James 1:1; James 1:4; James 1:5; James 1:6; James 1:11; James 1:14; James 1:17; James 1:21; James 1:22; James 1:23; James 1:24; James 1:25; James 1:27; James 2:2; James 2:3; James 2:4; James 2:5; James 2:6; James 2:11; James 2:12; James 2:13; James 2:15; James 2:16; James 2:17; James 2:19; James 2:22; James 2:23; James 2:24; James 2:25; James 3:2; James 3:3; James 3:4; James 3:5; James 3:6; James 3:7; James 3:9; James 3:10; James 3:11; James 3:12; James 3:13; James 3:14; James 3:16; James 3:17; James 4:1; James 4:2; James 4:3; James 4:4; James 4:7; James 4:8; James 4:9; James 4:10; James 4:11; James 4:12; James 4:13; James 4:15; James 4:17; James 5:2; James 5:3; James 5:4; James 5:5; James 5:7; James 5:8; James 5:10; James 5:11; James 5:12; James 5:14; James 5:15; James 5:16; James 5:17; James 5:18; James 5:19; James 5:20

James 1:1

1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations: Greetings.

James 1:4

4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

James 1:5

5 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.

James 1:6

6 But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.

James 1:11

11 For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its blossom falls and its beauty is destroyed. In the same way, the rich will fade away even while they go about their business.

James 1:14

14 but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed.

James 1:17

17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.

James 1:21

21 Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.

James 1:22

22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.

James 1:23

23 Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror

James 1:24

24 and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.

James 1:25

25 But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.

James 1:27

27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

James 2:2

2 Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in filthy old clothes also comes in.

James 2:3

3 If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, “Here’s a good seat for you,” but say to the poor man, “You stand there” or “Sit on the floor by my feet,”

James 2:4

4 have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?

James 2:5

5 Listen, my dear brothers and sisters: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?

James 2:6

6 But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court?

James 2:11

11 For he who said, “You shall not commit adultery,” also said, “You shall not murder.” If you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.

James 2:12

12 Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom,

James 2:13

13 because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

James 2:15

15 Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food.

James 2:16

16 If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it?

James 2:17

17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.

James 2:19

19 You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.

James 2:22

22 You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did.

James 2:23

23 And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called God’s friend.

James 2:24

24 You see that a person is considered righteous by what they do and not by faith alone.

James 2:25

25 In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction?

James 3:2

2 We all stumble in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say is perfect, able to keep their whole body in check.

James 3:3

3 When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal.

James 3:4

4 Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go.

James 3:5

5 Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark.

James 3:6

6 The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

James 3:7

7 All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind,

James 3:9

9 With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness.

James 3:10

10 Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be.

James 3:11

11 Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring?

James 3:12

12 My brothers and sisters, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.

James 3:13

13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.

James 3:14

14 But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth.

James 3:16

16 For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.

James 3:17

17 But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.

James 4:1

1 What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you?

James 4:2

2 You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God.

James 4:3

3 When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.

James 4:4

4 You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.

James 4:7

7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

James 4:8

8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

James 4:9

9 Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom.

James 4:10

10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.

James 4:11

11 Brothers and sisters, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against a brother or sister or judges them speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it.

James 4:12

12 There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and destroy. But you—who are you to judge your neighbor?

James 4:13

13 Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.”

James 4:15

15 Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.”

James 4:17

17 If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them.

James 5:2

2 Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes.

James 5:3

3 Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days.

James 5:4

4 Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty.

James 5:5

5 You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter.

James 5:7

7 Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains.

James 5:8

8 You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near.

James 5:10

10 Brothers and sisters, as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

James 5:11

11 As you know, we count as blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.

James 5:12

12 Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear—not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. All you need to say is a simple “Yes” or “No.” Otherwise you will be condemned.

James 5:14

14 Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord.

James 5:15

15 And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven.

James 5:16

16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.

James 5:17

17 Elijah was a human being, even as we are. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.

James 5:18

18 Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.

James 5:19

19 My brothers and sisters, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring that person back,

James 5:20

20 remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save them from death and cover over a multitude of sins.