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{\MT The Letter from James

\par }\ChapOne{1}{\PP \VerseOne{1}James,
a
servant
of
God
and
of
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ, sends
words
of love
to
the
twelve
tribes
of
the Jews living
in
all parts
of
the earth.
\VS{2}Let
it
be
all
joy
to
you,
my
brothers,
when
you undergo tests
of
every sort;
\VS{3}Because
you
have
the knowledge
that
the
testing
of
your
faith gives
you
the power
of going on
in hope;
\VS{4}But
let
this power
have its
full
effect,
so
that
you
may
be made
complete, needing
nothing.
\VS{5}But
if
any
man
among
you
is
without
wisdom, let
him
make
his
request
to
God,
who
gives freely
to
all
without
an unkind word,
and
it
will
be
given
to
him.
\VS{6}Let
him make
his
request
in
faith,
doubting
nothing;
for
he
who
has
doubt
in
his heart
is like
the
waves
of
the
sea,
which
are troubled
by
the driving
of
the
wind.
\VS{7}Let
it
not seem
to
such
a
man
that
he
will get
anything
from
the
Lord;
\VS{8}For
there
is
a division
in
his mind,
and
he
is uncertain
in
all
his
ways.
\VS{9}But let
the
brother
of low
position
be glad
that
he
is lifted up;
\VS{10}But
the
man
of wealth,
that
he
is made low;
because
like
the
flower
of
the
grass
he
will
come
to
his end.
\VS{11}For
when
the
sun
comes up
with
its burning
heat,
the
grass gets dry
and
the grace
of
its form
is gone
with
the falling
flower;
so
the
man
of wealth
comes
to nothing
in
his ways.
\VS{12}There
is
a blessing
on
the
man
who undergoes
testing;
because,
if
he
has God's approval,
he
will
be given
the
crown
of
life,
which
the Lord
has
said
he
will
give
to
those
who
have
love
for
him.
\VS{13}Let
no
man
say
when
he
is
tested,
I
am
tested
by
God;
for
it
is
not possible
for
God
to
be
tested
by
evil,
and
he
himself puts
no
man
to
such
a
test:
\VS{14}But
every
man
is
tested
when
he
is turned out
of
the right way
by
the attraction
of
his
desire.
\VS{15}Then
when its time comes,
desire
gives
birth
to
sin;
and
sin,
when
it
is
of full growth,
gives
birth
to
death.
\VS{16}Do
not
be turned
from
the right way,
dear
brothers.
\VS{17}Every
good
and true
thing
is
given
to us
from heaven,
coming
from
the
Father
of
lights,
with
whom
there
is
no change
or
any shade made
by turning.
\VS{18}Of
his
purpose
he gave
us
being,
by
his
true
word,
so
that
we
might
be,
in
a sense,
the first-fruits
of
all
the
things
which
he
had made.
\VS{19}You
have knowledge
of
this,
dear
brothers.
But
let
every
man
be
quick
in
hearing,
slow
in
words,
slow
to get angry;
\VS{20}For
the
righteousness
of
God
does
not come about by
the
wrath
of
man.
\VS{21}For
this
reason,
putting away
all dirty behaviour
and
the overweight
of
evil,
take
into
your
souls
without pride
the
word
which,
being planted
there,
is
able
to give
you
salvation.
\VS{22}But
be
doers
of
the
word,
and
not
only
hearers
of
it, blinding
yourselves
with false ideas.
\VS{23}Because
if
any
man
is
a
hearer
of
the
word
and
not
a
doer,
he
is
like
a
man looking
at
his
natural
face
in
a glass;
\VS{24}For
after looking
at
himself
he goes
away,
and
in
a short time
he
has no memory
of
what
he
was like.
\VS{25}But
he
who goes
on
looking
into
the true
law
which makes
him free,
being
not
a
hearer
without memory
but
a
doer putting
it
into
effect,
this
man
will
have
a blessing
on
his acts.
\VS{26}If
a
man
seems
to
have
religion
and
has
no control over
his
tongue
but lets
himself
be tricked
by
what
is false,
this man's
religion
is
of
no value.
\VS{27}The
religion
which
is holy
and free
from evil
in
the eyes
of
our
God
and
Father
is
this:
to take care
of children
who
have no
fathers
and
of
widows
who
are
in
trouble,
and
to
keep
oneself untouched
by
the
world.

\par }\Chap{2}{\PP \VerseOne{1}My
brothers, if
you
have
the
faith
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
of
glory,
do
not
take
a man's position
into account.
