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Book 59 James59:001:001 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the 59:001:002 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers 59:001:003 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. 59:001:004 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect 59:001:005 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to 59:001:006 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that 59:001:007 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of 59:001:008 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways. 59:001:009 Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted: 59:001:010 But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of 59:001:011 For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it 59:001:012 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is 59:001:013 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for 59:001:014 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own 59:001:015 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, 59:001:016 Do not err, my beloved brethren. 59:001:017 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and 59:001:018 Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we 59:001:019 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to 59:001:020 For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. 59:001:021 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of 59:001:022 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving 59:001:023 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like 59:001:024 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway 59:001:025 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and 59:001:026 If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not 59:001:027 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, 59:002:001 My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the 59:002:002 For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, 59:002:003 And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and 59:002:004 Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges 59:002:005 Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of 59:002:006 But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, 59:002:007 Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are 59:002:008 If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou 59:002:009 But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are 59:002:010 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one 59:002:011 For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not 59:002:012 So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the 59:002:013 For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no 59:002:014 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath 59:002:015 If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, 59:002:016 And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed 59:002:017 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. 59:002:018 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me 59:002:019 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the 59:002:020 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is 59:002:021 Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had 59:002:022 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was 59:002:023 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed 59:002:024 Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by 59:002:025 Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, 59:002:026 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without 59:003:001 My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall 59:003:002 For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in 59:003:003 Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey 59:003:004 Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are 59:003:005 Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great 59:003:006 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the 59:003:007 For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and 59:003:008 But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of 59:003:009 Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse 59:003:010 Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My 59:003:011 Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and 59:003:012 Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a 59:003:013 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him 59:003:014 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory 59:003:015 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, 59:003:016 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every 59:003:017 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then 59:003:018 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that 59:004:001 From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not 59:004:002 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot 59:004:003 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may 59:004:004 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the 59:004:005 Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that 59:004:006 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth 59:004:007 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he 59:004:008 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your 59:004:009 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned 59:004:010 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift 59:004:011 Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil 59:004:012 There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who 59:004:013 Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into 59:004:014 Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is 59:004:015 For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and 59:004:016 But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is 59:004:017 Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to 59:005:001 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that 59:005:002 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten. 59:005:003 Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall 59:005:004 Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your 59:005:005 Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye 59:005:006 Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist 59:005:007 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. 59:005:008 Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of 59:005:009 Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be 59:005:010 Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name 59:005:011 Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the 59:005:012 But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by 59:005:013 Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let 59:005:014 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the 59:005:015 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord 59:005:016 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, 59:005:017 Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he 59:005:018 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth 59:005:019 Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert 59:005:020 Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the |