James 1

1 ♥ 📝 J ames,^G2385 a servant^G1401 of God^G2316 and^G2532 of the Lord^G2962 Jesus^G2424 Christ,^G5547 to the twelve^G1427 tribes^G5443 which are of the Dispersion,^G1290 greeting.^G5463

2 ♥ 📝 Count it^G2233 all^G3956 joy,^G5479 my^G3450 brethren,^G80 when^G3752 ye fall^G4045 into manifold^G4164 temptations;^G3986

3 ♥ 📝 Knowing^G1097 that^G3754 the proving^G1383 of your^G5216 faith^G4102 worketh^G2716 patience.^G5281

4 ♥ 📝 And^G1161 let patience^G5281 have^G2192 [its] perfect^G5046 work,^G2041 that^G2443 ye may be^G5600 perfect^G5046 and^G2532 entire,^G3648 lacking^G3007 in^G1722 nothing.^G3367

5 ♥ 📝 But if^G1487 any^G5100 of you^G5216 lacketh^G3007 wisdom,^G4678 let him ask^G154 of^G3844 God,^G2316 who giveth^G1325 to all^G3956 liberally^G574 and^G2532 upbraideth^G3679 not;^G3361 and^G2532 it shall be given^G1325 him.^G846

6 ♥ 📝 But^G1161 let him ask^G154 in^G1722 faith,^G4102 nothing^G3367 doubting:^G1252 for^G1063 he that doubteth^G1252 is like^G1503 the surge^G2830 of the sea^G2281 driven by the wind^G416 and^G2532 tossed.^G4494

7 ♥ 📝 For^G1063 let not^G3361 that^G1565 man^G444 think^G3633 that^G3754 he shall receive^G2983 anything^G5100 of^G3844 the Lord;^G2962

8 ♥ 📝 a doubleminded^G1374 man,^G435 unstable^G182 in^G1722 all^G3956 his^G846 ways.^G3598

9 ♥ 📝 But let^G1161 the brother^G80 of low degree^G5011 glory^G2744 in^G1722 his^G846 high estate:^G5311

10 ♥ 📝 and^G1161 the rich,^G4145 in^G1722 that he^G846 is made low:^G5014 because^G3754 as^G5613 the flower^G438 of the grass^G5528 he shall pass away.^G3928

11 ♥ 📝 For^G1063 the sun^G2246 ariseth^G393 with^G4862 the scorching^G2742 wind, and^G2532 withereth^G3583 the grass:^G5528 and^G2532 the flower^G438 thereof^G846 falleth,^G1601 and^G2532 the grace^G2143 of the fashion^G4383 of it^G846 perisheth:^G622 so^G3779 also^G2532 shall^G3133 the rich man^G4145 fade away^G3133 in^G1722 his^G846 goings.^G4197

12 ♥ 📝 Blessed^G3107 is the man^G435 that^G3739 endureth^G5278 temptation;^G3986 for^G3754 when he hath been^G1096 approved,^G1384 he shall receive^G2983 the crown^G4735 of life,^G2222 which^G3739 [the Lord]^G2962 promised^G1861 to them^G3588 that love^G25 him.^G846

13 ♥ 📝 Let no man^G3367 say^G3004 when^G3754 he is tempted,^G3985 I am tempted^G3985 of^G575 God;^G2316 for^G1063 God^G2316 cannot be tempted^{G551 G2076} with evil,^G2556 and he^G846 himself tempteth^G3985 no^G1161 man:^G3762

14 ♥ 📝 but^G1161 each man^G1538 is tempted,^G3985 when he is drawn away^G1828 by^G5259 his own^G2398 lust,^G1939 and^G2532 enticed.^G1185

15 ♥ 📝 Then the lust,^G1939 when^G1534 it hath conceived,^G4815 beareth^G5088 sin:^G266 and^G1161 the sin,^G266 when it is fullgrown,^G658 bringeth forth^G616 death.^G2288

16 ♥ 📝 Be^G4105 not^G3361 deceived,^G4105 my^G3450 beloved^G27 brethren.^G80

17 ♥ 📝 Every^G3956 good^G18 gift^G1394 and^G2532 every^G3956 perfect^G5046 gift^G1434 is^G2076 from above,^G509 coming down^G2597 from^G575 the Father^G3962 of lights,^G5457 with^G3844 whom^G3739 can be^G1762 no^G3756 variation,^G3883 neither^G2228 shadow^G644 that is cast by turning.^G5157

18 ♥ 📝 Of his own will^G1014 he brought^G616 us^G2248 forth by the word^G3056 of truth,^G1519 that we^G2248 should be^G1511 a kind^G5100 of firstfruits^G536 of his^G846 creatures.^G2938

19 ♥ 📝 Ye know^G5620 [this], my^G3450 beloved^G27 brethren.^G80 But let every^G3956 man^G444 be^G2077 swift^G5036 to^G1519 hear,^G191 slow^G1021 to^G1519 speak,^G2980 slow^G1021 to^G1519 wrath:^G3709

20 ♥ 📝 for^G1063 the wrath^G3709 of man^G435 worketh^G2716 not^G3756 the righteousness^G1343 of God.^G2316

21 ♥ 📝 Wherefore^G1352 putting away^G659 all^G3956 filthiness^G4507 and^G2532 overflowing^G4050 of wickedness,^G2549 receive^G1209 with^G1722 meekness^G4240 the implanted^G1721 word,^G3056 which^G3588 is able^G1410 to save^G4982 your^G5216 souls.^G5590

22 ♥ 📝 But^G1161 be^G1096 ye doers^G4163 of the word,^G3056 and^G2532 not^G3361 hearers^G202 only,^G3440 deluding^G3884 your own selves.^G1438

23 ♥ 📝 For^G3754 if^G1487 any^G5100 one is a hearer^G202 of the word^G3056 and^G2532 not^G3756 a doer,^G4163 he^G3778 is^G2076 like unto^G1503 a man^G435 beholding^G2657 his^G846 natural^G1078 face^G4383 in^G1722 a mirror:^G2072

24 ♥ 📝 for^G1063 he beholdeth^G2657 himself,^G1438 and^G2532 goeth away,^G565 and^G2532 straightway^G2112 forgetteth^G1950 what manner of man^G3697 he was.^G2258

25 ♥ 📝 But^G1161 he that looketh^G3879 into^G1519 the perfect^G5046 law,^G3551 the [law]^G3551 of liberty,^G1657 and^G2532 [so] continueth,^G3887 being^G1096 not^G3756 a hearer^G202 that forgetteth^G1953 but^G235 a doer^G4163 that worketh,^G2041 this man^G3778 shall be^G2071 blessed^G3107 in^G1722 his^G846 doing.^G4162

26 ♥ 📝 If^G1487 any man^{G5100 G1722 G5213} thinketh^G1380 himself to be^G1511 religious,^G2357 while he bridleth^G5468 not^G3361 his^G846 tongue^G1100 but^G235 deceiveth^G538 his^G846 heart,^G2588 this man's^G5127 religion^G2356 is vain.^G3152

27 ♥ 📝 Pure^G2513 religion^G2356 and^G2532 undefiled^G283 before^G3844 our God^G2316 and^G2532 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 oneself^G1438 unspotted^G784 from^G575 the world.^G2889