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Testing Your Faith

1 IaJames°, a bbond-servant° of God° and cof the Lord° Jesus° Christ°,

¶ To dthe twelve° tribes° who° are IIedispersed° abroad: fGreetings°.

[1] IOr Jacob IILit in the Dispersion aAc 12:17 bTit 1:1 cRo 1:1 dLk 22:30 eJn 7:35 fAc 15:23

2aConsider° it all° joy°, my brethren°, when° you encounter° bvarious° Itrials°, 3 knowing° that athe testing° of your bfaith° produces° Icendurance°. 4 And let Iaendurance° have° [its] perfect° IIresult°, so° that you may be IIIbperfect° and complete°, lacking° in nothing°.

[2] IOr temptations aMt 5:12; Jm 1:12; 5:11 b1P 1:6
[3] IOr steadfastness a1P 1:7 bHe 6:12 cLk 21:19
[4] IV 3, note 1 IILit work IIIOr mature aLk 21:19 bMt 5:48; Col 4:12

5 ¶ But if° any° of you alacks° wisdom°, let him ask° of God°, who gives° to all° generously° and Iwithout° reproach°, and bit will be given° to him. 6 But he must aask° in faith° bwithout° any° doubting°, for the one who doubts° is like° the surf° of the sea°, cdriven° and tossed° by the wind°. 7 For that man° ought not to expect° that he will receive° anything° from the Lord°, 8 [being] a Iadouble-minded° man°, bunstable° in all° his ways°.

[5] ILit does not reproach a1K 3:9ff; Jm 3:17 bMt 7:7
[6] aMt 21:21 bMk 11:23; Ac 10:20 cMt 14:28-31; Ep 4:14
[8] IOr doubting, hesitating aJm 4:8 b2P 2:14

9aBut the Ibrother° of humble° circumstances is to glory° in his high° position°; 10 and the rich° man° [is to glory] in his humiliation°, because° alike° Iflowering° grass° he will pass° away°. 11 For the sun° rises° with Iaa scorching° wind° and bwithers° the grass°; and its flower° falls° off° and the beauty° of its appearance° is destroyed°; so° too° the rich° man° in the midst of his pursuits° will fade° away°.

[9] II.e. church member aLk 14:11
[10] ILit the flower of the grass a1Co 7:31; 1P 1:24
[11] ILit the aMt 20:12 bPs 102:4, 11; Is 40:7f

12aBlessed° is a man° who° perseveres° under trial°; for once he has Ibeen° approved°, he will receive° bthe crown° of life° which° [the Lord] chas promised° to those° who dlove° Him. 13 Let no° one° say° when he is tempted°, “aI am being tempted° Iby God°”; for God° cannot° be tempted° IIby evil°, and He Himself° does not tempt° anyone°. 14 But each° one° is tempted° when he is carried° away° and enticed° by his own° lust°. 15 Then° awhen lust° has conceived°, it gives° birth° to sin°; and when bsin° Iis accomplished°, it brings° forth° death°. 16 aDo not be Ideceived°, bmy beloved° brethren°. 17 Every° good° thing° given° and every° perfect° gift° is afrom above°, coming° down° from bthe Father° of lights°, cwith whom° there° is no° variation° or° Ishifting° shadow°. 18 In the exercise of aHis will° He bbrought° us forth° by cthe word° of truth°, so° that we would be Ia kind° of dfirst° fruits° IIamong His creatures°.

[12] IOr passed the test aLk 6:22; Jm 5:11; 1P 3:14; 4:14 b1Co 9:25 cEx 20:6; Jm 2:5 d1Co 2:9; 8:3
[13] ILit from IILit of evil things aGn 22:1
[15] ILit is brought to completion aJb 15:35; Ps 7:14; Is 59:4 bRo 5:12; 6:23
[16] IOr misled a1Co 6:9 bAc 1:15; Jm 1:2, 19; 2:1, 5, 14; 3:1, 10; 4:11; 5:12, 19
[17] ILit shadow of turning aJn 3:3; Jm 3:15, 17 bPs 136:7; 1 Jn 1:5 cMal 3:6
[18] IOr a certain first fruits IILit of aJn 1:13 bJm 1:15; 1P 1:3, 23 c2Co 6:7; Ep 1:13; 2Ti 2:15 dJr 2:3; Rv 14:4