\VS{2}For
if
a
man
comes
into
your
Synagogue
in fair
clothing
and
with
a
gold
ring,
and
a
poor
man
comes
in
with
dirty
clothing,
\VS{3}And
you
do honour
to
the
man
in fair
clothing
and
say,
Come
here
and take
this
good
place;
and
you
say
to
the
poor
man, Take up
your position
there,
or
be
seated
at
my feet;
\VS{4}Is
there
not
a division
in
your minds?
have
you
not
become
judges
with
evil
thoughts?
\VS{5}Give ear,
my
dear
brothers;
are
not
those
who
are
poor
in
the
things
of
this
world marked out
by
God
to
have
faith
as
their wealth,
and
for
their heritage
the
kingdom
which
he
has
said
he
will
give
to
those
who
have
love
for
him?
\VS{6}But
you
have put
the
poor
man
to
shame.
Are
not
the
men
of wealth rulers
over
you?
do
they
not take
you
by force
before
their judges?
\VS{7}Do
they
not say
evil
of
the holy
name
which
was given
to
you?
\VS{8}But
if
you
keep
the greatest
law
of
all,
as
it
is given
in
the holy Writings,
Have
love
for
your neighbour
as
for
yourself,
you
do
well:
\VS{9}But
if
you take
a man's position
into account,
you
do evil,
and
are judged
as evil-doers
by
the
law.
\VS{10}For
anyone
who
keeps
all
the
law,
but makes
a slip
in
one point,
is judged
to
have gone
against
it
all.
\VS{11}For
he
who
said,
Do
not
be untrue
in married life,
is
the
same
who
said,
Put
no
man
to
death.
Now
if
you
are
not untrue
in married life,
but
you
put
a
man
to
death,
the
law
is broken.
\VS{12}Let
your
words
and
your
acts
be
those
of men
who
are
to
be
judged
by
the
law which
makes free.
\VS{13}For
the
man
who
has
had
no
mercy
will
be judged
without
mercy,
but
mercy takes pride
in overcoming judging.
\VS{14}What
use
is
it,
my
brothers,
for
a
man
to
say
that
he
has
faith,
if
he
does
nothing?
will
such
a
faith
give
him
salvation?
\VS{15}If
a
brother
or
a
sister
is
without
clothing
and
in
need
of
the day's
food,
\VS{16}And
one
of
you
says
to
them,
Go
in
peace,
be warm
and full
of food;
but
you
do
not
give
them
the
things
of
which
their
bodies
have need,
what
profit
is
there
in
this?
\VS{17}Even
so
faith
without
works
is
dead.
\VS{18}But
a
man
may
say,
You
have
faith
and
I
have
works;
let
me see
your
faith
without
your
works,
and
I
will make
my
faith clear
to
you
by
my
works.
\VS{19}You
have
the belief
that
God
is
one,
and
you
do
well:
the evil spirits
have
the
same belief, shaking
with fear.
\VS{20}Do
you
not
see,
O
foolish
man,
that
faith
without
works
is
of no use?
\VS{21}Was
not
the
righteousness
of
Abraham
our
father judged
by
his
works,
when
he made an offering
of
Isaac
his
son
on
the
altar?
\VS{22}You
see
that
his
faith
was helping
his
works
and
was
made
complete
by
them;
\VS{23}And
the holy Writings
were put
into effect
which
said,
And
Abraham
had
faith
in
God
and
it
was put
to
his
account
as
righteousness;
and
he
was
named
the
friend
of
God.
\VS{24}You
see
that
a man's righteousness
is judged
by
his
works
and
not
by
his
faith
only.
\VS{25}And
in
the
same
way,
was
not
the righteousness
of
Rahab,
the loose woman, judged
by her
works,
when she took into her house
those
who
were
sent
and let
them go
out
by
another
way?
\VS{26}For
as
the
body
without
the
spirit
is
dead
even
so
faith
without
works
is
dead.

\par }\Chap{3}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Do
not
all
be
teachers,
my
brothers,
because
we
teachers
will
be judged
more hardly
than
others.
\VS{2}For
we
all go wrong
in
a
number
of
things.
If
a
man
never makes
a slip
in
his
talk,
then
he
is
a
complete
man
and
able
to keep
all
his
body
in control.
\VS{3}Now
if
we
put
bits
of iron
into horses'
mouths
so
that
they
may
be guided
by
us,
we
have complete control
of
their
bodies.
