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JAMESCHAPTER 1

1James, a servant of God and of the LordJess Chr!st, to the t"e#ve tr!$es "h!%h are

s%attered a$road, &reet!n&'2M( $rethren, %ont !t a## )o( "hen (e fa##

!nto d!vers tem*tat!ons+3no"!n& this, that the tr(!n& of (or fa!th

"or-eth *at!en%e'4 .t #et *at!en%e have her *erfe%t "or-,

that (e ma( $e *erfe%t and ent!re, "ant!n&noth!n&'

5If an( of (o #a%- "!sdom, #et h!m as- ofGod, that &!veth to a## men #!$era##(, and*$ra!deth not+ and !t sha## $e &!ven h!m'6.t #et h!m as- !n fa!th, noth!n& "aver!n&'

For he that "avereth !s #!-e a "ave of the seadr!ven "!th the "!nd and tossed'7For #et not that man th!n- that he sha##

re%e!ve an( th!n& of the Lord'8A do$#e m!nded man isnsta$#e !n a## h!s

"a(s'9Let the $rother of #o" de&ree re)o!%e !n

that he !s e/a#ted010 .t the r!%h, !n that he !s made #o"0

$e%ase as the f#o"er of the &rass he sha## *ass

a"a('

11 For the sn !s no sooner r!sen "!th a$rn!n& heat, $t !t "!thereth the &rass, and

the f#o"er thereof fa##eth, and the &ra%e of thefash!on of !t *er!sheth0 so a#so sha## the r!%h

man fade a"a( !n h!s "a(s'12 .#essed is the man that endreth

tem*tat!on0 for "hen he !s tr!ed, he sha##

re%e!ve the %ro"n of #!fe, "h!%h the Lord hath

*rom!sed to them that #ove h!m'13Let no man sa( "hen he !s tem*ted, I am

tem*ted of God0 for God %annot $e tem*ted

"!th ev!#, ne!ther tem*teth he an( man014.t ever( man !s tem*ted, "hen he !s

dra"n a"a( of h!s o"n #st, and ent!%ed'15

Then "hen #st hath %on%e!ved, !t$r!n&eth forth s!n0 and s!n, "hen !t !s f!n!shed,

$r!n&eth forth death'16o not err, m( $e#oved $rethren'17Ever( &ood &!ft and ever( *erfe%t &!ft !s

from a$ove, and %ometh do"n from the Father

of #!&hts, "!th "hom !s no var!a$#eness,

ne!ther shado" of trn!n&'18 Of h!s o"n "!## $e&at he s "!th the

"ord of trth, that "e sho#d $e a -!nd off!rstfr!ts of h!s %reatres'19 2herefore, m( $e#oved $rethren, #et

ever( man $e s"!ft to hear, s#o" to s*ea-,s#o" to "rath020For the "rath of man "or-eth not the

r!&hteosness of God'21 2herefore #a( a*art a## f!#th!ness and

s*erf#!t( of na&ht!ness, and re%e!ve "!thmee-ness the en&rafted "ord, "h!%h !s a$#e tosave (or so#s'22 .t $e (e doers of the "ord, and not

hearers on#(, de%e!v!n& (or o"n se#ves'23For !f an( $e a hearer of the "ord, and

not a doer, he !s #!-e nto a man $eho#d!n& h!snatra# fa%e !n a ass024For he $eho#deth h!mse#f, and &oeth h!s

"a(, and stra!&ht"a( for&etteth "hat mannerof man he "as'25.t "hoso #oo-eth !nto the *erfe%t #a" of

#!$ert(, and %ont!neth therein, he $e!n& not afor&etf# hearer, $t a doer of the "or-, th!s

man sha## $e $#essed !n h!s deed'

26 If an( man amon& (o seem to $ere#!&!os, and $r!d#eth not h!s ton&e, $t

de%e!veth h!s o"n heart, th!s man3s re#!&!on isva!n'27Pre re#!&!on and ndef!#ed $efore God

and the Father !s th!s, To v!s!t the father#essand "!do"s !n the!r aff#!%t!on, and to -ee*

h!mse#f ns*otted from the "or#d'

