James 2:23

2:23 And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Now Abraham believed God and it was counted to him for righteousness,” ¹  and he was called God’s friend. ² 

James 3:7

3:7 For every kind of animal, bird, reptile, and sea creature ³  is subdued and has been subdued by humankind. ⁴ 

James 4:13

4:13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into this or that town ⁵  and spend a year there and do business and make a profit.”

James 5:17

5:17 Elijah was a human being ⁶  like us, and he prayed earnestly ⁷  that it would not rain and there was no rain on the land for three years and six months!

¹ sn A quotation from Gen 15:6.

² sn An allusion to 2 Chr 20:7; Isa 41:8; 51:2; Dan 3:35 (LXX), in which Abraham is called God’s “beloved.”

³ tn Grk (plurals), “every kind of animals and birds, of reptiles and sea creatures.”

⁴ tn Grk “the human species.”

⁵ tn Or “city.”

⁷ tn Although it is certainly true that Elijah was a “man,” here ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") has been translated as “human being” because the emphasis in context is not on Elijah’s masculine gender, but on the common humanity he shared with the author and the readers.

⁸ tn Grk “he prayed with prayer” (using a Hebrew idiom to show intensity).