19I[This] ayou know°, bmy beloved° brethren°. But everyone° must be quick° to hear°, cslow° to speak° [and] dslow° to anger°; 20 for athe anger° of man° does not achieve° the righteousness° of God°. 21 Therefore°, aputting° aside° all° filthiness° and [all] Ithat remains° of wickedness°, in IIhumility° receive° bthe word° implanted°, which is able° to save° your souls°. 22 aBut prove° yourselves doers° of the word°, and not merely° hearers° who delude° themselves°. 23 For if° anyone° is a hearer° of the word° and not a doer°, he is like° a man° who looks° at his Inatural° face° ain a mirror°; 24 for [once] he has looked° at himself° and gone° away°, Ihe has immediately° forgotten° what° kind° of person° he was. 25 But one who looks° intently° at the perfect° law°, athe [law] of liberty°, and abides° by it, not having become° a forgetful° hearer° but Ian effectual° doer°, this° man° will be bblessed° in IIwhat° he does°.

[19] IOr Know this a1 Jn 2:21 bAc 1:15; Jm 1:2, 16; 2:1, 5, 14; 3:1, 10; 4:11; 5:12, 19 cPv 10:19; 17:27 dPv 16:32; Ec 7:9
[20] aMt 5:22; Ep 4:26
[21] ILit abundance of malice IIOr gentleness aEp 4:22; 1P 2:1 bEp 1:13; 1P 1:22f
[22] aMt 7:24-27; Lk 6:46-49; Ro 2:13; Jm 1:22-25; 2:14-20
[23] ILit the face of his birth; or nature a1Co 13:12
[24] ILit and he
[25] ILit a doer of a work IILit his doing aJn 8:32; Ro 8:2; Ga 2:4; 6:2; Jm 2:12; 1P 2:16 bJn 13:17

26 ¶ If° anyone° thinks° himself to be religious°, and yet does not Iabridle° his tongue° but deceives° his [own] heart°, this° man’s° religion° is worthless°. 27 Pure° and undefiled° religion° ain the sight° of [our] God° and Father° is this°: to bvisit° corphans° and widows° in their distress°, [and] to keep° oneself° unstained° Iby dthe world°.

[26] IOr control aPs 39:1; 141:3; Jm 3:2-12
[27] ILit from aRo 2:13; Ga 3:11 bMt 25:36 cDt 14:29; Jb 31:16, 17, 21; Ps 146:9; Is 1:17, 23 dMt 12:32; Ep 2:2; Tit 2:12; Jm 4:4; 2P 1:4; 2:20; 1 Jn 2:15-17


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We are to rejoice under the cross,

1 ¶ James,º a servantº of Godº andº of the Lordº Jesusº Christ,º to the² twelveº tribesº which¹² are scattered abroad,º² greeting.ºª 2 Myº brethren,º count² it¹ª allº joyº whenº ye fall¹ª into² diversº temptations;º 3 Knowingºª [this], thatº the² tryingº of yourº faithº workethºª patience.º 4 Butº let¹ª patienceº haveºª [her] perfectº work,º thatº ye may beºª perfectº andº entire,º wantingºª nothing.º¹

[1] Ex 24:4; 28:21; 39:14; Lv 26:33; Dt 4:27; 28:64; 30:3; 32:26; 1K 18:31; Ezr 6:17; Es 3:8; Ezk 12:15; Mt 10:3; 13:55; 19:28; Mk 3:18; Lk 6:15; Jn 7:35; 12:26; Ac 1:13; 2:5; 8:1; 12:17; 15:13, 21, 23; 21:18; 23:26; 26:7; Ro 1:1; Ga 1:19; 2:9, 12; Php 1:1; 2Ti 4:21; Tit 1:1; 1P 1:1; 2P 1:1; Jde 1:1; Rv 7:4.
[2] Mt 5:10; Lk 6:22; Ac 5:41; Ro 8:17, 35; 2Co 12:9, 10; Php 1:29; 2:17; Col 1:24; He 10:34; 11:36; Jm 1:12; 1P 1:6; 4:13; 2P 2:9; Rv 2:10.
[3] Ro 2:7; 5:3; 8:25, 28; 15:4; 2Co 4:17; Col 1:11; 2Th 1:4; 3:5; He 10:36; 12:1; 2P 1:6.
[4] Jb 17:9; Ps 37:7; 40:1; Pv 4:8; Hab 2:3; Mt 5:48; 10:22; 19:20; Mk 10:21; Lk 8:15; 18:22; 21:19; Jn 17:23; 1Co 2:6; Ga 6:9; Php 3:12; Col 4:12; 2Ti 3:17; He 13:21; Jm 1:5; 3:2; 5:7; 1P 5:10; 2P 1:9; 1Jn 4:17.

