\NormalFont\ShortTitle{JAMES}
{\MTB This book is a letter that James, the brother of Jesus, wrote to Jewish believers. We call this book
\par }{\MT James

\par }\ChapOne{1}{\SH James 1:1
\par }{\SH I, James, am writing this letter to Jewish people who trust in the Lord Jesus who are scattered throughout the world. Greetings!
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}{\ADD{
I}},
James,
am
a
servant
of
God
and
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ.
{\ADD{
I
am
writing
this
letter}}
to
{\ADD{
all}}
the
Jewish
people
{\ADD{
who
trust
in
Christ}} (OR,
to
all
God’s
people)
who
are
scattered
throughout
the
world.
{\ADD{
I
send
my}}
greetings
to
{\ADD{
you
all}}.
\par }{\SH When
you
experience difficulties
that
test
whether
or
not
you
will
continue
to
trust
God,
rejoice
greatly
and
keep
on bravely
enduring
them
in
order
that
you
may
become
all
that
God
intends
you
to
be.
\par }{\SR James 1:2-4
\par }{\PP \VS{2}My
fellow believers,
rejoice
greatly,
{\ADD{
even}}
when
you
experience
various
kinds
of difficulties/troubles.
\VS{3}{\ADD{
God
sometimes
allows
you
to
experience difficulties
in
order
to}}
test
whether
or
not
you
will
continue
to
trust
{\ADD{
him.
Whenever
that
happens,
you
need
to}}
realize
more
and
more
that
{\ADD{
if
you
continue
to
trust
him}},
you
will
be
able
to bravely/patiently
endure difficulties.
\VS{4}Keep
on
enduring difficulties
{\ADD{bravely/patiently
by
trusting
God
more
and
more
firmly}} [PRS],
in
order
that
you
may
become
all
that
he
intends
you
to
be [DOU] (OR,
{\ADD{spiritually}}
mature
and
complete),
not
lacking ◄any
{\ADD{
good quality/anything
you
need
to
conduct
your
lives
as
God
wants
you
to}}►.
\par }{\SH If
you
want
to
have
wisdom
to
know
what
to
do
when difficulties
come,
ask
God
to
help
you,
and
firmly
trust
him.
\par }{\SR James 1:5-8
\par }{\PP \VS{5}If
anyone
of
you
does
not
know
how
to
act
wisely
{\ADD{
in
order
to
endure difficulties/trials
well}},
he
should
ask
God
{\ADD{
to
show
him
what
he
should
do,
because}}
God
wholeheartedly/gladly
helps
all
people
{\ADD{
who
ask}}
and
does
not scold
{\ADD{
anyone
for
asking.
Those
who
ask}},
God
will
give
them
wisdom
to
know
{\ADD{
what
they
should
do}}.
\VS{6}But
{\ADD{
when
you}}
ask
{\ADD{
God}},
you
should
firmly
trust
him.
You
should
not
doubt
{\ADD{
that
he
wants
to
help
you
always}},
because
people
who
keep
doubting
God
are
{\ADD{
unstable/changeable}} [SIM]
like
a
wave
of
the
sea
that
is
blown
back
and
forth
by
the
wind $\{$that
goes
back
and
forth
when
the
wind
blows$\}$ [DOU, SIM].
\VS{7}Indeed,
people
{\ADD{
who
doubt}}
should
not
think
that
the
Lord
{\ADD{
God}}
will
do
anything
{\ADD{
that
they
request
him
to
do}},
\VS{8}{\ADD{
because
they
are}}
people
who
cannot
decide
{\ADD{
whether
they
will
commit
themselves
to
God,
and
they
are}}
unstable/undecided
in
everything
that
they
do.
\par }{\SH Believers
who
are
poor
and
those
who
are
rich
should
both
value
highly
what
God
has
done
for
them,
rather
than focusing
on
their
material resources
that
will
disappear.
\par }{\SR James 1:9-11
\par }{\PP \VS{9}Believers
who
are
poor
should
be
happy
{\ADD{
that
God}}
considers
them
very
valuable (OR,
has
exalted
them
{\ADD{spiritually}}) [MTY].
\VS{10}And
{\ADD{believers}}
who
are
rich
should
be
happy
{\ADD{
that}}
they
have
humbled
themselves
{\ADD{
in
order
to
trust
in Jesus
Christ}} (OR,
but
rich
people
{\ADD{
can
only}}
take
pride
{\ADD{
in
the
fact
that
God}}
will
humble
them
{\ADD{
when
he
judges
everyone}} [IRO]),
because
they
{\ADD{
and
their
riches}} [MTY]
will
pass
away,
just
like
wild
flowers
{\ADD{
wither}} [SIM].
\VS{11}When
the
sun
rises,
the
scorching
hot
wind
dries
plants,
and
their
flowers
fall
and
are
no
longer
beautiful.
Similarly,
rich
people
will
die [MET]
while
they
are
busy
working,
{\ADD{
leaving
behind
their
riches}}.
\par }{\SH God
blesses
those
who bravely
endure difficulties;
he
will
reward
them
by
causing
them
to
live
eternally.
\par }{\SR James 1:12
\par }{\PP \VS{12}{\ADD{
God}}
is
pleased
with
people
who bravely/patiently
endure difficulties.
And
when,
{\ADD{
by bravely
enduring difficulties}},
they
have
proved
{\ADD{
that
they
truly
trust
him}},
he
will
give
them
{\ADD{
eternal}}
life.
That
is
the
reward [MET]
that
he
has
promised
to
give
to
those
who
love
him.
\par }{\SH If
people
are
tempted
to
do
something
evil,
they
should
not
think
that
it
is
God
who
is tempting
them.
It
is
their
own
evil
desires
that
are tempting
them
to
do
evil.
\par }{\SR James 1:13-15
\par }{\PP \VS{13}If
people
are
tempted
to
do
something
that
is
evil,
they
should
not
think
that
it
is
God
who
is
tempting
them,
because
{\ADD{
God
is
totally/completely
good}}.
He
never
tempts
anyone
{\ADD{
to
do
what
is
evil}},
nor
can
he
ever
be
tempted
to
{\ADD{
do
anything}}
evil.