CHAPTER 41 M( $rethren, have not the fa!th of or

Lord Jess Chr!st, the Lord of or(, "!thres*e%t of *ersons'2For !f there %ome nto (or assem$#( a

man "!th a &o#d r!n&, !n &ood#( a**are#, andthere %ome !n a#so a *oor man !n v!#e ra!ment+3And (e have res*e%t to h!m that "eareth

the &a( %#oth!n&, and sa( nto h!m, S!t tho

here !n a &ood *#a%e+ and sa( to the *oor,

Stand tho there, or s!t here nder m(

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footstoo#04Are (e not then *art!a# !n (orse#ves, and

are $e%ome )d&es of ev!# tho&hts55Hear-en, m( $e#oved $rethren, Hath not

God %hosen the *oor of th!s "or#d r!%h !n

fa!th, and he!rs of the -!n&dom "h!%h he hath*rom!sed to them that #ove h!m5

6.t (e have des*!sed the *oor' o not r!%h

men o**ress (o, and dra" (o $efore the)d&ment seats5

7o not the( $#as*heme that "orth( name

$( the "h!%h (e are %a##ed58 If (e f#f!# the ro(a# #a" a%%ord!n& to the

s%r!*tre, Tho sha#t #ove th( ne!&h$or as

th(se#f, (e do "e##09 .t !f (e have res*e%t to *ersons, (e

%omm!t s!n, and are %onv!n%ed of the #a" as

trans&ressors'10For "hosoever sha## -ee* the "ho#e #a",

and (et offend !n onepoint, he !s &!#t( of a##'11For he that sa!d, o not %omm!t ad#ter(,

sa!d a#so, o not -!##' No" !f tho %omm!t no

ad#ter(, (et !f tho -!##, tho art $e%ome atrans&ressor of the #a"'12So s*ea- (e, and so do, as the( that sha##

$e )d&ed $( the #a" of #!$ert('13 For he sha## have )d&ment "!thot

mer%(, that hath she"ed no mer%(+ and mer%(

re)o!%eth a&a!nst )d&ment'142hat doth it*rof!t, m( $rethren, tho&h

a man sa( he hath fa!th, and have not "or-s5

%an fa!th save h!m515 If a $rother or s!ster $e na-ed, and

dest!tte of da!#( food,16And one of (o sa( nto them, e*art !n

*ea%e, $e ye "armed and f!##ed+

not"!thstand!n& (e &!ve them not those th!n&s"h!%h are needf# to the $od(+ "hat doth it

*rof!t517Even so fa!th, !f !t hath not "or-s, !s

dead, $e!n& a#one'186ea, a man ma( sa(, Tho hast fa!th, and

I have "or-s0 she" me th( fa!th "!thot th(

"or-s, and I "!## she" thee m( fa!th $( m(

"or-s'19 Tho $e#!evest that there !s one God+

tho doest "e##0 the dev!#s a#so $e#!eve, andtrem$#e'20.t "!#t tho -no", O va!n man, that

fa!th "!thot "or-s !s dead5212as not A$raham or father )st!f!ed $(

"or-s, "hen he had offered Isaa% h!s son *onthe a#tar5

22 Seest tho ho" fa!th "ro&ht "!th h!s"or-s, and $( "or-s "as fa!th made *erfe%t523 And the s%r!*tre "as f#f!##ed "h!%h

sa!th, A$raham $e#!eved God, and !t "as!m*ted nto h!m for r!&hteosness0 and he

"as %a##ed the Fr!end of God'246e see then ho" that $( "or-s a man !s

)st!f!ed, and not $( fa!th on#('25L!-e"!se a#so "as not Raha$ the har#ot

)st!f!ed $( "or-s, "hen she had re%e!ved themessen&ers, and had sent them ot another

"a(526For as the $od( "!thot the s*!r!t !s dead,

so fa!th "!thot "or-s !s dead a#so'

CHAPTER 71 M( $rethren, $e not man( masters,

-no"!n& that "e sha## re%e!ve the &reater%ondemnat!on'2For !n man( th!n&s "e offend a##' If an(

man offend not !n "ord, the same isa *erfe%tman, anda$#e a#so to $r!d#e the "ho#e $od('3.eho#d, "e *t $!ts !n the horses3 moths,

that the( ma( o$e( s+ and "e trn a$ot the!r"ho#e $od('4.eho#d a#so the sh!*s, "h!%h tho&h they

beso &reat, and aredr!ven of f!er%e "!nds, (etare the( trned a$ot "!th a ver( sma## he#m,

