1 James of God and of Lord Jesus Anointed a bondservant, to the twelve tribes to those in the dispersion, health.
2 All joy do you esteem, brethren of me, when temptations you may fall into various;
3 knowing, that the proof of you of the faith works out patience.
4 The but patience work perfect let have, so that you may be perfect ones and complete ones, in nothing being destitute.
5 If but any one of you is destitute of wisdom, let him ask from of the one giving of God to all liberality, and not censuring; and it will be given to him.
6 Let him ask but in faith, not hesitating; the for one hesitating is like to a wave of sea being windagitated and being tossed.
7 Not for let think the man that, that he shall receive anything from the Lord.
8 A man of doublesoul, unstable in all the ways of himself.
9 Let boast but the brother the humble in the humiliation of himself;
10 the but rich, in the humiliation of himself; because as a flower of grass he will pass away.
11 Rose for the sun with the according heat, and withered the grass, and the flower of it fell off, and the beauty of the face of it perished; thus also the rich man in the ways of himself will fade away.
12 Blessed man, who bears up under temptation; because approved having become he will receive the crown of the life, which promised the Lord to those loving him.
13 No one being tempted let say: That from a God I am tempted; the for God not tempted is of evils, tempts and he no one.
14 Each one but is tempted, by the own inordinate desire being drawn out and being entrapped;
15 then the inordinate desire having conceived brings forth sin; the but sin having been perfected brings forth death.
16 Not be you let astray, brethren of me beloved ones.
17 Every gift good, and every gift perfect, from above is coming down from of the Father of the lights, with whom not one change, or of turning a shade;
18 having willed he begot us by a word of truth, in order that to be us, firstfruit a kind of the of himself creatures.
19 Therefore, brethren of me beloved ones, let be every man quick in order that to have heard, slow in order that to have spoken, slow in order to wrath.
20 Wrath for of man righteousness of God not works out.
21 Therefore putting away all filthiness and superabundance of badness, in meekness receive you the implanted word, that being able to save the lives of you.
22 Become you but doers of word, and not only hearers, deceiving yourselves.
23 Because if any one a hearer of word is and not a doer, this is like a man viewing the face of the birth of himself in a mirror;
24 he viewed for himself, and went away, and immediately forgot what sort he was.
25 He but having looked intently into a law perfect that of the freedom and having continued, this not a hearer of forgetfulness having become, but a doer of work, this blessed in the doer of himself shall be.
26 If any one thinks religious to be, not bridling tongue of himself, but deceiving heart of himself, of this vain the religion.
27 Religion pure and undefiled with the God and Father, this is, to oversee orphans and widows in the affliction of them, unspotted himself to keep from the world.
1 This letter is from James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. Greetings to the twelve tribes that are scattered.
2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you encounter various trials.
3 Know that the testing of your faith produces patience endurance.
4 Let patience have its perfect work, that you may be mature, complete, and lacking in nothing.
5 If any of you lacks wisdom let him ask of God. He gives to all generously and without reproach and it will be given to him.
6 However he must ask in faith, not doubting: for he who doubts is like a surging wave of the sea driven by the wind and tossed.
7 Do not let that man think that he will receive anything from God.
8 A double-minded man is unstable inconsistent in all his ways.
9 Let the brother of humble circumstances glory in his high position exaltation.
10 But the rich must be glad when God humbles them. This is because they will wither like wildflowers and pass away.
11 The sun rises with scorching heat and withers the grass. The flower falls off and its beauty perishes. So also the rich man will fade away in his pursuits.
12 The man who endures under trial is blessed. For when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life that God promised to those who love him.
13 Let no man say when he is tempted: "God tempts me." God cannot be tempted with evil, and he tempts enticesteststrys no one.
14 Each man is tempted when he is drawn away by his evil desire lust. He is enticed allured.
15 Then evil desires, when conceived, give birth to sin: and the sin, when it is full grown, brings forth death.
16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers.
17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above. It comes down from the Father of lights truth and spiritual purity, with whom there is no variation. He does not change like shifting shadows.
18 Using his own will, he gave us birth through the word of truth. This way we would be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.
19 You know this, my beloved brothers. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger.
20 The anger of man does not promote the righteousness of God.
21 Therefore get rid of all filthiness and wickedness. Receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save you.
22 Be doers of the word, and not hearers only, who deceive themselves.
23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his natural face in a mirror.
24 He sees himself, and goes away, and immediately forgets what manner of man he was.
25 But he who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and so continues, being not a hearer who forgets but a doer who works, this man will be blessed in what he does.
26 If any man thinks he is religious, while he does not control his tongue but deceives his heart, this man's religion is vain worthlessuseless.
27 Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for the fatherless persons and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself without spot from the world.