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1. James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes in the Dispersion, greeting:
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1. James G2385 , a servant G1401 of God G2316 and G2532 of the Lord G2962 Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 , to the G3588 twelve G1427 tribes G5443 which G3588 are scattered abroad G1722 G1290 , greeting G5463 .
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2. My brothers count it all joy when you fall into various trials,
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2. My G3450 brethren G80 , count G2233 it all G3956 joy G5479 when G3752 ye fall into G4045 divers G4164 temptations G3986 ;
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3. knowing that the proving of your faith works patience.
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3. Knowing G1097 this, that G3754 the G3588 trying G1383 of your G5216 faith G4102 worketh G2716 patience G5281 .
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4. But let patience have its perfective work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.
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4. But G1161 let patience G5281 have G2192 her perfect G5046 work G2041 , that G2443 ye may be G5600 perfect G5046 and G2532 entire G3648 , wanting G3007 nothing G3367 .
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5. But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask from God, who gives to all freely and with no reproach, and it will be given to him.
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5. G1161 If G1487 any G5100 of you G5216 lack G3007 wisdom G4678 , let him ask G154 of G3844 God G2316 , that giveth G1325 to all G3956 men liberally G574 , and G2532 upbraideth G3679 not G3361 ; and G2532 it shall be given G1325 him G846 .
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6. But let him ask in faith, doubting nothing. For the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, being driven by wind and being tossed;
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6. But G1161 let him ask G154 in G1722 faith G4102 , nothing G3367 wavering G1252 . For G1063 he that wavereth G1252 is like G1503 a wave G2830 of the sea G2281 driven with the wind G416 and G2532 tossed G4494 .
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7. for do not let that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord;
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7. For G1063 let not G3361 that G1565 man G444 think G3633 that G3754 he shall receive G2983 any thing G5100 of G3844 the G3588 Lord G2962 .
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8. he is a double-souled man, not dependable in all his ways.
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8. A double minded G1374 man G435 is unstable G182 in G1722 all G3956 his G848 ways G3598 .
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9. But let the lowly brother rejoice in his lifting up;
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9. G1161 Let the G3588 brother G80 of low degree G5011 rejoice G2744 in G1722 that he G848 is exalted G5311 :
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10. and the rich one rejoice in his humiliation, because he will pass away like the flower of the grass.
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10. But G1161 the G3588 rich G4145 , in G1722 that he G848 is made low G5014 : because G3754 as G5613 the flower G438 of the grass G5528 he shall pass away G3928 .
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11. For the sun rose with the hot wind and dried up the grass, and its flower fell out, and the beauty of its appearance perished; so also the rich one will fade away in his ways. Isa. 40:6, 7
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11. For G1063 the G3588 sun G2246 is no sooner risen G393 with G4862 a burning heat G2742 , but G2532 it withereth G3583 the G3588 grass G5528 , and G2532 the G3588 flower G438 thereof G846 falleth G1601 , and G2532 the G3588 grace G2143 of the G3588 fashion G4383 of it G846 perisheth G622 : so G3779 also G2532 shall the G3588 rich man G4145 fade away G3133 in G1722 his G848 ways G4197 .
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12. Blessed is the man who endures temptation, because having been approved he will receive the crown of life which the Lord promised to the ones loving Him.
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12. Blessed G3107 is the man G435 that G3739 endureth G5278 temptation G3986 : for G3754 when he is G1096 tried G1384 , he shall receive G2983 the G3588 crown G4735 of life G2222 , which G3739 the G3588 Lord G2962 hath promised G1861 to them that love G25 him G846 .
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13. Let no one being tempted say, I am tempted from God. For God is not tempted by evil, and He tempts no one.
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13. Let no man G3367 say G3004 when he is tempted G3985 , I am tempted G3985 of G575 God G2316 : for G1063 God G2316 cannot be tempted G2076 G551 with evil G2556 , neither G1161 tempteth G3985 he G848 any man G3762 :
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14. But each one is tempted by his own lusts, being drawn out and being seduced by them.
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14. But G1161 every man G1538 is tempted G3985 , when he is drawn away G1828 of G5259 his own G2398 lust G1939 , and G2532 enticed G1185 .