"h!thersoever the &overnor #!steth'5

Even so the ton&e !s a #!tt#e mem$er, and$oasteth &reat th!n&s' .eho#d, ho" &reat a

matter a #!tt#e f!re -!nd#eth86 And the ton&e is a f!re, a "or#d of

!n!9!t(0 so !s the ton&e amon& or mem$ers,

that !t def!#eth the "ho#e $od(, and setteth onf!re the %orse of natre+ and !t !s set on f!re of

he##'7For ever( -!nd of $easts, and of $!rds, and

of ser*ents, and of th!n&s !n the sea, !s tamed,

and hath $een tamed of man-!nd08.t the ton&e %an no man tame+ it is an

nr#( ev!#, f## of dead#( *o!son'9There"!th $#ess "e God, even the Father+

and there"!th %rse "e men, "h!%h are made

after the s!m!#!tde of God'10 Ot of the same moth *ro%eedeth

$#ess!n& and %rs!n&' M( $rethren, these

th!n&s o&ht not so to $e'11oth a fonta!n send forth at the same

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*#a%e s"eet waterand $!tter512Can the f!& tree, m( $rethren, $ear o#!ve

$err!es5 e!ther a v!ne, f!&s5 so canno fonta!n$oth (!e#d sa#t "ater and fresh'

13 2ho is a "!se man and ended "!th

-no"#ed&e amon& (o5 #et h!m she" ot of a&ood %onversat!on h!s "or-s "!th mee-ness of

"!sdom'14.t !f (e have $!tter env(!n& and str!fe !n

(or hearts, or( not, and #!e not a&a!nst the

trth'15Th!s "!sdom des%endeth not from a$ove,

$t isearth#(, sensa#, dev!#!sh'16For "here env(!n& and str!fe is, there is

%onfs!on and ever( ev!# "or-'17.t the "!sdom that !s from a$ove !s f!rst

*re, then *ea%ea$#e, &ent#e, and eas( to $e

!ntreated, f## of mer%( and &ood fr!ts,"!thot *art!a#!t(, and "!thot h(*o%r!s('18And the fr!t of r!&hteosness !s so"n !n

*ea%e of them that ma-e *ea%e'

CHAPTER :1 From "hen%e come "ars and f!&ht!n&s

amon& (o5 come they not hen%e, even of

(or #sts that "ar !n (or mem$ers526e #st, and have not0 (e -!##, and des!re to

have, and %annot o$ta!n0 (e f!&ht and "ar, (et

(e have not, $e%ase (e as- not'36e as-, and re%e!ve not, $e%ase (e as-

am!ss, that (e ma( %onsme it*on (or #sts'4

6e ad#terers and ad#teresses, -no" (enot that the fr!endsh!* of the "or#d !s enm!t(

"!th God5 "hosoever therefore "!## $e afr!end of the "or#d !s the enem( of God'5o (e th!n- that the s%r!*tre sa!th !n va!n,

The s*!r!t that d"e##eth !n s #steth to env(56.t he &!veth more &ra%e' 2herefore he

sa!th, God res!steth the *rod, $t &!veth &ra%e

nto the hm$#e'7S$m!t (orse#ves therefore to God' Res!st

the dev!#, and he "!## f#ee from (o'8ra" n!&h to God, and he "!## dra" n!&h

to (o' C#eanse your hands, ye s!nners+ and

*r!f(yourhearts,yedo$#e m!nded'9 .e aff#!%ted, and morn, and "ee*0 #et

(or #a&hter $e trned to morn!n&, andyour)o( to heav!ness'

10 Hm$#e (orse#ves !n the s!&ht of the

Lord, and he sha## #!ft (o *'11S*ea- not ev!# one of another, $rethren'

He that s*ea-eth ev!# of his $rother, and)d&eth h!s $rother, s*ea-eth ev!# of the #a",

and )d&eth the #a"0 $t !f tho )d&e the #a",tho art not a doer of the #a", $t a )d&e'12There !s one #a"&!ver, "ho !s a$#e to save

and to destro(0 "ho art tho that )d&estanother513 Go to no", (e that sa(, To da( or to

morro" "e "!## &o !nto s%h a %!t(, and%ont!ne there a (ear, and $( and se##, and &et