to ask patience of God,

5 º If² any¹² of youº lackºª wisdom,º let him askºª ofº God,º that givethºª to allº [men] liberally,º andº upbraidethºª not;º andº it shall be givenºª him.º 6 Butº let him askºª inº faith,º nothingº wavering.ºª Forº he that waverethºª is likeºª a waveº of the seaº driven with the windºª andº tossed.ºª 7 Forº let¹ª notº thatº manº thinkºª thatº he shall receiveºª any thingº ofº the² Lord.º 8 A double mindedº manº [is] unstableº inº allº his¹² ways.º 9 º Let¹ª the² brotherº of low degreeº rejoiceºª inº that he¹² is exalted:º 10 Butº the² rich,º inº that he¹² is made low:º becauseº asº the flowerº of the grassº he shall pass away.ºª 11 Forº the² sunº is no sooner risenºª withº a burning heat,º butº it witherethºª the² grass,º andº the² flowerº thereofº falleth,ºª andº the² graceº of the² fashionº of itº perisheth:ºª soº alsoº shall¹ª the² rich manº fade awayºª inº his¹² ways.º 12 Blessedº [is] the manº thatº endurethºª temptation:º forº when he is² tried,º¹ª he shall receiveºª the² crownº of life,º whichº the² Lordº hath promisedºª to them that loveºª him.º

[5] Ex 31:3, 6; 36:1; 1K 3:7, 11; 1Ch 22:12; 2Ch 1:10; Jb 28:12; Pv 2:3; 3:5; 9:4; Is 55:6; Jr 1:6; 29:12, 13; Dn 2:18; Mt 7:7; 11:20; Mk 16:14; Lk 11:9; 15:20; Jn 4:10; 14:13; 15:7; 16:23; 2Co 2:16; Jm 1:17; 3:17; 5:16; 1Jn 3:22; 5:14.
[6] Gn 49:4; Mt 21:22; Mk 11:22; Ep 4:14; 1Ti 2:8; He 10:23; 11:6; 13:9; 2P 2:17; Jde 1:12.
[7] Pv 15:8; 21:27; Is 1:15; 58:3; Jm 4:3.
[8] 1K 18:21; 2K 17:33, 41; Is 29:13; Ho 7:8; 10:2; Mt 6:22, 24; Jm 4:8; 2P 2:14; 3:16.
[9] Dt 15:7, 9, 11; 1S 2:8; Ps 62:9; 113:7; Pv 17:5; 19:1; Jr 9:23; Lk 1:52; 9:48; 10:20; Ro 5:2; 8:17; 2Co 6:10; Php 3:3, 14; Jm 2:5; 1P 2:9; 1Jn 3:1; Rv 2:9; 5:9; 7:9.
[10] Jb 14:2; Ps 37:2, 35; 90:5; 102:11; 103:15; Is 40:6; 57:15; 66:2; Mt 5:3; 6:30; 1Co 7:31; Php 3:8; 1Ti 6:17; Jm 4:14; 1P 1:24; 1Jn 2:17.
[11] Jb 21:24; Ps 37:35; 49:6; 73:18; Ec 5:15; Is 28:1, 4; 40:7; 49:10; Jna 4:7; Mt 13:6; Mk 4:6; Lk 12:16; 16:19; 1Co 7:31; Jm 5:1; 1P 1:4; 5:4.
[12] Ex 20:6; Dt 7:9; 8:2; 13:3; Ne 1:5; Jb 5:17; Ps 5:11; 94:12; 119:67, 71, 75; Pv 3:11; 17:3; Is 64:4; Zc 13:9; Mal 3:2; Mt 10:22; 19:28; 25:34; Lk 22:28; Ro 2:7; 8:28; 1Co 2:9; 8:3; 9:25; 2Ti 4:8; He 6:15; 10:32; 11:17; 12:5; Jm 1:2; 2:5; 5:11; 1P 1:6, 7, 8; 4:13; 5:4, 10; 1Jn 4:19; Rv 2:10; 3:19, 21.