\VS{14}But
people
strongly
desire
to
do
evil [PRS]
things,
{\ADD{
and
as
a
result}}
they
are
tempted
by
those
desires $\{$those
desires
stimulate
them$\}$
to
do
something
evil [PRS, DOU].
\VS{15}Then,
{\ADD{
because}}
they
have
desired [MET]
to
do
evil [PRS]
things,
they
begin
to [MET]
do [PRS]
them.
And
when
they
have
become
ones
who
{\ADD{habitually}}
do
what
is
evil [MET],
{\ADD{
if
they
do
not
turn
away
from
their
sinful
behavior}},
they
will
be
separated
from
God
forever.
\par }{\SH Stop
thinking wrongly
that
God tempts
you
to
do
evil
things,
because
God
does
only
good
things
for
us.
\par }{\SR James 1:16-18
\par }{\PP \VS{16}My
fellow believers
whom
I
love,
stop
deceiving
yourselves,
{\ADD{
thinking
that
God
does
evil
things}}.
\VS{17}{\ADD{
The
truth
is
that
God}},
our
heavenly
Father [MTY],
does
only
good [DOU]
things
{\ADD{
for
us,
in
order
to
help
us
become}}
all
that
he
intends
us
to
be.
He
is
not
like
all
the
things
{\ADD{
in
the
sky}}
that
he
created
to
give
light,
{\ADD{
because
they}}
change;
{\ADD{
that
is,
they
do
not
shine
the
same
all
the
time}}.
But
God
never
changes.
{\ADD{
He
is
always
good}}.
\VS{18}{\ADD{
And
because}}
he
wanted
{\ADD{
to
help
us}},
he
gave
us
{\ADD{
spiritual}}
life
as
a
result
of
our
{\ADD{
trusting
in
his}}
true
message.
So
now
we
have
become
the
first
ones
of
{\ADD{
all
the
people}} [MET]
that
he
created
{\ADD{
to}} ◄{\ADD{
be
totally
dedicated
to/completely
belong
to}}►
{\ADD{
him}}.
\par }{\SH Every
one
of
you
should
eagerly
pay
attention
to
God’s
message
and
should
not
speak
hastily
or
get
angry
easily.
\par }{\SR James 1:19-20
\par }{\PP \VS{19}My
fellow believers
whom
I
love,
you
know (OR,
I
want
you
to
now)
that
every
one
of
you
should
be
eager
to
pay
attention
to
{\ADD{
God’s
true
message}}.
Don’t
speak
{\ADD{
without
thinking}},
nor
get
angry
easily,
\VS{20}because
when
any
one
{\ADD{
of
you
gets}}
angry,
you
will
not
be
doing
the
righteous
things
that
God
{\ADD{
wants}}
you
{\ADD{
to
do}}.
\par }{\SH So
stop
doing
all
kinds
of
evil
things,
and
do
what
God
commands
in
his
message,
instead
of
just
listening
to
it.
God
approves
of
those
who
do
what
he
wants
them
to
do.
\par }{\SR James 1:21-25
\par }{\PP \VS{21}So
stop
doing
all
kinds
of
evil [DOU]
things,
and
humbly
obey (OR,
submit
to)
the
message
that
{\ADD{
God}}
put
in
your ◄inner
beings/hearts►,
{\ADD{
because}}
he
is
able
to
save
you [SYN]
{\ADD{
if
you
accept
his
message}}.
\VS{22}Do
{\ADD{
what
God
commands
in}}
his
message.
Do
not
only
listen
{\ADD{
to
it,
because
people
who
only
listen
to
it
and
do
not
obey
it}}
are
wrong
when
they
think
{\ADD{
that
God
will
save
them}}.
\VS{23}Some
people
hear
God’s
message
but
do
not
do
{\ADD{
what
it
says}} [MET].
They
are
like
someone
who
looks
at
his
face
in
a
mirror [SIM].
\VS{24}Although
he
looks
at
himself,
he
goes
away
{\ADD{
from
the
mirror}}
and
immediately
forgets
what
he
looks
like.
\VS{25}But
other
people
look
closely
at
{\ADD{
God’s}}
message,
which
is
perfect
and
which
sets
people
free
{\ADD{
to
voluntarily
do
what
God
wants
them
to
do}}.
And
if
they
continue
{\ADD{
to
examine
God’s
message}}
and
do
not
just
hear
it
and
then
forget
it,
but
do
{\ADD{
what
God
tells
them
to
do}},
God
will
bless
them
because
of
what
they
do.
\par }{\SH Those
who
show
compassion
on
people
in
need
and
who
do
not
think
or
act immorally
are
those
who
truly
worship
God
and
receive
his
approval.
\par }{\SR James 1:26-27
\par }{\PP \VS{26}Some
people
think
that
they
worship
God
in
the
right
way,
but
they habitually
say
evil
things [MTY].
Those
people
are
wrong
in
thinking [SYN]
{\ADD{
that
they
worship
God
rightly}}.
The
fact
is
{\ADD{
that
they}}
worship
God ◄in
vain/uselessly►.
\VS{27}{\ADD{
One
of
the
things
that
God
has
told
us
to
do}}
is
to
take
care
of
orphans
and
widows
who
suffer
hardship.
{\ADD{
Those
who
do
that
and}}
who
do
not
think
or
act immorally
like
those
who
do
not
obey
God [MTY]
truly [DOU]
worship
God,
{\ADD{
who
is
our}}
Father,
and
God
approves
of
them.

\par }\Chap{2}{\SH Stop honoring some people more than others, because by doing that, you are disobeying God’s law that we should love one another.
\par }{\SR James 2:1-11
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}My
fellow believers,
{\ADD{
because}}
you
trust
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
the
one
who
is
glorious/wonderful,
stop
honoring
some
people
more
than
others.
\VS{2}{\ADD{
For
example}},
suppose
that
a
person
who
wears
gold
rings
and
fine
clothes
enters
your
meeting
place.
Then
suppose
that
a
poor
person
who
wears shabby/ragged
clothes
also
comes
in.
\VS{3}And
{\ADD{
suppose}}
that
you ◄show
special
attention
to/treat
better►
the
one
who
is
dressed
in
fine
clothes
by
saying, “Sit
here
in
this
good
seat!”
and
you
say
to
the
poor
one, “Stand
there
or
sit
on
the
floor [MTY]!”