\VS{4}And
again
ships,
though
they
are
so
great
and
are moved
by violent
winds,
are turned
by
a
very
small guiding-blade,
at
the impulse
of
the man
who
is using
it.
\VS{5}Even
so
the
tongue
is
a
small
part
of
the body,
but
it takes credit
for
great
things.
How
much wood
may
be lighted
by
a
very
little
fire!
\VS{6}And
the
tongue
is
a
fire;
it
is
the
power
of
evil placed
in
our
bodies, making
all
the
body unclean, putting
the wheel
of
life
on
fire,
and getting
its
fire
from
hell.
\VS{7}For
every sort
of
beast
and
bird
and
every living thing
on earth
and
in
the
sea
has
been controlled
by
man
and
is under
his authority;
\VS{8}But
the
tongue
may
not
be controlled
by
man;
it
is
an unresting
evil,
it
is
full
of
the
poison
of death.
\VS{9}With
it
we
give
praise
to
our
Lord
and
Father;
and
with
it
we
put
a
curse
on
men
who
are
made
in God's
image.
\VS{10}Out
of
the
same
mouth
comes
blessing
and
cursing.
My
brothers,
it
is
not
right
for
these
things
to
be
so.
\VS{11}Does
the
fountain
send
from
the
same outlet
sweet
and
bitter water?
\VS{12}Is
a fig-tree
able
to
give
us
olives,
my
brothers,
or
do
we get
figs
from
a
vine,
or
sweet
water
from
the
salt sea?
\VS{13}Who
has
wisdom
and
good sense
among
you? let
him make
his
works clear
by
a
life
of gentle
wisdom.
\VS{14}But
if
you
have
bitter envy
in
your
heart
and
the desire
to
get
the better
of
others,
have
no pride
in
this, talking
falsely
against
what
is
true.
\VS{15}This
wisdom
is
not
from heaven,
but
is
of
the
earth
and
the flesh
and
the Evil
One.
\VS{16}For
where envy
is,
and
the desire
to get
the better
of
others,
there
is no order,
but
every sort
of evil-doing.
\VS{17}But
the
wisdom
which
is
from heaven
is
first holy,
then
gentle, readily giving way
in argument,
full
of peace
and
mercy
and
good works,
not doubting,
not seeming
other
than
it
is.
\VS{18}And
the
fruit
of
righteousness
is planted
in
peace
for
those
who
make
peace.

\par }\Chap{4}{\PP \VerseOne{1}What
is
the cause
of
wars
and fighting
among
you?
is
it
not
in
your desires
which
are
at
war
in
your
bodies?
\VS{2}You
are burning
with
desire,
and
have
not
your
desire,
so
you
put men
to
death;
you
are
full
of
envy,
and
you
are
not
able
to
get
your
desire,
so
you
are
fighting
and
making
war;
you
have
not
your
desire,
because
you
do
not
make
request
for
it.
\VS{3}You
make
your
request
but
you
do
not get
it,
because
your
request
has
been
wrongly made, desiring
the thing
only
so
that
you
may
make use
of
it
for
your
pleasure.
\VS{4}O
you
who
are false
to
God,
do
you
not
see
that
the
friends
of
this
world
are
not God's
friends? Every
man
desiring
to
be
a
friend
of
this
world
makes himself
a hater
of
God.
\VS{5}Or
does
it
seem
to
you
that
it
is
for nothing
that
the holy Writings
say,
The
spirit
which
God put
into
our hearts
has
a strong desire
for
us?
\VS{6}But
he
gives
more
grace.
So
that
the Writings
say,
God
is against
the
men
of pride,
but
he
gives
grace
to
those
who
make themselves low
before
him.
\VS{7}For
this cause
be ruled
by
God;
but make war
on
the Evil
One
and
he
will
be
put
to flight
before
you.
\VS{8}Come
near
to
God
and
he
will
come
near
to
you.
Make
your
hands
clean,
you evil-doers; put away deceit
from
your
hearts,
you false
in
mind.
\VS{9}Be troubled,
with sorrow
and
weeping; let
your laughing
be
turned
to sorrow
and
your
joy
to
grief.
\VS{10}Make
yourselves
low
in
the eyes
of
the
Lord
and
you
will
be
lifted up
by
him.
\VS{11}Do
not say evil
against
one
another,
my
brothers.
He
who says evil
against
his
brother
or makes
himself
his brother's
judge, says evil
against
the
law
and
is
judging
the
law:
and
in
judging
the
law
you become,
not
a
doer
of
the
law
but
a
judge.