&a!n0142hereas (e -no" not "hat shall be on

the morro"' For "hat is(or #!fe5 It !s even a

va*or, that a**eareth for a #!tt#e t!me, and

then van!sheth a"a('15For that (e oughtto sa(, If the Lord "!##,

"e sha## #!ve, and do th!s, or that'

16.t no" (e re)o!%e !n (or $oast!n&s0 a##s%h re)o!%!n& !s ev!#'17 Therefore to h!m that -no"eth to do

&ood, and doeth itnot, to h!m !t !s s!n'

CHAPTER ;1Go to no", yer!%h men, "ee* and ho"#

for (or m!ser!es that sha## %ome *onyou'2 6or r!%hes are %orr*ted, and (or

&arments are motheaten'36or &o#d and s!#ver !s %an-ered+ and the

rst of them sha## $e a "!tness a&a!nst (o,and sha## eat (or f#esh as !t "ere f!re' 6e have

hea*ed treasre to&ether for the #ast da(s'4

.eho#d, the h!re of the #a$orers "ho haverea*ed do"n (or f!e#ds, "h!%h !s of (o -e*t

$a%- $( frad, %r!eth0 and the %r!es of them"h!%h have rea*ed are entered !nto the ears of

the Lord of sa$aoth'56e have #!ved !n *#easre on the earth, and

$een "anton+ (e have nor!shed (or hearts,

as !n a da( of s#a&hter'6 6e have %ondemned and-!##ed the )st+

andhe doth not res!st (o'7 .e *at!ent therefore, $rethren, nto the

%om!n& of the Lord' .eho#d, the hs$andman

"a!teth for the *re%!os fr!t of the earth, and

hath #on& *at!en%e for !t, nt!# he re%e!ve theear#( and #atter ra!n'

8.e (e a#so *at!ent+ sta$#!sh (or hearts0 forthe %om!n& of the Lord dra"eth n!&h'9Grd&e not one a&a!nst another, $rethren,

#est (e $e %ondemned0 $eho#d, the )d&e

standeth $efore the door'

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10 Ta-e, m( $rethren, the *ro*hets, "hohave s*o-en !n the name of the Lord, for an

e/am*#e of sffer!n& aff#!%t!on, and of*at!en%e'

11 .eho#d, "e %ont them ha**( "h!%h

endre' 6e have heard of the *at!en%e of Jo$,and have seen the end of the Lord+ that the

Lord !s ver( *!t!f#, and of tender mer%('12.t a$ove a## th!n&s, m( $rethren, s"ear

not, ne!ther $( heaven, ne!ther $( the earth,

ne!ther $( an( other oath0 $t #et (or (ea $e

(ea+ and your na(, na(+ #est (e fa## !nto%ondemnat!on'13Is an( amon& (o aff#!%ted5 #et h!m *ra('

Is an( merr(5 #et h!m s!n& *sa#ms'14Is an( s!%- amon& (o5 #et h!m %a## for

the e#ders of the %hr%h+ and #et them *ra(

over h!m, ano!nt!n& h!m "!th o!# !n the nameof the Lord015And the *ra(er of fa!th sha## save the

s!%-, and the Lord sha## ra!se h!m *+ and !f he

have %omm!tted s!ns, the( sha## $e for&!ven

h!m'16 Confess yourfa#ts one to another, and

*ra( one for another, that (e ma( $e hea#ed'

The effe%ta# fervent *ra(er of a r!&hteosman ava!#eth m%h'17E#!as "as a man s$)e%t to #!-e *ass!ons

as "e are, and he *ra(ed earnest#( that !tm!&ht not ra!n0 and !t ra!ned not on the earth

$( the s*a%e of three (ears and s!/ months'18

And he *ra(ed a&a!n, and the heaven&ave ra!n, and the earth $ro&ht forth her fr!t'19.rethren, !f an( of (o do err from the

trth, and one %onvert h!m+20Let h!m -no", that he "h!%h %onverteth

the s!nner from the error of h!s "a( sha## savea so# from death, and sha## h!de a m#t!tde

of s!ns'

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