\VS{4}Then
you
have obviously [RHQ]
caused
divisions
in
the
congregation (OR,
you
are
clearly treating
one
better
than
the
others,
and
you
are
using
evil
{\ADD{
motives/reasons}}
to ◄{\ADD{
evaluate
people/decide
whether
people
are
important
or
not}}►).
\VS{5}Listen
{\ADD{
to
me}},
my
fellow believers
whom
I
love:
God
has
chosen [RHQ]
poor
people
whom
{\ADD{unbelievers
consider
to}}
possess
nothing
of
value,
{\ADD{
so
that
he
might
bless
them}}
greatly
{\ADD{
because}}
they
trust
{\ADD{
in
him}},
and
in
order
that
they
will
enter
the
place
where
{\ADD{
he}}
will
rule [MET]
{\ADD{
forever}}.
That
is
what
he
has
promised
to
those
who
love
him.
\VS{6}But
you
dishonor
the
poor
people.
Think
about
it! ◄It
is
rich
people,
{\ADD{
not
poor
people}},
who
are
causing
you
to
suffer!/Isn’t
it
rich
people,
{\ADD{
not
poor
people}},
who
are
oppressing
you?► [RHQ] ◄It
is
{\ADD{
the
rich
people}}
who forcibly
take
you
to
court
{\ADD{
to
accuse
you
in
front
of
judges}}!/Is
it
not
{\ADD{
the
rich
people}}
who forcibly
take
you
to
court
{\ADD{
to
accuse
you
in
front
of
judges}}?► [RHQ]
\VS{7}◄And
they
are
the
ones
who
say
evil
things
about
Jesus Christ,
the
one
who
is
worthy
{\ADD{
of
praise}},
to
whom
you
belong!/Are
they
not
the
ones
who
say
evil
things
about
Jesus Christ,
the
one
who
is
worthy
{\ADD{
of
praise}},
to
whom
you
belong?► [RHQ]
\VS{8}In
the
Scriptures
{\ADD{
God
has
commanded}}
each
of
you
to
love
other
people
like
you
love
yourself.
That
commandment
was
{\ADD{
also
given}}
by
{\ADD{
Jesus
our}}
King [MTY].
If
you
{\ADD{
are
loving
others}},
you
are
doing
what
is
right.
\VS{9}But
if
you
honor
some
people
more
than
others,
you
are ◄doing
wrong/sinning►.
And
because
you
{\ADD{
do
not
do
what
God
commanded
us
to
do}},
he
condemns
you [PRS]
because
you
disobey
his
laws.
\par }{\PP \VS{10}Do
not
forget
that
those
who
disobey
only
one
of
God’s
laws,
even
if
they
obey
all
{\ADD{
his
other}}
laws,
{\ADD{
God
considers
them}}
to
be
{\ADD{
as
guilty
as
anyone
who
has
disobeyed}}
all
{\ADD{
of}}
God’s
{\ADD{
laws}}.
\VS{11}For
example,
{\ADD{
God}}
said, “Do
not
commit
adultery,”
but
he
also
said, “Do
not
murder
anyone.”
{\ADD{
So}}
if
you
{\ADD{(sg)}}
do
not
commit
adultery
but
you
{\ADD{(sg)}}
murder
someone,
you
{\ADD{(sg)}}
have
become
a
person
who disobeys
{\ADD{
God’s}}
laws.
\par }{\SH Continually
act mercifully
toward
others,
because
God
will
not
act mercifully
to
those
who
do
not
act mercifully
toward
others.
\par }{\SR James 2:12-13
\par }{\PP \VS{12}Continually
speak
and
act
{\ADD{
toward
others}}
as
people
should
who
will
be
judged $\{$whom
{\ADD{
God}}
will
judge$\}$
by
the
law
that frees
us
{\ADD{
from
being
punished}} $\{${\ADD{
God
punishing
us}}$\}$
{\ADD{
for
our
sins}}.
\VS{13}{\ADD{
Speak
and
act
like
that}},
because
when
{\ADD{
God}}
judges
us,
he
will
not
act mercifully
toward
those
who
do
not
act mercifully
toward
others.
But
when
we
{\ADD{
are}}
merciful
{\ADD{
to
others,
we
can
rejoice}},
because
{\ADD{
our
being}}
merciful
{\ADD{
shows}}
that
{\ADD{
we
are
acting
like
people
whom
God}}
has mercifully
saved
from
being
judged (OR,
{\ADD{
we
can
rejoice}}
because
{\ADD{
God}}
will
judge
us mercifully).
\par }{\SH Anyone
who
says
that
he
trusts
in
Jesus Christ
but
does
not
act compassionately
toward
others
is
not
truly
trusting
in
Jesus.
\par }{\SR James 2:14-17
\par }{\PP \VS{14}My
fellow believers,
{\ADD{
there
are
some
people
who
say}}, “I
believe
{\ADD{
in
the
Lord
Jesus Christ}},”
but
they
do
not
do
good
things
{\ADD{
for
other
people}}. ◄Their
saying
that
will
certainly
not
do
them
any
good!/What
good
will
their
saying
that
do
for
them?► [RHQ]
{\ADD{
God}}
will
certainly
not
save
{\ADD{
people
like
that
who
say
that
they
believe,
but
do
not
do
good
things}}! [RHQ]
\VS{15}{\ADD{
To illustrate}},
suppose
that
fellow believers,
either
men
or
women,
don’t
have
enough
clothing
or
food
for
each
day.
\VS{16}And
suppose
that
one
of
you
says
to
them, “May
{\ADD{
God}}
bless
you
and
supply
the
clothing
and
food
that
you
need!”
but
you
{\ADD{(sg)}}
do
not
give
them
the
things
that
they
need. ◄That
would
be
no
help
{\ADD{
to
them}}!/What
help
is
that
{\ADD{
to
them}}?► [RHQ]
\VS{17}Similarly,
{\ADD{
those
who
do}}
not
do
good
things
{\ADD{
to
help
others,
what
they
have
said
about}}
their
believing
{\ADD{
in Christ}}
is
{\ADD{
as
useless}} [MET]
{\ADD{
as}}
a
dead
person
{\ADD{
is
useless}}.