\VS{12}There
is
only
one
judge
and law-giver,
even
he
who
has
the
power
of
salvation
and
of destruction;
but
who
are
you
to
be
your neighbour's
judge?
\VS{13}How foolish
it
is
to
say,
Today
or
tomorrow
we
will
go
into
this
town,
and
be
there
for
a
year
and
do
business
there
and get wealth:
\VS{14}When
you
are
not certain
what
will take place
tomorrow.
What
is
your
life?
It
is
a mist,
which
is
seen
for
a
little
time
and
then
is gone.
\VS{15}But
the right
thing
to
say
would
be,
If
it
is
the Lord's pleasure
and
if
we
are still
living,
we
will
do
this
and
that.
\VS{16}But
now
you go
on glorying
in
your
pride:
and
all
such glorying
is
evil.
\VS{17}The
man
who
has knowledge
of how
to
do
good
and
does
not
do
it,
to
him
it
is
sin.

\par }\Chap{5}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Come
now,
you men
of wealth, give
yourselves
to
weeping
and
crying
because
of
the bitter troubles
which
are
coming
to
you.
\VS{2}Your
wealth
is unclean
and insects
have
made holes
in
your
clothing.
\VS{3}Your
gold
and
your
silver
are wasted
and
their waste
will
be
a
witness
against
you,
burning
into
your
flesh.
You
have put
by
your
store
in
the
last
days.
\VS{4}See,
the money
which
you falsely kept
back
from
the
workers cutting
the grass
in
your field,
is
crying
out
against
you;
and
the
cries
of
those
who took
in
your grain
have
come
to
the
ears
of
the
Lord
of armies.
\VS{5}You
have
been living delicately
on
earth
and
have taken
your
pleasure;
you
have made
your
hearts fat
for
a
day
of destruction.
\VS{6}You
have given
your decision
against
the
upright
man
and
have
put him
to
death. He puts up
no fight
against
you.
\VS{7}Go
on
waiting calmly,
my
brothers, till
the
coming
of
the
Lord,
like
the
farmer
waiting
for
the good
fruit
of
the
earth till
the early
and
late rains
have
come.
\VS{8}Be
as calm
in
your waiting; let
your
hearts
be strong:
because
the
coming
of
the
Lord
is
near.
\VS{9}Say
no hard
things
against
one
another,
brothers,
so
that
you
will
not
be
judged;
see,
the
judge
is waiting
at
the
doors.
\VS{10}Take
as
an
example
of pain nobly undergone
and
of strength
in trouble,
the
prophets
who gave
to men
the
words
of
the
Lord.
\VS{11}We say
that
those men
who
have gone through pain
are happy:
you
have
the story
of Job
and
the troubles through
which
he went
and
have
seen
that
the
Lord
was
full
of pity
and
mercy
in
the
end.
\VS{12}But most
of
all,
my
brothers,
do
not take
oaths,
not
by
the
heaven,
or
by
the
earth,
or
by
any
other thing:
but
let
your
Yes
be
Yes,
and
your
No
be
No:
so
that
you
may
not
be judged.
\VS{13}Is
anyone
among
you
in trouble? let
him say
prayers.
Is
anyone glad? let
him
make
a song
of praise.
\VS{14}Is
anyone
among
you
ill? let
him send
for
the rulers
of
the
church;
and let
them say
prayers
over
him, putting
oil
on
him
in
the
name
of
the
Lord.
\VS{15}And
by
the
prayer
of
faith
the
man
who
is ill
will
be
made
well,
and
he
will
be lifted
up
by
the
Lord,
and
for any
sin
which
he
has
done
he
will
have forgiveness.
\VS{16}So
then, make
a statement
of
your
sins
to
one
another,
and say
prayers
for
one
another
so
that
you
may
be made
well.
The
prayer
of
a
good
man
is
full
of power
in
its
working.
\VS{17}Elijah
was
a
man
of flesh
and blood
as
we
are,
and
he made
a strong
prayer
that
there
might
be
no
rain;
and
there
was
no
rain
on
the
earth
for
three
years
and
six
months.
\VS{18}And
he made
another
prayer,
and
the
heaven sent down
rain
and
the
earth
gave
her
fruit.
\VS{19}My
brothers,
if
one
of
you
has
gone
out
of
the
way
of
the
true faith
and
another
has made
him see
his error,
\VS{20}Be certain
that
he
through
whom
a
sinner
has
been
turned
from
the
error
of
his
way, keeps
a
soul
from
death
and
is
the cause
of forgiveness
for
sins
without
number.
\par }