and in our trials not to impute our weakness, or sins, unto him,

13 Let¹ª no manº sayºª when he is tempted,ºª¹ I am temptedºª ofº God:º forº Godº cannot be temptedººª with evil,º neitherº temptethºª he¹¹ª² any man:º 14 Butº every manº is tempted,ºª when he is drawn awayºª ofº his ownº lust,º andº enticed.ºª 15 Thenº when lustº hath conceived,ºª it bringeth forthºª sin:¹² andº sin,º when it is finished,ºª bringeth forthºª death.º 16 Do¹ª notº err,ºª myº belovedº brethren.º 17 Everyº goodº giftº andº everyº perfectº giftº isºª from above,º and cometh downºª fromº the² Fatherº of lights,º withº whomº isºª noº variableness,º neitherº shadowº of turning.º 18 Of his own willºª begat² he¹ª usº with the wordº of truth,º that¹ weº should beºª a kindº of firstfruitsº of his¹² creatures.º

[13] Gn 3:12; Is 63:17; Hab 2:12; Ro 9:19; Jm 1:2, 12.
[14] Gn 6:5; 8:21; Jsh 7:21; 2S 11:2; 1K 21:2; Jb 31:9, 27; Pv 4:23; Is 44:20; Ho 13:9; Mt 5:28; 15:18, 20; Mk 7:21, 22; Ro 7:11, 13; Ep 4:22; He 3:13; Jm 4:1.
[15] Gn 2:17; 3:6, 17; 4:5; Jb 15:35; Ps 7:14; 9:17; Is 59:4; Mi 2:1; Mt 26:14, 48; Ac 5:1; Ro 5:12; 6:21; Rv 20:14.
[16] Mt 22:29; Mk 12:24, 27; Ga 6:7; Php 2:12; 4:1; Col 2:4, 8; 2Ti 2:18; He 13:1; Jm 1:19; 2:5.
[17] Gn 1:2, 14; 41:16, 38; Ex 4:11; 31:3; 36:1; Nu 11:17, 25; 23:19; Dt 4:19; 1S 15:29; 1Ch 22:12; 29:19; 2Ch 1:11; Ps 19:1; 84:11; 122:6; Pv 2:6; Is 28:26; 45:7; 46:10; 60:19; Dn 2:21, 27; Mal 3:6; Mt 7:11; 11:25; 13:11; Lk 11:13; Jn 1:9; 3:27; 8:12; Ac 5:31; 11:18; Ro 6:23; 11:29, 30; 12:6; 1Co 4:7; 12:4; 2Co 4:6; Ep 1:18; 2:3, 8; 4:8; Php 1:29; Tit 3:3; He 1:11; 13:8; Jm 1:5; 3:15, 17; 1Jn 1:5; 4:10; 5:11; Rv 21:23; 22:5.
[18] Lv 23:10; Jr 2:3; Am 6:1; Jn 1:13; 3:3; Ro 4:17; 8:29; 9:15; 1Co 4:15; Ep 1:12; 2:4; Col 1:20; 2Th 2:13; He 12:23; Jm 1:21; 1P 1:3, 23; 1Jn 3:9; Rv 14:4.

but rather to hearken to the Word, to meditate in it, and to do thereafter:

19 Wherefore,º myº belovedº brethren,º let¹ª everyº manº beºª swiftº to¹ hear,ºª slowº to¹ speak,ºª slowº toº wrath:º 20 Forº the wrathº of manº workethºª notº the righteousnessº of God.º 21 Whereforeº lay apartºª allº filthinessº andº superfluityº of naughtiness,º and receiveºª withº meeknessº the² engraftedº word,º which¹ is ableºª to saveºª yourº souls.º 22 Butº be² ye¹ª doersº of the word,º andº notº hearersº only,º deceivingºª your own selves.º 23 Forº if anyº beºª a hearerº of the word,º andº notº a doer,º heº is like¹ª unto² a manº beholdingºª hisº naturalº faceº inº a glass:º 24 Forº he beholdethºª himself,º andº goeth his way,ºª andº straightwayº forgettethºª what manner of manº he was.ºª 25 Butº whoso lookethºª intoº the perfectº lawº of² liberty,º andº continuethºª [therein], heº beingºª notº a forgetfulº hearer,º butº a doerº of the work,º this manº shall beºª blessedº inº his¹² deed.º

