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James
(King James Version)
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Contents
1 James, a se=
rvant
of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scatter=
ed
abroad, greeting.
2 My brethren,
count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
3 Knowing thi=
s,
that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
4 But let pat=
ience have
her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
5 If any of y=
ou
lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and
upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
6 But let him=
ask
in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea
driven with the wind and tossed.
7 For let not=
that
man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
8 A double mi=
nded
man is unstable in all his ways.
9 Let the bro=
ther
of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:
10 But the rich, in that h=
e is
made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
11 For the sun is no sooner
risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower there=
of
falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the ri=
ch
man fade away in his ways.
12 Blessed is the man that
endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of li=
fe,
which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
13 Let no man say when he =
is
tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither
tempteth he any man:
14 But every man is tempte=
d,
when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
15 Then when lust hath
conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth fo=
rth
death.
16 Do not err, my beloved
brethren.
17 Every good gift and eve=
ry
perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with
whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
18 Of his own will begat h=
e us
with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his
creatures.
19 Wherefore, my beloved
brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
20 For the wrath of man wo=
rketh
not the righteousness of God.
21 Wherefore lay apart all
filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the
engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
22 But be ye doers of the =
word,
and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
23 For if any be a hearer =
of the
word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a
glass:
24 For he beholdeth himsel=
f, and
goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
25 But whoso looketh into =
the
perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful
hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
26 If any man among you se=
em to
be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this
man's religion is vain.
27 Pure religion and undef=
iled
before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in th=
eir
affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
1 My brethren=
, have
not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of
persons.
2 For if ther=
e come
unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there com=
e in
also a poor man in vile raiment;
3 And ye have
respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou he=
re
in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my
footstool:
4 Are ye not =
then
partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?
5 Hearken, my
beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith,=
and
heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
6 But ye have
despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the
judgment seats?
7 Do not they
blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called?
8 If ye fulfi=
l the
royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thys=
elf,
ye do well:
9 But if ye h=
ave
respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as
transgressors.
10 For whosoever shall kee=
p the
whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
11 For he that said, Do not
commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, ye=
t if
thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.
12 So speak ye, and so do,=
as
they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.
13 For he shall have judgm=
ent
without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgm=
ent.
14 What doth it profit, my
brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save
him?
15 If a brother or sister =
be
naked, and destitute of daily food,
16 And one of you say unto=
them,
Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not
those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?
17 Even so faith, if it ha=
th not
works, is dead, being alone.
18 Yea, a man may say, Tho=
u hast
faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will sh=
ew
thee my faith by my works.
19 Thou believest that the=
re is
one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
20 But wilt thou know, O v=
ain
man, that faith without works is dead?
21 Was not Abraham our fat=
her
justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
22 Seest thou how faith wr=
ought
with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?
23 And the scripture was
fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for
righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
24 Ye see then how that by=
works
a man is justified, and not by faith only.
25 Likewise also was not R=
ahab
the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had
sent them out another way?
26 For as the body without=
the
spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
1 My brethren= , be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. <= o:p>
2 For in many
things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect =
man,
and able also to bridle the whole body.
3 Behold, we =
put
bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their
whole body.
4 Behold also=
the
ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet a=
re
they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listet=
h.
5 Even so the
tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a
matter a little fire kindleth!
6 And the ton=
gue is
a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it
defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is
set on fire of hell.
7 For every k=
ind of
beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, =
and
hath been tamed of mankind:
8 But the ton=
gue
can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
9 Therewith b=
less
we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after t=
he
similitude of God.
10 Out of the same mouth
proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to =
be.
11 Doth a fountain send fo=
rth at
the same place sweet water and bitter?
12 Can the fig tree, my
brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both
yield salt water and fresh.
13 Who is a wise man and e=
ndued
with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works
with meekness of wisdom.
14 But if ye have bitter e=
nvying
and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
15 This wisdom descendeth =
not
from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
16 For where envying and s=
trife
is, there is confusion and every evil work.
17 But the wisdom that is =
from
above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full=
of
mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
18 And the fruit of
righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
1 From whence=
come
wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that =
war
in your members?
2 Ye lust, an=
d have
not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet =
ye
have not, because ye ask not.
3 Ye ask, and
receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. =
4 Ye adultere=
rs and
adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with G=
od?
whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
5 Do ye think=
that
the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy=
?
6 But he give=
th
more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace u=
nto
the humble.
7 Submit your=
selves
therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
8 Draw nigh t=
o God,
and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify yo=
ur
hearts, ye double minded.
9 Be afflicte=
d, and
mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to
heaviness.
10 Humble yourselves in the
sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
11 Speak not evil one of
another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his
brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge t=
he
law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
12 There is one lawgiver, =
who is
able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?
13 Go to now, ye that say,=
To
day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and
buy and sell, and get gain:
14 Whereas ye know not what
shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that
appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
15 For that ye ought to sa=
y, If
the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
16 But now ye rejoice in y=
our
boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.
17 Therefore to him that k=
noweth
to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
1 Go to now, =
ye
rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
2 Your riches=
are
corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.
3 Your gold a=
nd
silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, an=
d shall
eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the la=
st
days.
4 Behold, the=
hire
of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept bac=
k by
fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the
ears of the Lord of sabaoth.
5 Ye have liv=
ed in
pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as i=
n a
day of slaughter.
6 Ye have con=
demned
and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.
7 Be patient
therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman
waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it,
until he receive the early and latter rain.
8 Be ye also
patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
9 Grudge not =
one
against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth
before the door.
10 Take, my brethren, the
prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffer=
ing
affliction, and of patience.
11 Behold, we count them h=
appy
which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of
the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
12 But above all things, my
brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any
other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into
condemnation.
13 Is any among you afflic=
ted?
let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
14 Is any sick among you? =
let
him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing
him with oil in the name of the Lord:
15 And the prayer of faith=
shall
save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed si=
ns,
they shall be forgiven him.
16 Confess your faults one=
to
another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fer=
vent
prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
17 Elias was a man subject=
to
like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: an=
d it
rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.
18 And he prayed again, an=
d the
heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
19 Brethren, if any of you=
do
err from the truth, and one convert him;
20 Let him know, that he w=
hich
converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from deat=
h,
and shall hide a multitude of sins.
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