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James 1
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Testing Your Faith

1 [a](A)James, a (B)slave of God and (C)of the Lord Jesus Christ,

To (D)the twelve tribes who are in the (E)Dispersion: (F)Greetings.

2 (G)Consider it all joy, my brothers, when you encounter (H)various [b]trials, 3 knowing that (I)the testing of your (J)faith brings about (K)perseverance. 4 And let (L)perseverance have its perfect work, so that you may be [c](M)perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

5 But if any of you (N)lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and [d]without reproach, and (O)it will be given to him. 6 But he must (P)ask in faith, (Q)doubting nothing, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, (R)driven and tossed by the wind. 7 For that man ought not to expect that he will receive anything from the Lord, 8 being a [e](S)double-minded man, (T)unstable in all his ways.

9 (U)But the [f]brother of humble circumstances is to boast in his high position; 10 and the rich man is to boast in his humiliation, because (V)like [g]flowering grass he will pass away. 11 For the sun rises with [h](W)a scorching heat and (X)withers the grass; and its flower falls off and the beauty of its appearance is destroyed; so too the rich man in the midst of his pursuits will fade away.

12 (Y)Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has [i]been approved, he will receive (Z)the crown of life which the Lord (AA)has promised to those who (AB)love Him. 13 Let no one say when he is tempted, “(AC)I am being tempted [j]by God”; for God cannot be tempted [k]by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone. 14 But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust. 15 Then (AD)when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin, and when (AE)sin is fully matured, it brings forth death. 16 (AF)Do not be [l]deceived, (AG)my beloved brothers. 17 Every good thing given and every perfect gift is (AH)from above, coming down from (AI)the Father of lights, (AJ)with whom there is no variation or [m]shifting shadow. 18 In the exercise of (AK)His will He (AL)brought us forth by (AM)the word of truth, so that we would be [n]a kind of (AN)first fruits [o]among His creatures.

Doers of the Word

19 [p](AO)Know this, (AP)my beloved brothers. But everyone must be quick to hear, (AQ)slow to speak and (AR)slow to anger; 20 for (AS)the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God. 21 Therefore, (AT)laying aside all filthiness and all [q]that remains of wickedness, in gentleness receive (AU)the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. 22 (AV)But become doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his [r]natural face (AW)in a mirror; 24 for once he looked at himself and has gone away, [s]he immediately forgot what kind of person he was. 25 But one who looks intently at the perfect law, (AX)the law of freedom, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this man will be (AY)blessed in [t]what he does.

26 If anyone thinks himself to be religious while not [u](AZ)bridling his tongue but deceiving his own heart, this man’s religion is worthless. 27 Pure and undefiled religion (BA)before our God and Father is this: to (BB)visit (BC)orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained [v]by (BD)the world.

Footnotes

  1. James 1:1 Or Jacob; James is the Eng form of Jacob
  2. James 1:2 Or temptations
  3. James 1:4 Or mature
  4. James 1:5 Lit does not reproach
  5. James 1:8 Or doubting, hesitating
  6. James 1:9 Church member
  7. James 1:10 Lit the flower of the grass
  8. James 1:11 Lit the
  9. James 1:12 Or passed the test
  10. James 1:13 Lit from
  11. James 1:13 Lit of evil things
  12. James 1:16 Or misled
  13. James 1:17 Lit shadow of turning
  14. James 1:18 Or a certain first fruits
  15. James 1:18 Lit of
  16. James 1:19 Or This you know
  17. James 1:21 Lit abundance of malice
  18. James 1:23 Or nature; lit the face of his birth
  19. James 1:24 Lit and he
  20. James 1:25 Lit his doing
  21. James 1:26 Or controlling
  22. James 1:27 Lit from
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James 1
Lexham English Bible

Greeting

1 James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes in the dispersion. Greetings!

Trials, Testing, and Faith

2 Consider it all joy, my brothers, whenever you encounter various trials, 3 because you[a] know that the testing of your faith produces endurance. 4 And let endurance have its perfect effect, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking in nothing.

5 Now if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask for it from God, who gives to all without reservation and not reproaching, and it will be given to him. 6 But let him ask for it in faith, without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, driven by the wind and tossed about. 7 For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; 8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

9 Now let the brother of humble circumstances boast in his high position, 10 but the rich person in his humiliation, because he will pass away like a flower of the grass. 11 For the sun rises with its burning heat and dries up the grass, and its flower falls off, and the beauty of its appearance is lost. So also the rich person in his pursuits[b] will wither away.

12 Blessed is the person[c] who endures testing, because when he[d] is approved he will receive the crown of life that he[e] has promised to those who love him. 13 No one who is being tempted should say, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted[f] by evil, and he himself tempts no one. 14 But each one is tempted when he[g] is dragged away and enticed by his own desires. 15 Then desire, after it[h] has conceived, gives birth to sin, and sin, when it[i] is brought to completion, gives birth to death.

16 Do not be deceived, my dear brothers. 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of change. 18 By his[j] will he gave birth to us through the message of truth, so that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.

Doers of the Message, Not Just Hearers

19 Understand this, my dear brothers: every person must be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger, 20 for human[k] anger does not accomplish the righteousness of God. 21 Therefore, putting aside all moral uncleanness and wicked excess, welcome[l] with humility the implanted message which is able to save your souls.

22 But be doers of the message and not hearers only,[m] deceiving yourselves, 23 because if anyone is a hearer of the message and not a doer, this one is like someone[n] staring at his own face[o] in a mirror, 24 for he looks at himself and goes away and immediately forgets what sort of person he was. 25 But the one who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues to do it, not being a forgetful hearer but a doer who acts, this one will be blessed in what he does[p].

26 If anyone thinks he is religious, although he[q] does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless. 27 Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our[r] God and Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

Footnotes

  1. James 1:3 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“know”) which is understood as causal
  2. James 1:11 Or “on his (business) journeys”; or “in his ways”
  3. James 1:12 Literally “the man,” but clearly in a generic sense here meaning “someone, a person”
  4. James 1:12 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“is”) which is understood as temporal
  5. James 1:12 Most manuscripts read “the Lord” here, while others read “God”
  6. James 1:13 Literally “is without temptation”
  7. James 1:14 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“is dragged away”) which is understood as temporal
  8. James 1:15 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“has conceived”) which is understood as temporal
  9. James 1:15 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“is brought to completion”) which is understood as temporal
  10. James 1:18 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“will”) which is understood as means
  11. James 1:20 Literally “man’s”
  12. James 1:21 Or “receive”
  13. James 1:22 Some manuscripts have “not only hearers”
  14. James 1:23 Literally “a man,” but clearly in a generic sense here meaning “someone, a person”
  15. James 1:23 Literally “the face of his existence”
  16. James 1:25 Literally “in his doing”
  17. James 1:26 Here “although” is supplied as a component of the participle (“bridle”) which is understood as concessive
  18. James 1:27 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
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