Dual Panel1From James <2385>, a slave <1401> of God <2316> and <2532> the Lord <2962> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>, to the twelve <1427> tribes <5443> dispersed abroad <1290>. Greetings <5463>!
2My <3450> brothers and sisters <80>, consider <2233> it nothing but joy <5479> when <3752> you fall into <4045> all <3956> sorts <4164> of trials <3986>,
3because <3754> you know <1097> that the testing <1383> of your <5216> faith <4102> produces <2716> endurance <5281>.
4And <1161> let endurance <5281> have <2192> its perfect <5046> effect <2041>, so that <2443> you will be <1510> perfect <5046> and <2532> complete <3648>, not <3367> deficient <3007> in <1722> anything <3367>.
5But <1161> if <1487> anyone <5100> is deficient <3007> in wisdom <4678>, he should ask <154> God <2316>, who gives <1325> to all <3956> generously <574> and <2532> without <3361> reprimand <3679>, and <2532> it will be given <1325> to him <846>.
6But <1161> he must ask <154> in <1722> faith <4102> without <3367> doubting <1252>, for <1063> the one who doubts <1252> is like <1503> a wave <2830> of the sea <2281>, blown <416> and <2532> tossed around <4494> by the wind <416>.
7For <1063> that <1565> person <444> must <3633> not <3361> suppose <3633> that <3754> he will receive <2983> anything <5100> from <3844> the Lord <2962>,
8since he is a double-minded <1374> individual <435>, unstable <182> in <1722> all <3956> his <846> ways <3598>.
9Now <1161> the believer <80> of humble means <5011> should take pride <2744> in <1722> his <846> high position <5311>.
10But <1161> the rich person’s <4145> pride should be in <1722> his <846> humiliation <5014>, because <3754> he will pass away <3928> like <5613> a wildflower <438> in the meadow <5528>.
11For <1063> the sun <2246> rises <393> with <4862> its heat <2742> and <2532> dries up <3583> the meadow; the petal <5528> of the flower <438> falls off <1601> and <2532> its <846> beauty <2143> <4383> is lost <622> forever. So <3779> also <2532> the rich person <4145> in <1722> the midst of his <846> pursuits <4197> will wither away <3133>.
12Happy <3107> is the one <435> who <3739> endures <5278> testing <3986>, because <3754> when <1096> he has <1096> proven <1384> to be <1096> genuine <1384>, he will receive <2983> the crown <4735> of life <2222> that <3739> God promised <1861> to those who love <25> him <846>.
13Let <3004> no one <3367> say <3004> when <3985> he is tempted <3985>, “I am tempted <3985> by <575> God <2316>,” for <1063> God <2316> cannot be tempted <551> by evil <2556>, and <1161> he <3985> himself <846> tempts <3985> no one <3762>.
14But <1161> each one <1538> is tempted <3985> when <1828> he is lured <1828> and <2532> enticed <1185> by <5259> his own <2398> desires <1939>.
15Then <1534> when <4815> desire <1939> conceives <4815>, it gives birth <5088> to sin <266>, and <1161> when <658> sin <266> is full grown <658>, it gives birth <616> to death <2288>.
16Do <4105> not <3361> be led astray <4105>, my <3450> dear <27> brothers and sisters <80>.
17All <3956> generous <18> giving <1394> and <2532> every <3956> perfect <5046> gift <1434> is <1510> from above <509>, coming down <2597> from <575> the Father <3962> of lights <5457>, with <3844> whom <3739> there is <1762> no <3756> variation <3883> or <2228> the slightest <5157> hint of change <644>.
18By <1014> his sovereign plan <1014> he gave <616> us <2248> birth <616> through the message <3056> of truth <225>, that we <2248> would be <1510> a kind <5100> of firstfruits <536> of all he <846> created <2938>.
19Understand <1492> this, my <3450> dear <27> brothers and sisters <80>! Let <1510> every <3956> person <444> be <1510> quick <5036> to <1519> listen <191>, slow <1021> to <1519> speak <2980>, slow <1021> to <1519> anger <3709>.
20For <1063> human <435> anger <3709> does <2038> not <3756> accomplish <2038> God’s <2316> righteousness <1343>.
21So <1352> put away <659> all <3956> filth <4507> and <2532> evil <2549> excess <4050> and humbly <4240> welcome <1209> the message <3056> implanted <1721> within you, which is able <1410> to save <4982> your <5216> souls <5590>.
22But <1161> be sure you <1096> live out <4163> the message <3056> and <2532> do not <3361> merely <3440> listen <202> to it and so deceive <3884> yourselves <1438>.
23For <3754> if <1487> someone <5100> merely <202> listens to the message <3056> and <2532> does <4163> not <3756> live <4163> it <3778> out <4163>, he is like <1503> someone <435> who gazes at <2657> his own face <4383> <1078> <846> in <1722> a mirror <2072>.
24For <1063> he gazes at <2657> himself <1438> and <2532> then goes out <565> and <2532> immediately <2112> forgets <1950> what sort of person <3697> he was <1510>.
25But <1161> the one who peers <3879> into <1519> the perfect <5046> law <3551> of liberty <1657> and <2532> fixes <3887> his attention <3887> there, and does <1096> not <3756> become <1096> a forgetful <1953> listener <202> but <235> one who lives <4163> it <2041> out <4163>– he <3778> will be <1510> blessed <3107> in <1722> what he <846> does <4162>.
26If <1487> someone <5100> thinks <1380> he is <1510> religious <2357> yet does <5468> not <3361> bridle <5468> his <1438> tongue <1100>, and so <235> deceives <538> his <1438> heart <2588>, his religion <2356> is futile <3152>.
27Pure <2513> and <2532> undefiled <283> religion <2356> before <3844> God <2316> the Father <3962> is <1510> this <3778>: to care for <1980> orphans <3737> and <2532> widows <5503> in <1722> their <846> misfortune <2347> and to keep <5083> oneself <1438> unstained <784> by <575> the world <2889>.