Christian Standard Bible | Christian Standard Bible |
1James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ: To the twelve tribes dispersed abroad. Greetings. | 1James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ: To the twelve tribes dispersed abroad. Greetings. |
2Consider it a great joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you experience various trials, | 2Consider it a great joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you experience various trials, |
3because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance. | 3because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance. |
4And let endurance have its full effect, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing. | 4And let endurance have its full effect, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing. |
5Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God--who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly--and it will be given to him. | 5Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God--who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly--and it will be given to him. |
6But let him ask in faith without doubting. For the doubter is like the surging sea, driven and tossed by the wind. | 6But let him ask in faith without doubting. For the doubter is like the surging sea, driven and tossed by the wind. |
7That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord, | 7That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord, |
8being double-minded and unstable in all his ways. | 8being double-minded and unstable in all his ways. |
9Let the brother of humble circumstances boast in his exaltation, | 9Let the brother of humble circumstances boast in his exaltation, |
10but let the rich boast in his humiliation because he will pass away like a flower of the field. | 10but let the rich boast in his humiliation because he will pass away like a flower of the field. |
11For the sun rises and, together with the scorching wind, dries up the grass; its flower falls off, and its beautiful appearance perishes. In the same way, the rich person will wither away while pursuing his activities. | 11For the sun rises and, together with the scorching wind, dries up the grass; its flower falls off, and its beautiful appearance perishes. In the same way, the rich person will wither away while pursuing his activities. |
12Blessed is the one who endures trials, because when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him. | 12Blessed is the one who endures trials, because when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him. |
13No one undergoing a trial should say, "I am being tempted by God," since God is not tempted by evil, and he himself doesn't tempt anyone. | 13No one undergoing a trial should say, "I am being tempted by God," since God is not tempted by evil, and he himself doesn't tempt anyone. |
14But each person is tempted when he is drawn away and enticed by his own evil desire. | 14But each person is tempted when he is drawn away and enticed by his own evil desire. |
15Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin, and when sin is fully grown, it gives birth to death. | 15Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin, and when sin is fully grown, it gives birth to death. |
16Don't be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters. | 16Don't be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters. |
17Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. | 17Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. |
18By his own choice, he gave us birth by the word of truth so that we would be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. | 18By his own choice, he gave us birth by the word of truth so that we would be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. |
19My dear brothers and sisters, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger, | 19My dear brothers and sisters, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger, |
20for human anger does not accomplish God's righteousness. | 20for human anger does not accomplish God's righteousness. |
21Therefore, ridding yourselves of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent, humbly receive the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. | 21Therefore, ridding yourselves of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent, humbly receive the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. |
22But be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. | 22But be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. |
23Because if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like someone looking at his own face in a mirror. | 23Because if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like someone looking at his own face in a mirror. |
24For he looks at himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of person he was. | 24For he looks at himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of person he was. |
25But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom and perseveres in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer who works--this person will be blessed in what he does. | 25But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom and perseveres in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer who works--this person will be blessed in what he does. |
26If anyone thinks he is religious without controlling his tongue, his religion is useless and he deceives himself. | 26If anyone thinks he is religious without controlling his tongue, his religion is useless and he deceives himself. |
27Pure and undefiled religion before God the Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself unstained from the world. | 27Pure and undefiled religion before God the Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself unstained from the world. |
The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. | The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. |
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