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1This letter is from James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. I am writing to the “twelve tribes”—Jewish believers scattered abroad. Greetings! Faith and Endurance

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

2Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy.

2Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds,

3For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow.

3because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.

4So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.

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

5If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.

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

6But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind.

6But 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.

7Such people should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.

7That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.

8Their loyalty is divided between God and the world, and they are unstable in everything they do.

8Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do.

9Believers who are poor have something to boast about, for God has honored them.

9Believers in humble circumstances ought to take pride in their high position.

10And those who are rich should boast that God has humbled them. They will fade away like a little flower in the field.

10But the rich should take pride in their humiliation--since they will pass away like a wild flower.

11The hot sun rises and the grass withers; the little flower droops and falls, and its beauty fades away. In the same way, the rich will fade away with all of their achievements.

11For 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.

12God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.

12Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.

13And remember, when you are being tempted, do not say, “God is tempting me.” God is never tempted to do wrong, and he never tempts anyone else.

13When tempted, no one should say, "God is tempting me." For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone;

14Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away.

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

15These desires give birth to sinful actions. And when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to death.

15Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.

16So don’t be misled, my dear brothers and sisters.

16Don't be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters.

17Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow.

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

18He chose to give birth to us by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his prized possession. Listening and Doing

18He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.

19Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.

19My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,

20Human anger does not produce the righteousness God desires.

20because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.

21So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the word God has planted in your hearts, for it has the power to save your souls.

21Therefore, 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.

22But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.

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

23For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror.

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

24You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like.

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

25But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it.

25But 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.

26If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless.

26Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless.

27Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you.

27Religion 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.

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