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 2:5

2:5 Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! ⁴  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 2:16

2:16 and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, keep warm and eat well,” but you do not give them what the body needs, ⁵  what good is it?

James 4:11

4:11 Do not speak against one another, brothers and sisters. ⁶  He who speaks against a fellow believer ⁷  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. ⁸ 

James 5:4

5:4 Look, the pay you have held back from the workers who mowed your fields cries out against you, and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.

James 5:7

Patience in Suffering

5:7 So be patient, brothers and sisters, ⁹  until the Lord’s return. ¹⁰  Think of how the farmer waits ¹¹  for the precious fruit of the ground and is patient ¹²  for it until it receives the early and late rains.

James 5:12

5:12 And above all, my brothers and sisters, ¹³  do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath. But let your “Yes” be yes and your “No” be no, so that you may not fall into judgment.

¹ tn Grk “continues.”

² tn Grk “this one.”

³ tn Grk “in his doing.”

⁴ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

⁷ tn Grk “what is necessary for the body.”

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

¹⁴ tn Or “advent”; or “coming” (also in v. 8).

¹⁵ tn Grk “Behold! The farmer waits.”

¹⁶ tn Grk “being patient.”

¹⁶ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.