James 1:21

1:21 So put away all filth and evil excess and humbly ¹  welcome the message implanted within you, which is able to save your souls.

James 4:1

Passions and Pride

4:1 Where do the conflicts and where ²  do the quarrels among you come from? Is it not from this, ³  from your passions that battle inside you? ⁴ 

James 4:14

4:14 You ⁵  do not know about tomorrow. What is your life like? ⁶  For you are a puff of smoke ⁷  that appears for a short time and then vanishes.

James 5:16

5:16 So confess your sins to one another and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great effectiveness. ⁸ 

¹ tn Or “with meekness.”

² tn The word “where” is repeated in Greek for emphasis.

³ tn Grk “from here.”

⁴ tn Grk “in your members [i.e., parts of the body].”

³ tn Grk “who” (continuing the description of the people of v. 13). Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

⁴ tn Or “you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow.”

⁵ tn Or “a vapor.” The Greek word ἀτμίς (atmis) denotes a swirl of smoke arising from a fire (cf. Gen 19:28; Lev 16:13; Joel 2:30 [Acts 2:19]; Ezek 8:11).

⁴ tn Or “the fervent prayer of a righteous person is very powerful”; Grk “is very powerful in its working.”