They
do
not
{\ADD{
really
believe
in Christ}}.
\par }{\SH But
someone
may
claim
that
some
people
are
saved
because
they
trust
in
God
and
other
people
are
saved
because
they
do
good
things
for
others.
In
answer
to
that,
the inadequacy
of
faith
without
good
deeds
is
demonstrated
by
the
example
of
demons.
From
the
examples
of
Abraham
and
Rahab
we
can
see
that
only
by
obeying
God
and
doing
good
things
for
others
can
people
prove
that
they
truly
trust
in
God.
\par }{\SR James 2:18-26
\par }{\PP \VS{18}But
someone
may
say
{\ADD{
to
me}}, “{\ADD{
God
saves}}
some
people
only
{\ADD{
because}}
they
trust
{\ADD{
in
him}},
and
{\ADD{
he
saves}}
others
{\ADD{
because}}
they
do
good
deeds
{\ADD{
to
people}}.”
{\ADD{
I
would
answer
that
person}}, “{\ADD{
You(sg)
cannot}}
prove
to
me
that
people
truly
trust
{\ADD{
in
God
if}}
they
do
not
do
good
things
{\ADD{
for
others}}.
But
by
doing
good
things
{\ADD{
for
others}}
I
will
prove
to
you
that
I
truly
trust
{\ADD{
in
God”}}
\VS{19}{\ADD{
Think
about
it}}!
You
believe
that
there
is
only
one
God,
and
you
are
right
{\ADD{
to
believe
that}}.
But
the
demons
also
believe
that,
but
they
tremble
{\ADD{
with
fear
because
they
know
that
God
is
going
to
punish
them}}.
\VS{20}Also,
you
foolish
person,
I
will [RHQ]
prove
to
you
{\ADD{(sg)}}
that
{\ADD{
if
someone
says}}, “I
trust
{\ADD{
in
God}},”
but
he
does
not
do
good
things,
{\ADD{
what
that
person
says}}
will
not
benefit
him.
\VS{21}◄It
was
certainly
{\ADD{
because
of}}
what
our
{\ADD{
revered}}
ancestor
Abraham
did,
when
he
{\ADD{
prepared
to}}
sacrifice
his
son
Isaac,
that
he
was
considered
{\ADD{
by
God}} $\{$that
{\ADD{
God}}
considered
him$\}$
to
be
a
righteous,
{\ADD{
obedient}}
person./Was
it
not
{\ADD{
because
of}}
what
our
{\ADD{
revered}}
ancestor
Abraham
did,
when
he
{\ADD{
prepared
to}}
sacrifice
his
son
Isaac,
that
he
was
considered
{\ADD{
by
God}} $\{$that
{\ADD{
God}}
considered
him$\}$
to
be
a
righteous,
{\ADD{
obedient}}
person?► [RHQ]
\VS{22}You
{\ADD{(sg)}}
can
realize
that
he
was
not
only
trusting
{\ADD{
in
God}},
but
he
was
also
doing
{\ADD{
what
God
told
him
to
do}},
and
{\ADD{
you(sg)
can
realize}}
that
he
was
able
to
trust
{\ADD{
in
God
more}}
completely
because
of
having
done
{\ADD{
what
God
told
him
to
do}}.
\VS{23}And
{\ADD{
so
it
happened
as
it
is
written
in
the}}
Scriptures: “Because
Abraham
truly
trusted
in
God,
he
was
considered
{\ADD{
by
God}}
to
be $\{${\ADD{
God}}
considered
that
he
was$\}$
righteous.”
And
{\ADD{
God
also}}
said
{\ADD{
about
Abraham}}, “He
is
my
friend.”
\VS{24}{\ADD{
From
the
example
of
Abraham}},
you
can
realize
that
it
is
because
people
do
good
things
that
{\ADD{
God}}
considers
them
to
be
righteous,
and
not
only
because
they
trust
{\ADD{
in
him}}.
\VS{25}Similarly,
it
was
certainly [RHQ]
{\ADD{
because
of}}
what
Rahab
did,
that
{\ADD{
God}}
considered
her
to
be
a
righteous,
{\ADD{
obedient}}
person.
Rahab
was
{\ADD{
previously}}
a
prostitute,
but
she
cared
for
the
Israelite
men
who
came
{\ADD{
to}} ◄{\ADD{
spy
out
the
land/see
what
that
area
was
like}}►
and
she
{\ADD{
helped
them
to
escape
by}}
sending
them
home
on
a
different
road
{\ADD{
from
the
one
that
they
came
on}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{26}Remember
that
when
our
spirits
{\ADD{
permanently
leave
our}}
bodies,
{\ADD{
our
bodies}}
are
dead
{\ADD{
and
useless}}.
Similarly [SIM],
{\ADD{
if
someone
says}}, “I
trust
{\ADD{
in
God}},”
but
does
not
do
{\ADD{
things
to
help
others,
what
that
person
says
about
trusting
in
God}}
is
useless.

\par }\Chap{3}{\SH Not many of you should become teachers, because God will judge teachers with greater severity than he will judge others. You should all strive to speak what is right, because what you say has a powerful effect on others, and it is often destructive and hypocritical.
\par }{\SR James 3:1-12
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}My
fellow believers,
not
many
of
you
should
{\ADD{
desire
to}}
become
teachers
{\ADD{
of
God’s
truth,
because}}
you
know
{\ADD{
that
God}}
will
judge
us
{\ADD{(exc)}},
who
teach
others,
more
severely
{\ADD{
than
he
will
judge
other
people}}.
\VS{2}It
is
true
that
we
all
in
many
ways
do
things
that
are
wrong [MET].
But
those
who
always [LIT]
control
what
they
say
will
be
all
that
God
intends/wants
them
to
be.
They
will
be
able
to
control
all
their
actions [MTY].
\VS{3}{\ADD{
To illustrate}},
if
we
put
{\ADD{
a
small
metal}}
bit
into
the
mouth
of
a
horse
in
order
to
cause
the
horse
to
obey
us,
we
can
cause
the
horse
to
turn
{\ADD{
and
go
where
we
want
it
to}} [MET].