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15. Then having conceived lust brings forth sin. And sin being fully formed brings forth death.
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15. Then G1534 when lust G1939 hath conceived G4815 , it bringeth forth G5088 sin G266 : and G1161 sin G266 , when it is finished G658 , bringeth forth G616 death G2288 .
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16. Do not go astray, my beloved brothers,
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16. Do not G3361 err G4105 , my G3450 beloved G27 brethren G80 .
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17. every act of good giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom is no change or shadow of turning.
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17. Every G3956 good G18 gift G1394 and G2532 every G3956 perfect G5046 gift G1434 is G2076 from above G509 , and cometh down G2597 from G575 the G3588 Father G3962 of lights G5457 , with G3844 whom G3739 is G1762 no G3756 variableness G3883 , neither G2228 shadow G644 of turning G5157 .
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18. Having purposed, He brought us forth by the Word of truth, for us to be a certain firstfruit of His creatures.
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18. Of his own will G1014 begat G616 he us G2248 with the word G3056 of truth G225 , that we G2248 should be G1511 a kind G5100 of firstfruits G536 of his G848 creatures G2938 .
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19. So that, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.
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19. Wherefore G5620 , my G3450 beloved G27 brethren G80 , let every G3956 man G444 be G2077 swift G5036 to hear G191 , slow G1021 to speak G2980 , slow G1021 to G1519 wrath G3709 :
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20. For the wrath of man does not work out the righteousness of God.
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20. For G1063 the wrath G3709 of man G435 worketh G2716 not G3756 the righteousness G1343 of God G2316 .
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21. On account of this, putting away all filthiness and overflowing of evil, in meekness receive the implanted Word being able to save your souls.
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21. Wherefore G1352 lay apart G659 all G3956 filthiness G4507 and G2532 superfluity G4050 of naughtiness G2549 , and receive G1209 with G1722 meekness G4240 the G3588 engrafted G1721 word G3056 , which is able G1410 to save G4982 your G5216 souls G5590 .
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22. But become doers of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
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22. But G1161 be G1096 ye doers G4163 of the word G3056 , and G2532 not G3361 hearers G202 only G3440 , deceiving G3884 your own selves G1438 .
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23. Because if anyone is a hearer of the Word, and not a doer, this one is like a man studying his natural face in a mirror;
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23. For G3754 if any G1536 be G2076 a hearer G202 of the word G3056 , and G2532 not G3756 a doer G4163 , he G3778 is like unto G1503 a man G435 beholding G2657 his G846 natural G1078 face G4383 in G1722 a glass G2072 :
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24. for he studied himself, and has gone away, and immediately he forgot of what kind he was.
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24. For G1063 he beholdeth G2657 himself G1438 , and G2532 goeth his way G565 , and G2532 straightway G2112 forgetteth G1950 what manner of man G3697 he was G2258 .
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25. But the one looking into the perfect Law of liberty, and continuing in it, this one not having become a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in his doing.
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25. But G1161 whoso looketh G3879 into G1519 the perfect G5046 law G3551 of G3588 liberty G1657 , and G2532 continueth G3887 therein, he G3778 being G1096 not G3756 a forgetful G1953 hearer G202 , but G235 a doer G4163 of the work G2041 , this man G3778 shall be G2071 blessed G3107 in G1722 his G848 deed G4162 .
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26. If anyone thinks to be religious among you, yet not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, this one's religion is vain.
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26. If any man G1536 among G1722 you G5213 seem G1380 to be G1511 religious G2357 , and bridleth G5468 not G3361 his G848 tongue G1100 , but G235 deceiveth G538 his own G848 heart G2588 , this man G5127 's religion G2356 is vain G3152 .
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27. Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their afflictions, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.
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27. Pure G2513 religion G2356 and G2532 undefiled G283 before G3844 God G2316 and G2532 the Father G3962 is G2076 this G3778 , To visit G1980 the fatherless G3737 and G2532 widows G5503 in G1722 their G846 affliction G2347 , and to keep G5083 himself G1438 unspotted G784 from G575 the G3588 world G2889 .
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