1James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations: Greetings.G2385G1401G2316G2532G2962G2424G5547G1427G5443G1722G1290G54632Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds,G3450G80G2233G3956G5479G3752G4045G4164G39863because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.G1097G3754G1383G5216G4102G2716G52814Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.G1161G2192G5281G2192G5046G2041G2443G5600G5046G2532G3648G3007G1722G33675If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.G1161G1536G5216G3007G4678G154G3844G2316G1325G3956G574G2532G3679G3361G2532G1325G8466But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.G1161G154G1722G4102G3367G1252G1063G1252G1503G2830G2281G416G2532G44947Those who doubt should not think they will receive anything from the Lord;G1063G3633G3361G1565G444G3633G3754G2983G5100G3844G29628they are double-minded and unstable in all they do.G1374G435G182G1722G3956G846G35989Believers in humble circumstances ought to take pride in their high position.G1161G2744G80G5011G2744G1722G846G531110But the rich should take pride in their humiliation—since they will pass away like a wild flower.G1161G4145G1722G846G5014G3754G5613G438G5528G392811For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its blossom falls and its beauty is destroyed. In the same way, the rich will fade away even while they go about their business.G1063G2246G393G4862G2742G2532G3583G5528G2532G438G846G1601G2532G2143G4383G846G622G3779G2532G3133G4145G3133G1722G846G419712Blessed are those who persevere under trial, because when they have stood the test, they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.G3107G435G3739G5278G3986G3754G1384G1096G2983G4735G2222G3739G2962G1861G25G84613When tempted, no one should say, "God is tempting me." For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone;G3004G3367G3004G3985G3754G3985G575G2316G1063G2316G551G2076G2556G1161G3985G846G3985G376214but each of you is tempted when you are dragged away by your own evil desire and enticed.G1161G1538G3985G1828G5259G2398G1939G2532G118515Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.G1534G1939G4815G5088G266G1161G266G658G616G228816Don't be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters.G4105G3361G4105G3450G27G8017Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.G3956G18G1394G2532G3956G5046G1434G2076G509G2597G575G3962G5457G3844G3739G1762G3756G3883G2228G644G515718He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.G1014G616G2248G3056G225G1519G2248G1511G5100G536G846G293819My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,G5620G3450G27G80G2077G3956G444G2077G5036G1519G191G1021G1519G2980G1021G1519G370920because our anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.G1063G3709G435G2716G3756G1343G231621Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.G1352G659G3956G4507G2532G4050G2549G1209G1722G4240G1721G3056G3588G1410G4982G5216G559022Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.G1161G1096G4163G3056G2532G3361G202G3440G3884G143823Those who listen to the word but do not do what it says are like people who look at their faces in a mirrorG3754G1536G2076G202G3056G2532G3756G4163G3778G1503G435G2657G846G1078G4383G1722G207224and, after looking at themselves, go away and immediately forget what they look like.G1063G2657G1438G2532G565G2532G2112G1950G3697G225825But those who look intently into the perfect law that gives freedom and continue in it—not forgetting what they have heard but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.G1161G3879G1519G5046G3551G1657G2532G3887G3778G1096G3756G1953G202G235G4163G2041G3778G2071G3107G1722G846G416226Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless.G1536G1722G5213G1380G1511G2357G5468G3361G846G1100G235G538G846G2588G5127G2356G315227Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.G2513G2356G2532G283G3844G2316G2532G3962G2076G3778G1980G3737G2532G5503G1722G846G2347G5083G1438G784G575G2889