\VS{4}Think
also
about
ships.
{\ADD{
Although}}
a
ship
may
be
very
large
and
{\ADD{
although}}
it
can
be
moved
by
strong
winds $\{$strong
winds
can
move
it$\}$,
by
{\ADD{
turning}}
a
very
small ◄rudder/steering
paddle►
people
can
direct
the
ship
wherever
they
want
{\ADD{
it
to
go}}.
\VS{5}Similarly,
{\ADD{
although}}
our
tongues
are
very
small,
{\ADD{
if
we
do
not
control
them}},
we
can
{\ADD{
harm}}
many
people
by
what
we
proudly
say [MTY].
Think
{\ADD{
also}}
about
how
{\ADD{
just}}
a
small
{\ADD{
flame
of}}
fire
can
cause
a
large
forest (OR,
a
large
area
of
brushwood)
to
burn.
\par }{\PP \VS{6}{\ADD{
Just
like
a
fire
damages
a
forest}} [MET],
when
we
say
things
that
are
evil,
{\ADD{
we
harm
many
people}}.
What
we
say [MTY]
reveals
that
we
are
very
evil.
What
we
say contaminates/defiles
everything
that
we
think
and
do [PRS,
MET].
{\ADD{
Just
like
a
flame
of
fire
easily}}
causes
{\ADD{
the
whole
surrounding
area}} [MET]
to
burn,
what
we
say [MTY]
can
cause
{\ADD{
others}}
to
want
to
do
evil.
It
is
the devil
himself [MTY]
who
causes
us
to
say
evil
things.
\VS{7}Indeed,
although
people
are
able
to
tame/control
all
kinds
of
wild
animals,
birds,
reptiles
and
creatures
that
live
in
the
water,
and
people
have
actually
tamed/controlled
them,
\VS{8}no
person ◄{\ADD{
on
his
own/by
himself}}►
is
able
to
control
what
he
says [MTY].
And
when
people
say
evil
things,
{\ADD{
it
shows
that}}
they
are
unstable/uncontrolled
and
wicked [MTY].
{\ADD{
As}}
the
poison
{\ADD{
of
a
snake
kills
people}} [MTY],
{\ADD{
we
harm
others}} [MET]
by
what
we
say.
\VS{9}We
use
our
tongue
to
praise
God,
who
is
our
Lord
and
Father,
but
we
also
use
our
same
tongue
to
ask
God
to
say
evil
things
to
people.
{\ADD{
That
is
very
wrong}}!
God
made
people
like
himself,
{\ADD{
so
we
should
speak
as respectfully
to
others
as
we
speak
to
God}}.
\VS{10}We
praise
{\ADD{
God}},
but
with
our
same
mouth
we
also
ask
for
evil
{\ADD{
things
to
happen
to
others}}.
My
fellow believers,
this
should
not
be!
\VS{11}Surely
bitter
water
and
good
water
do
not
come
out
of
the
same
spring! [RHQ]
\VS{12}My
fellow believers,
a
fig
tree
cannot [RHQ]
produce
olives.
Nor
can [RHQ]
a grapevine
produce
figs.
Neither
can
a salty
spring
produce
good
{\ADD{
water}}.
{\ADD{
Similarly,
we
should
say
only
good
things,
and
we
should
not
say
evil
things}} [MET].
\par }{\SH If
you
are
jealous
of
others
and self-seeking,
do
not
boast
that
you
are
wise.
Instead, demonstrate
that
you
are
truly
wise
by
doing
good
things
and
by
acting
peaceably
and compassionately
toward
others.
\par }{\SR James 3:13-18
\par }{\PP \VS{13}If
any
of
you
thinks [RHQ]
that
{\ADD{
you
are}}
wise
and
know
a
lot,
you
should
always
act
in
a
good
way
to
show
people
that
your
good
actions
are
the
result
of
your
{\ADD{
being
truly}}
wise.
Being
wise
{\ADD{
helps
us
to
act}}
gently
{\ADD{
toward
others}}.
\VS{14}But
if
you
are
very [MET]
jealous/unhappy
when
you
see
that
someone
else
is
succeeding,
and
always
want
to
have
what
you
want,
regardless
of
what
others
want,
you
should
not
say
{\ADD{
that
you
are
wise,
for
by
boasting
like
that}},
you
are
saying
that ◄{\ADD{
God’s
message/what
God
says
about
you}}►
is
not
true.
\VS{15}Those
who
have
such
{\ADD{attitudes
are}}
not
wise [MTY]
in
the
way
that
God
{\ADD{
wants
them
to
be}}.
Instead,
they
are
only
thinking
and
acting
like ◄{\ADD{
ungodly
people/people
who
do
not
please
God}}►.
They
think
and
act
according
to
their
own
{\ADD{
evil}}
desires.
They
do
what
the
demons
{\ADD{
want
them
to
do}} (OR,
they
think
and
act
as
demons
{\ADD{
do}}).
\VS{16}{\ADD{
Keep
in
mind
that}}
people
who
have
such attitudes ◄are
unruly/do
not
submit
to
authority►
and
{\ADD{
do}}
all
kinds
of
evil
things.
\VS{17}But
{\ADD{
when
people}}
are
wise [PRS]
in
the
way
that
God [MTY]
{\ADD{
wants
them
to
be}},
they
are
pure
in
every
way,
which
God
considers
to
be
very
important.
They
also
act
peaceably towards
{\ADD{
others}},
they ◄are considerate
of/think
about
the
rights
and
feelings
of►
others,
they
are
willing
to
yield
to
{\ADD{
the
wishes
of}}
others,
they
act compassionately
{\ADD{
toward
others}},
and
they
do
all
kinds
of
good
things
{\ADD{
for
others}} [MET].
{\ADD{
How
they
treat
others
does}}
not
depend
on ◄others’
status/whether
others
are
important
or
not►,
and
they
are
sincere
{\ADD{
in
all
they
do}}.
\VS{18}Those
who
{\ADD{
act}}
peaceably
{\ADD{
toward
others}}
cause
{\ADD{
others
to
also}}
act
peaceably,
with
the
result
that
they
all
live
together
{\ADD{
acting
toward
each
other}}
in
a
righteous
way [MET].

