaniyang sariling kalooban ay kaniya tayong ipinanganak sa pamamagitan ng salita ng katotohanan, (Z)upang tayo'y maging isang uri ng mga (AA)pangunahing bunga ng kaniyang mga nilalang.
19 Nalalaman ninyo ito, minamahal kong mga kapatid. Nguni't (AB)magmaliksi ang bawa't tao sa pakikinig, (AC)magmakupad sa pananalita, (AD)magmakupad sa pagkagalit;
20 Sapagka't ang galit ng tao ay hindi gumagawa ng katuwiran ng Dios.
21 Kaya't (AE)ihiwalay ninyo ang lahat na karumihan at ang pagapaw ng kasamaan, at tanggapin ninyo na may kaamuan ang salitang itinanim, (AF)na makapagliligtas ng inyong mga kaluluwa.
22 Datapuwa't maging (AG)tagatupad kayo ng salita, at huwag tagapakinig lamang, na inyong dinadaya ang inyong sarili.
23 Sapagka't (AH)kung ang sinoman ay tagapakinig ng salita at hindi tagatupad, ay katulad siya ng isang tao na tinitingnan ang kaniyang talagang mukha sa (AI)salamin:
24 Sapagka't minamasdan niya ang kaniyang sarili, at siya'y umaalis at pagdaka'y kaniyang nalilimutan kung ano siya.
25 Nguni't ang nagsisiyasat ng sakdal na (AJ)kautusan, ang kautusan ng kalayaan, at nananatiling gayon, na hindi tagapakinig na lumilimot, kundi tagatupad na gumagawa, ay pagpapalain ang taong ito sa kaniyang ginagawa.
26 Kung ang sinoman ay nagiisip na siya'y relihioso (AK)samantalang hindi pinipigil ang kaniyang dila, kundi dinadaya ang kaniyang puso, ang relihion ng taong ito ay walang kabuluhan.
27 Ang dalisay na relihion at walang dungis sa harapan ng ating (AL)Dios at Ama ay ito, (AM)dalawin ang mga ulila at mga babaing bao sa kanilang kapighatian, (AN)at pagingatang walang dungis ang kaniyang sarili sa sanglibutan.
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