[19] Ne 8:2, 12, 18; 9:3, 17; Pv 8:32; 10:19; 13:3; 14:17, 29; 15:2, 18; 16:32; 17:14, 27; 18:13, 21; 19:11, 19; 21:23; 25:28; Ec 5:1, 2; 7:8; Mt 5:22; Mk 2:2; 12:37; Lk 15:1; 19:48; Ac 2:42; 10:33; 13:42, 48; 17:11; Ga 5:20; Ep 4:26, 31; Col 3:8, 15; 1Th 2:13; Jm 1:26; 3:1.
[20] Nu 20:11; 2Ti 2:24; Jm 3:17.
[21] Ps 25:9; Is 2:20; 29:19; 30:22; 61:1; Ezk 18:31; 36:25; Zp 2:3; Mt 5:5; Jn 6:63, 68; Ac 10:33; 13:26; Ro 1:16; 6:17; 11:17; 13:12; 1Co 15:2; 2Co 7:1; Ep 1:13; 4:22; 5:4; Col 3:5; 1Th 1:5; 2:13; 2Ti 3:15; Tit 2:11; He 2:3; 4:2; 12:1; Jm 4:8; 1P 1:9; 2:1, 11.
[22] Is 44:20; Ob 1:3; Mt 7:21; 12:50; 28:20; Lk 6:46; 11:28; 12:47; Jn 13:17; Ro 2:13; 1Co 3:18; 6:9; 15:33; Ga 6:3, 7; Php 4:8; Col 3:17; 2Ti 3:13; Tit 3:3; Jm 1:26; 4:17; 2P 2:13; 1Jn 1:8; 2:3; 3:7; 3Jn 1:11; Rv 12:9; 22:7.
[23] Jr 44:16; Ezk 33:31; Mt 7:26; Lk 6:47; Jm 2:14.
[24] Jg 8:18; Mt 8:27; Lk 1:66; 7:39; 1Th 1:5; 2P 3:11.
[25] 1S 12:14; Ps 19:7, 11; 106:3; 119:2, 32, 45, 96; Pv 14:15; Is 8:20; Lk 6:47; 11:28; Jn 8:31, 32, 36; 13:17; 15:9; Ac 2:42; 13:43; 26:22; Ro 2:7; 7:12, 22; 8:15; 11:22; 1Co 15:58; 2Co 3:17; 13:5; Ga 5:1; Col 1:23; 1Ti 2:15; 4:16; He 12:15; Jm 1:23; 2:12; 1P 2:16; 1Jn 2:24; Rv 14:13; 22:14.

otherwise men may seem, but never be truly religious.

26 If any manº amongº youº seemºª to beºª religious,º and bridlethºª notº his¹² tongue,º butº deceivethºª his own¹² heart,º this man'sº religionº [is] vain.º 27 Pureº religionº andº undefiledº beforeº Godº andº the Fatherº isºª this,º To visitºª the fatherlessº andº widowsº inº theirº affliction,º [and] to keepºª himselfº unspottedº fromº the² world.º

[26] Dt 11:16; Ps 32:9; 34:13; 39:1; 141:3; Pv 10:19, 31; 13:2; 14:12; 15:2; 16:10, 25; 19:1; 21:26; Is 1:13; 44:20; Mal 3:14; Mt 15:9; Mk 7:7; Lk 8:18; 1Co 3:18; 15:2, 15; Ga 2:6, 9; 3:4; 6:3; Ep 4:29; 5:4; Col 4:6; Jm 1:19, 22; 2:20; 3:2; 1P 3:10.
[27] Jb 29:12; 31:15; Ps 68:5; 119:1; Is 1:16; 58:6; Mt 5:8; 25:34; Lk 1:6; Jn 17:14; Ro 12:2; Ga 1:4; 5:6; 6:9, 14; Col 3:1; 1Ti 1:5; 5:4; Jm 3:17; 4:4; 1Jn 2:15; 3:17; 5:4, 18.


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