\par }\Chap{4}{\SH You are fighting among yourselves because of your evil desires, and you are never getting what you want because you pray with wrong motives.
\par }{\SR James 4:1-3
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Now
I
will
tell
you
why
you
are
fighting
among
yourselves
and
quarreling
with
each
other [RHQ].
It
is [RHQ]
because
each
of
you
wants
to
do
evil
things [PRS].
You
keep
on
wanting
to
do
things
that
are
not
{\ADD{
what
God
wants
you
to
do}}.
\VS{2}There
are
things
that
you
{\ADD{
very
much}}
desire
to
have,
but
you
do
not
get
{\ADD{
those
things,
so}}
you
{\ADD{
want
to}}
kill [HYP]
{\ADD{
those
who
hinder
you
from
getting
them}}.
You
desire
what
{\ADD{
other
people
have}},
but
you
are
unable
to
get
{\ADD{
what
you
desire,
so}}
you
quarrel
and
fight
{\ADD{
with
one
another}} [HYP].
You
do
not
have
{\ADD{
what
you
desire}}
because
you
do
not
ask
{\ADD{
God
for
it}}.
\VS{3}{\ADD{
And
even
when}}
you
do
ask
{\ADD{
him}},
he
does
not
give
you
{\ADD{
what
you
ask
for}}
because
you
are
asking
for
the
wrong
reason.
{\ADD{
You
are
asking
for
things}}
in
order
that
you
may
use
them
just
to ◄enjoy
yourselves/make
yourselves
happy►.
\par }{\SH You
are
unfaithful
to
God
and
are
behaving
as
evil
people
do,
so
you
have
become
God’s
enemies,
but
he
wants
to
help
you.
He
opposes
the
proud,
but
he
helps
those
who
are
humble.
\par }{\SR James 4:4-6
\par }{\PP \VS{4}{\ADD{
Like}}
a
woman
who
is
unfaithful
to
her
husband,
you
{\ADD{
are
being
unfaithful
to
God
and
not
obeying
him
anymore}} [MET].
Those
who
are
behaving
as
evil
people
do [MTY] (OR,
Those
who
love
{\ADD{
the
evil
pleasures
of}}
this
world)
are
hostile
toward
God.
Perhaps
you
do
not
realize
that [RHQ].
So
those
who
decide
to
act
as
evil
people
do [MTY]
become
enemies
of
God.
\VS{5}◄Surely
you
remember
that
{\ADD{
God
told
us
in}}
the
Scriptures
that
he
eagerly
desires
that
his
Spirit,
who
lives
in
us,
will
help
us
to
love
{\ADD{
God}}
only!/Do
you
think
that
it
is
for
no
reason
that
{\ADD{
God
told
us
in}}
the
Scriptures
that
he
strongly
desires
that
his
Spirit,
who
lives
in
us,
will
help
us
to
love
{\ADD{
God}}
only?► [RHQ]
God
has
a
reason
for
desiring
that.
\VS{6}{\ADD{
It
is
because}}
he
is
kind
{\ADD{
to
us
and
he}}
wants
very
much
to
help
us.
That
is
why ◄someone
said/{\ADD{
King
Solomon}}
wrote►
{\ADD{
in
the Scriptures}}, “God
opposes
those
who
are
proud,
but
he
helps
those
who
are
humble.”
\par }{\SH So
submit
yourselves
to
God
and
resist
the devil.
Stop
doing
wrong
things
and
thinking
wrong
thoughts.
Be
sorry
for
having
sinned.
Humble
yourselves
before
God,
and
he
will
honor
you.
\par }{\SR James 4:7-10
\par }{\PP \VS{7}So
submit
yourselves
to
God. ◄Resist
the
devil/Refuse
to
do
what
the
devil
wants►,
and
{\ADD{
as
a
result}}
he
will
run
away
from
you.
\VS{8}Come
near
{\ADD{spiritually}}
to
God,
and
{\ADD{
as
a
result}}
he
will
come
near
to
you.
You
who
are
sinners,
stop
doing
what
is
wrong,
and
do
only
what
is
good [SYN,
MET].
You
who
cannot
decide
{\ADD{
whether
you
will}} ◄{\ADD{
commit
yourselves
to
God/obey
God
completely}}►,
stop
thinking
wrong
thoughts,
and
think
only
pure
thoughts [MTY].
\VS{9}Be
sorrowful
and
weep/mourn [DOU]
{\ADD{
because
of
the
wrong
things
that
you
have
done}}.
Do
not
laugh [DOU], ◄{\ADD{enjoying
only
what
you selfishly/enjoying
only
what
you
yourselves}}►
{\ADD{
desire}}.
Instead,
be
sad
{\ADD{
because
you
have
done
what
is
wrong}}.
\VS{10}Humble
yourselves
before
the
Lord,
and
{\ADD{
as
a
result}}
he
will
honor
you.
\par }{\SH Stop
saying
evil
things
about
one
another
and
thus
condemning
each
other.
Only
God
has
the
right
to
condemn
people.
\par }{\SR James 4:11-12
\par }{\PP \VS{11}My
fellow believers,
stop
saying
evil
things
about
one
another,
{\ADD{
because}}
those
who
say
something
evil
about
a
fellow believer
and
{\ADD{
are
therefore}}
condemning
{\ADD{
one
who
is
like}}
a
brother
{\ADD{
to
them}}
are
really
speaking
against
the
law
{\ADD{
that
God
gave
us
to
obey}}.
{\ADD{
In
this
law,
God
commanded}} [MTY]
{\ADD{
us
to
love
others}},
and
those
who
say
evil
things
about
fellow believers,
{\ADD{
it
is
as
though}}
they
are
saying
that
we
do
not
have
to
do
what
{\ADD{
God}}
commanded.
If
you
{\ADD{(sg)}}
say
that
you
do
not
have
to
do
what
God
commanded,
you
{\ADD{(sg)}}
are
not
obeying
God’s
law.
Instead,
you
{\ADD{(sg)}}
are claiming
that
you
{\ADD{
have
the
authority}}
to
condemn
{\ADD{
others}}.
