1[a]1James, a 2bond-servant of God and 3of the LordJesusChrist, To 4the twelvetribeswho are [b]5dispersed abroad: 6Greetings.
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7Consider it alljoy, my brethren, when you encounter8various[c]trials,
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knowing that 9the testing of your 10faithproduces[d]11endurance.
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And let [e]12endurancehave its perfect[f]result, so that you may be [g]13perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
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But ifany of you 14lackswisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to allgenerously and [h]withoutreproach, and 15it will be given to him.
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But he must 16ask in faith17withoutanydoubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, 18driven and tossed by the wind.
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For that man ought not to expect that he will receiveanything from the Lord,
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being a [i]19double-mindedman, 20unstable in all his ways.
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21But the [j]brother of humble circumstances is to glory in his highposition;
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and the richman is to glory in his humiliation, because22like[k]floweringgrass he will passaway.
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For the sunrises with [l]23a scorchingwind and 24withers the grass; and its flowerfallsoff and the beauty of its appearance is destroyed; sotoo the richman in the midst of his pursuits will fadeaway.
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25Blessed is a manwhoperseveres under trial; for once he has [m]beenapproved, he will receive26the crown of lifewhich the Lord 27has promised to those who 28love Him.
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Let noonesay when he is tempted, "29I am being tempted[n]by God "; for Godcannot be tempted[o]by evil, and He Himself does not temptanyone.
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But eachone is tempted when he is carriedaway and enticed by his ownlust.
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Then30when lust has conceived, it givesbirth to sin; and when 31sin[p]is accomplished, it bringsforthdeath.
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Everygoodthinggiven and everyperfectgift is 34from above, comingdown from 35the Father of lights, 36with whomthere is novariationor[r]shiftingshadow.
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In the exercise of 37His will He 38brought us forth by 39the word of truth, so that we would be [s]a kind of 40firstfruits[t]among His creatures.
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[u]This 41you know, 42my belovedbrethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, 43slow to speak and 44slow to anger;
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for 45the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God.
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Therefore, 46puttingasideallfilthiness and all [v]that remains of wickedness, in [w]humilityreceive47the wordimplanted, which is able to save your souls.
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48But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merelyhearers who deludethemselves.
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For ifanyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his [x]naturalface49in a mirror;
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for once he has looked at himself and goneaway, [y]he has immediatelyforgottenwhatkind of person he was.
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But one who looksintently at the perfectlaw, 50the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetfulhearer but [z]an effectualdoer, thisman will be 51blessed in [aa]what he does.
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Ifanyonethinks himself to be religious, and yet does not [ab]52bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, thisman'sreligion is worthless.
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Pure and undefiledreligion53in the sight of our God and Father is this: to 54visit55orphans and widows in their distress, and to keeponeselfunstained[ac]by 56the world.