James 1:25

1:25 But the one who peers into the perfect law of liberty and fixes his attention there, ¹  and does not become a forgetful listener but one who lives it out – he ²  will be blessed in what he does. ³ 

James 1:27

1:27 Pure and undefiled religion before ⁴  God the Father ⁵  is this: to care for orphans and widows in their misfortune and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

James 2:5

2:5 Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! ⁶  Did not God choose the poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?

James 4:11

4:11 Do not speak against one another, brothers and sisters. ⁷  He who speaks against a fellow believer ⁸  or judges a fellow believer speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but its judge. ⁹ 

James 5:3

5:3 Your gold and silver have rusted and their rust will be a witness against you. It will consume your flesh like fire. It is in the last days that you have hoarded treasure! ¹⁰ 

James 5:7

Patience in Suffering

5:7 So be patient, brothers and sisters, ¹¹  until the Lord’s return. ¹²  Think of how the farmer waits ¹³  for the precious fruit of the ground and is patient ¹⁴  for it until it receives the early and late rains.

¹ tn Grk “continues.”

² tn Grk “this one.”

³ tn Grk “in his doing.”

⁴ tn Or “in the sight of”; Grk “with.”

⁵ tn Grk “the God and Father.”

⁷ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

¹⁰ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

¹¹ tn See note on the word “believer” in 1:9.

¹² tn Grk “a judge.”

¹³ tn Or “hoarded up treasure for the last days”; Grk “in the last days.”

¹⁶ tn Grk “brothers”; this phrase occurs again three times in the paragraph. See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

¹⁷ tn Or “advent”; or “coming” (also in v. 8).

¹⁸ tn Grk “Behold! The farmer waits.”

¹⁹ tn Grk “being patient.”