Book of Common Prayer

Your Speech And Conduct And The Fruit They Produce Reveal The Source of Your Wisdom

¹³ Who^[a] is wise and knowledgeable among you? Let him show from his good conduct his works done in the gentleness of wisdom. ¹⁴ But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish-interest^[b] in your heart, do not be vaunting^[c] and lying against the truth. ¹⁵ This wisdom is not coming down^[d] from-above, but is earthly, natural, demonic. ¹⁶ For where jealousy and selfish-interest are, in-that-place there is disorder^[e] and every bad thing^[f]. ¹⁷ But the wisdom from-above is first pure, then peaceful, kind, yielding^[g], full of mercy and good fruits, impartial, sincere. ¹⁸ And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by the ones making peace.

Fights And Battles Come From Your Pursuit of Worldly Desires

4 From-what-source are fights and from-what-source are battles among you? Are they not from-here— from your pleasures waging-war in your body-parts? ² You desire and do not have; you^[h] murder. And you are jealous and are not able to obtain; you battle and fight. You do not have because of your not asking! ³ You ask and do not receive because you ask badly^[i], in order that you may spend it in connection with your pleasures. ⁴ Adulterous^[j] ones, do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever wants to be a friend of the world makes-himself ^[k] an enemy of God. ⁵ Or do you think that the Scripture^[l] speaks vainly? He yearns jealously for the spirit^[m] which He made-to-dwell in us!

But God Gives Grace To The Humble. So Submit To God And Purify Your Hearts

⁶ But He gives greater grace. Therefore it says [in Prov 3:34], “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble”. ⁷ Therefore, submit to God, but resist the devil and he will flee from you. ⁸ Draw-near to God and He will draw-near to you. Cleanse your hands, sinners, and purify your hearts, double-minded ones. ⁹ Be miserable^[n] and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy into dejection^[o]. ¹⁰ Humble-yourselves^[p] in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.

So Do Not Be Speaking Against Or Judging One Another

¹¹ Do not be speaking-against one another, brothers. The one speaking-against a brother or judging his brother is speaking-against the Law and judging the Law. But if you are judging the Law, you are not a doer of the Law, but a judge. ¹² There is one Lawgiver and Judge— the One being able to save and to destroy. But who are you, the one judging your neighbor?

Jesus Heals Ten Lepers. One Returns To Give Thanks

¹¹ And it came about during the proceeding to Jerusalem that He was going through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. ¹² And while He was entering into a certain village, ten leprous men met Him, who stood at-a-distance. ¹³ And they lifted their voice, saying, “Jesus, Master, have-mercy-on us!” ¹⁴ And having seen them, He said to them, “Having gone, show yourselves to the priests”. And it came about during their going that they were cleansed. ¹⁵ And one of them, having seen that he was healed, returned glorifying God with a loud voice. ¹⁶ And he fell on his face at His feet while giving-thanks to Him. And he was a Samaritan. ¹⁷ And having responded, Jesus said, “Were not ten cleansed? But where are the nine? ¹⁸ Were none found having returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?” ¹⁹ And He said to him, “Having arisen, go. Your faith has restored you”.