James 1
1James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings.G2385G1401G2316G2532G2962G2424G5547G1427G5443G1722G1290G54632My brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of any kind, consider it nothing but joy,G3450G80G2233G3956G5479G3752G4045G4164G39863because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance;G1097G3754G1383G5216G4102G2716G52814and let endurance have its full effect, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking in nothing.G1161G2192G5281G2192G5046G2041G2443G5600G5046G2532G3648G3007G1722G33675If any of you is lacking in wisdom, ask God, who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and it will be given you.G1161G1536G5216G3007G4678G154G3844G2316G1325G3956G574G2532G3679G3361G2532G1325G8466But ask in faith, never doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind;G1161G154G1722G4102G3367G1252G1063G1252G1503G2830G2281G416G2532G44947for the doubter, being double-minded and unstable in every way, must not expect to receive anything from the Lord.G1063G3633G3361G1565G444G3633G3754G2983G5100G3844G29628[7???? ?Բ? ???? ????]G1374G435G182G1722G3956G846G35989Let the believer who is lowly boast in being raised up,G1161G2744G80G5011G2744G1722G846G531110and the rich in being brought low, because the rich will disappear like a flower in the field.G1161G4145G1722G846G5014G3754G5613G438G5528G392811For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the field; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. It is the same way with the rich; in the midst of a busy life, they will wither away.G1063G2246G393G4862G2742G2532G3583G5528G2532G438G846G1601G2532G2143G4383G846G622G3779G2532G3133G4145G3133G1722G846G419712Blessed is anyone who endures temptation. Such a one has stood the test and will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.G3107G435G3739G5278G3986G3754G1384G1096G2983G4735G2222G3739G2962G1861G25G84613No one, when tempted, should say, "I am being tempted by God"; for God cannot be tempted by evil and he himself tempts no one.G3004G3367G3004G3985G3754G3985G575G2316G1063G2316G551G2076G2556G1161G3985G846G3985G376214But one is tempted by one's own desire, being lured and enticed by it;G1161G1538G3985G1828G5259G2398G1939G2532G118515then, when that desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin, and that sin, when it is fully grown, gives birth to death.G1534G1939G4815G5088G266G1161G266G658G616G228816Do not be deceived, my beloved.G4105G3361G4105G3450G27G8017Every generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.G3956G18G1394G2532G3956G5046G1434G2076G509G2597G575G3962G5457G3844G3739G1762G3756G3883G2228G644G515718In fulfillment of his own purpose he gave us birth by the word of truth, so that we would become a kind of first fruits of his creatures.G1014G616G2248G3056G225G1519G2248G1511G5100G536G846G293819You must understand this, my beloved: let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger;G5620G3450G27G80G2077G3956G444G2077G5036G1519G191G1021G1519G2980G1021G1519G370920for your anger does not produce God's righteousness.G1063G3709G435G2716G3756G1343G231621Therefore rid yourselves of all sordidness and rank growth of wickedness, and welcome with meekness the implanted word that has the power to save your souls.G1352G659G3956G4507G2532G4050G2549G1209G1722G4240G1721G3056G3588G1410G4982G5216G559022But be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves.G1161G1096G4163G3056G2532G3361G202G3440G3884G143823For if any are hearers of the word and not doers, they are like those who look at themselves in a mirror;G3754G1536G2076G202G3056G2532G3756G4163G3778G1503G435G2657G846G1078G4383G1722G207224for they look at themselves and, on going away, immediately forget what they were like.G1063G2657G1438G2532G565G2532G2112G1950G3697G225825But those who look into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and persevere, being not hearers who forget but doers who act—they will be blessed in their doing.G1161G3879G1519G5046G3551G1657G2532G3887G3778G1096G3756G1953G202G235G4163G2041G3778G2071G3107G1722G846G416226If any think they are religious, and do not bridle their tongues but deceive their hearts, their religion is worthless.G1536G1722G5213G1380G1511G2357G5468G3361G846G1100G235G538G846G2588G5127G2356G315227Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.G2513G2356G2532G283G3844G2316G2532G3962G2076G3778G1980G3737G2532G5503G1722G846G2347G5083G1438G784G575G2889
Columbus, OH