\VS{12}{\ADD{
But
in
fact}},
there
is
only
one
who
{\ADD{
has
the
authority
to}}
tell
{\ADD{
people}}
what
is
right
to
do
and
to
condemn
{\ADD{
them,
and
that
is
God}}.
He
alone
is
able
to
save
{\ADD{
people}}
or
to
destroy
people.
{\ADD{
So}}, ◄{\BD{
you}}
{\ADD{(sg)}}
certainly
have
no
right
to
decide
how
God
should
punish
other
people./who
are
you
to
decide
how
God
should
punish
other
people?► [RHQ]
\par }{\SH You
should
not
boast
about
what
you
will
do
in
the
future,
because
life
is transitory.
Instead,
you
should
plan
to
do
whatever
God
wants
you
to
do,
because
boasting
about
what
you
want
to
do,
rather
than
considering
the
will
of
God,
is
sinful.
\par }{\SR James 4:13-17
\par }{\PP \VS{13}{\ADD{
Some
of
you}}
are
{\ADD{
arrogantly}}
saying, “Today
or
tomorrow
we
will
go
to
a
certain
city.
We
will
spend
a
year
there
and
we
will
buy
and
sell
things
and earn
a
lot
of
money.”
Now,
you
listen
to
me!
\VS{14}{\ADD{
You
should
not
talk
like
that,
because}}
you
do
not
know
what
will
happen
tomorrow,
and
you
do
not
know
{\ADD{
how
long}}
you
will
live!
Your
life
{\ADD{
is
short}} [MET],
{\ADD{
like}}
a
mist
that
appears
for
a
short
time
and
then
disappears.
\VS{15}Instead
of
{\ADD{
what
you
are
saying}},
you
should
say, “If
the
Lord
wills/desires,
we
will
live
and
do
this
or
that.”
\VS{16}But
what
you
are
doing
is
boasting
about
all
the
things
that
you
arrogantly
{\ADD{
plan
to
do}}.
Your
boasting
like
that
is
evil.
\par }{\PP \VS{17}So
if
anyone
knows
the
right
thing
that
he
should
do,
{\ADD{
but}}
he
does
not
do
it,
he
is
sinning.

\par }\Chap{5}{\SH The rich people who oppress you should weep because they will suffer much. God will punish them because they have unjustly caused others to suffer.
\par }{\SR James 5:1-6
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Now
{\ADD{
I
have
something
to
say
to}}
the
rich
people
{\ADD{
who
do
not
believe
in Christ
and
who}} ◄{\ADD{
oppress
you/cause
you
to
suffer}}►.
Listen
{\ADD{
to
me}},
you
rich
people!
You
should
weep
and
wail
{\ADD{
loudly}} [DOU]
because
you
will
experience
terrible
troubles [PRS]!
\VS{2}Your
wealth
{\ADD{
of
various
kinds}}
is
{\ADD{
worthless}} [MET],
{\ADD{
as
though
it
were}}
rotted.
Your
fine
clothes
are
{\ADD{
worthless}} [MET],
{\ADD{
as
though}} termites
had
ruined
them.
\VS{3}Your
gold
and
silver
are
{\ADD{
worthless}} [MET],
{\ADD{
as
though
they
were}} corroded.
{\ADD{
When
God
judges
you}},
this
worthless
wealth [MTY]
of
yours
will
be
evidence [PRS]
that
you
are
guilty
{\ADD{
of
being
greedy}},
and
as
rust
and
fire
{\ADD{
destroy}} [MET, SYN]
things,
{\ADD{
God}}
will
severely
punish
you [SIM].
You
have ◄{\ADD{
in
vain/uselessly}}► ◄stored
up/accumulated►
{\ADD{
wealth}}
at
a
time
when
{\ADD{
God}}
is
about
to
{\ADD{
judge
you}} [MTY].
\VS{4}Think
{\ADD{
about
what
you
have
done}}.
You
have
not
paid
wages
to
the
workmen
who
have
harvested
your
fields
for
you,
{\ADD{
with
the
result
that}} [PRS]
those
reapers
are
crying
out
{\ADD{
to
God
for
him
to
help
them}}.
{\ADD{
And
God}},
the all-powerful
Lord,
has
heard
their
loud
cries.
\VS{5}You
have
lived
luxuriously,
just
to
have
pleasure
{\ADD{
here}}
on
earth.
{\ADD{
Just
like
cattle fatten
themselves,
not realizing
that}}
they
will
be
slaughtered [MET],
you
have
{\ADD{
lived
just
for
pleasure}} [MTY],
{\ADD{
not realizing
that
God
will
severely
punish
you}}.
\VS{6}You
have
{\ADD{
arranged
for
others/judges
to}}
condemn
innocent
people.
You
have
{\ADD{
arranged
for
others
to
kill}}
some
people.
{\ADD{
And
even
though}}
those
people
had
not
done
anything
wrong,
they
were
not
{\ADD{
able
to}}
defend
themselves
against
you.
{\ADD{
My
fellow believers,
that
is
what
I
say
to
the
rich
people}} ◄{\ADD{
who
oppress
you/cause
you
to
suffer}}►.
\par }{\SH So
wait
patiently
for
the
Lord
Jesus Christ
to
return
and
to
judge
all
people
fairly.
Do
not
complain
about
each
other,
lest
Jesus
judge
you
when
he
returns.
From
the
examples
of
the
prophets
and
Job,
we
know
that
God
blesses
and
rewards
those
who
patiently
endure
suffering.
\par }{\SR James 5:7-11
\par }{\PP \VS{7}So,
my
fellow believers,
{\ADD{
although
rich
people
cause
you
to
suffer}},
be
patient
until
the
Lord
{\ADD{
Jesus
Christ}}
comes
{\ADD{
back}}.
Remember
that
when
farmers
{\ADD{
plant
a
field}},
they
wait
for
their
valuable
crops
to
grow.
They
must
wait
patiently
for
the
rain
{\ADD{
that
comes}}
at
the
planting
season
and
for
more
rain
{\ADD{
that
comes}}
just
before
the
harvest
season.
They
wait
{\ADD{
for}}
the
crops
{\ADD{
to
grow
and mature
before
they
can
harvest
them}}.
