James 1
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James 1
Salutation
1James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,
To the twelve tribes in the dispersion:
Greetings.
Faith and Wisdom
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Mt 5.12; Heb 10.34; 1 Pet 1.6 My brothers and sisters, whenever you face various trials, consider it all joy, 3because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance. 4And let endurance complete its work, so that you may be complete and whole, lacking in nothing.
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1 Kings 3.9; Prov 2.3; 1 Jn 5.14 If any of you is lacking in wisdom, ask God, who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and it will be given you. 6#Mk 11.24But ask in faith, never doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind. 7-8 For the doubter, being double-minded and unstable in every way, must not expect to receive anything from the Lord.
Poverty and Riches
9Let the brother or sister of humble means boast in having a high position 10#1 Cor 7.31; 1 Pet 1.24and the rich in having been humbled, because the rich will disappear like a flower in the field. 11For 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.
Trial and Temptation
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Heb 12.5; Jas 2.5 Blessed is anyone who endures temptation. Such a one has stood the test and will receive the crown of life that the Lord#1.12 Gk he; other ancient authorities read God has promised to those who love him. 13No one, when tempted, should say, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted by evil and he himself tempts no one. 14But one is tempted by one’s own desire, being lured and enticed by it; 15#Job 15.35; Ps 7.14; Rom 6.21, 23then, when desire has conceived, it engenders sin, and sin, when it is fully grown, gives birth to death.
16Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers and sisters. 17#Mal 3.6; Jn 3.27Every 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.#1.17 Other ancient authorities read variation due to a shadow of turning 18#Jn 1.13; Eph 1.12; Rev 14.4In fulfillment of his own purpose he gave birth to us by the word of truth, so that we would become a kind of first fruits of his creatures.
Hearing and Doing the Word
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Prov 5.1, 2; 10.19 You must understand this, my beloved brothers and sisters: let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger, 20for human anger does not produce God’s righteousness.#1.20 Or justice 21#Eph 1.13; 4.22; Titus 2.11; 1 Pet 2.1Therefore 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.
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Mt 7.21; Rom 2.13; 1 Jn 3.7 But be doers of the word and not merely hearers who deceive themselves. 23#Lk 6.47; 1 Cor 13.12For if any are hearers of the word and not doers, they are like those who look at themselves#1.23 Gk at the face of his birth in a mirror; 24for they look at themselves and, on going away, immediately forget what they were like. 25#Jn 13.17; 2 Cor 3.18; Jas 2.12But 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.
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Ps 34.13; 1 Pet 3.10 If any think they are religious and do not bridle their tongues but deceive their hearts, their religion is worthless. 27#Mt 25.36; Rom 12.2; 1 Jn 5.18Religion 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.
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