\VS{8}{\ADD{
Similarly}},
you
also
should
{\ADD{
wait}}
patiently
and
trust
the
Lord
{\ADD{
Jesus}}
firmly,
because
he
is
coming
{\ADD{
back}}
soon
{\ADD{
and
will
judge
all
people
fairly}}.
\VS{9}My
fellow believers,
do
not
complain
about
each
other,
in
order
that
you
will
not
be
condemned
{\ADD{
and
punished
by
the
Lord Jesus}} $\{$in
order
that
{\ADD{
the
Lord Jesus}}
will
not
condemn
you$\}$.
It
is
he
who
will
judge
us,
and
he
is
ready
to
appear.
\VS{10}My
fellow believers,
as
an
example
{\ADD{
of
how
to
be
patient}}, ◄consider/think
about►
the
prophets
whom
the
Lord
{\ADD{
God
sent
long
ago}}
to
speak
his
messages [MTY].
{\ADD{
Although
people
caused}}
the
prophets
to
suffer
a
lot,
they
endured
it
patiently.
\VS{11}And
we
know
that
{\ADD{
God}} ◄approves
of/is
pleased
with►
those
who
endure
{\ADD{
suffering
for
him}}.
You
have
also
heard
about
Job.
You
know
that
{\ADD{
although
he
suffered
much}},
the
Lord
{\ADD{
God}}
finally
caused
things
to
turn
out
well
{\ADD{
for
Job
because}}
he
endured
{\ADD{
that
suffering}} (OR,
because
he
continued
{\ADD{
to
trust
God}}).
{\ADD{
And
from
that
we
know}}
that
the
Lord
is
very
compassionate
and
kind.
\par }{\SH Do
not
say, “If
I
am
lying,
may
God
punish
me.”
Instead,
always
tell
the
truth,
so
that
God
will
not
condemn
you.
\par }{\SR James 5:12
\par }{\PP \VS{12}Also,
my
fellow believers,
{\ADD{
I
want
to
say}}
something
important
{\ADD{
about
how
you
talk}}.
{\ADD{
If
you
say
that
you
will
do
something}},
do
not
say, “If
I
do
not
do
it,
may
{\ADD{
God
in}}
heaven [MTY]
punish
me.”
Do
not
even
say, “If
I
do
not
do
it,
may
{\ADD{
someone
here
on}}
earth [MTY]
punish
me.”
Do
not
say
anything
like
that.
Instead,
if
you
say “Yes,”
then
{\ADD{
do
what
you
said
that
you
would
do}}.
If
you
say “No,”
then
do
not
{\ADD{
do
it}}.
Otherwise,
{\ADD{
God}}
will
condemn
you.
\par }{\SH Whatever
your
circumstances
are,
pray,
trusting
in
God,
and
he
will
certainly
help
you,
both physically
and spiritually.
So
confess
your
sins
to
each
other
and
pray
for
each
other,
because
God
answers
prayer.
\par }{\SR James 5:13-18
\par }{\PP \VS{13}Whoever
among
you
is
experiencing
trouble [RHQ]
should
pray
{\ADD{
that
God
would
help
him.
Whoever}}
is
cheerful/happy [RHQ]
should
sing
songs
of
praise
{\ADD{
to
God}}.
\VS{14}Whoever
among
you
is
sick [RHQ]
should
call
the
leaders
of
the
congregation
{\ADD{
to
come
to
pray
for
him}}.
They
should
put
{\ADD{
olive}}
oil
on
him
and,
with
the
Lord’s
authority [MTY] (OR,
calling
on
the
Lord
{\ADD{
to
heal
him}}),
pray.
\VS{15}And
if
they
truly
trust
{\ADD{
in
the
Lord}}
when
they
pray [PRS],
the
sick
person
will
be
healed.
The
Lord
will
heal
him.
And
if
that
person
has
sinned ◄{\ADD{
in
a
way
that
caused
him
to
be/and
because
of
that
he
became}}►
{\ADD{
sick,
if
he}} ◄{\ADD{
confesses
what
he
did/says
that
he
did
what
is
wrong}}►,
he
will
be
forgiven $\{${\ADD{
the
Lord}}
will
forgive
him$\}$.
\VS{16}So,
{\ADD{
because
the
Lord
is
able
to
heal
the
sick
and
to
forgive
sins}},
tell
each
other
the
sinful
things
that
you
have
done,
and
pray
for
each
other
in
order
that
you
may
be
healed $\{$that
{\ADD{
God}}
may
heal
you$\}$
{\ADD{physically
and spiritually}}.
If
righteous
people
{\ADD{
pray
and}}
ask fervently
{\ADD{
for
God
to
do
something,
God}}
will
certainly
do
it
in
a
powerful
way.
\VS{17}{\ADD{
Although
the
prophet}}
Elijah
was ◄an
ordinary
person/just
a
human
being►
like
us,
he
earnestly
prayed
that
it
would
not
rain.
{\ADD{
As
a
result}},
it
did
not
rain
for
three
and
a
half
years.
\VS{18}Then
he
prayed
again,
{\ADD{
asking
God
to
send
rain}},
and
{\ADD{
as
a
result
God}} [MTY]
sent
rain,
and
plants
{\ADD{
grew
and}}
produced
crops
{\ADD{
again}}.
\par }{\SH If
anyone
turns
away
from
God’s
true
message,
you believers
should
urge
him
to
once
again
obey
God
so
that
God
will
forgive
his
many
sins.
\par }{\SR James 5:19-20
\par }{\PP \VS{19}My
fellow believers,
if
anyone
of
you
stops
obeying
the
true
message
{\ADD{
from
God}},
someone
from
among
you
should
persuade
that
person
to
once
again
do
{\ADD{
what
God
has
told
us
to
do}}.
{\ADD{
If
he
stops
doing
what
is
wrong}},
\VS{20}the
one
{\ADD{
who
persuaded
him}}
should
realize
that
{\ADD{
because}}
he
has
enabled
the
person
who
was
sinning
to
stop
doing
what
is
wrong,
{\ADD{
God}}
will
save
that
person
from ◄{\ADD{
spiritual}}
death/being
separated
from
him
forever►,
and
will
forgive
{\ADD{
his}}
many
sins.
\par }