James 4:9

4:9 Grieve, mourn,¹ and weep. Turn your laughter² into mourning and your joy into despair.

James 1:9

1:9 Now the believer³ of humble means⁴ should take pride⁵ in his high position.⁶

James 1:4

1:4 And let endurance have its perfect effect, so that you will be perfect and complete, not deficient in anything.

James 5:13

Prayer for the Sick

5:13 Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone in good spirits? He should sing praises.

James 1:19

Living Out the Message

1:19 Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters!⁷ Let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger.

James 5:14

5:14 Is anyone among you ill? He should summon the elders of the church, and they should pray for him and anoint⁸ him with oil in the name of the Lord.

James 1:13

1:13 Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted by evil,⁹ and he himself tempts no one.

James 3:13

True Wisdom

3:13 Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct he should show his works done in the gentleness that wisdom brings.¹⁰

James 1:5

1:5 But if anyone is deficient in wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all generously and without reprimand, and it will be given to him.

James 5:12

5:12 And above all, my brothers and sisters,¹¹ 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.

James 1:7

1:7 For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord,

James 5:20

5:20 he should know that the one who turns a sinner back from his wandering path¹² will save that person’s¹³ soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.

James 1:2

Joy in Trials

1:2 My brothers and sisters,¹⁴ consider it nothing but joy¹⁵ when you fall into all sorts of trials,

James 1:6

1:6 But he must ask in faith without doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed around by the wind.

James 3:1

The Power of the Tongue

3:1 Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers and sisters,¹⁶ because you know that we will be judged more strictly.¹⁷

James 2:12

2:12 Speak and act as those who will be judged by a law that gives freedom.¹⁸

James 5:8

5:8 You also be patient and strengthen your hearts, for the Lord’s return is near.

James 1:26

1:26 If someone thinks he is religious yet does not bridle his tongue, and so deceives his heart, his religion is futile.

James 2:25

2:25 And similarly, was not Rahab the prostitute also justified by works when she welcomed the messengers and sent them out by another way?

James 1:27

1:27 Pure and undefiled religion before¹⁹ God the Father²⁰ is this: to care for orphans and widows in their misfortune and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

James 2:18

2:18 But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.”²¹ Show me your faith without works and I will show you faith by²² my works.

¹tn This term and the following one are preceded by καί (kai) in the Greek text, but contemporary English generally uses connectives only between the last two items in such a series.

²tn Grk “let your laughter be turned.”

³tn Grk “brother.” Here the term “brother” means “fellow believer” or “fellow Christian” (cf. TEV, NLT “Christians”; CEV “God’s people”). The term broadly connotes familial relationships within the family of God (cf. BDAG 18 s.v. ἀδελφός 2.a).

⁴tn Grk “the lowly brother,” but “lowly/humble” is clarified in context by the contrast with “wealthy” in v. 10.

⁵tn Grk “let him boast.”

⁶tn Grk “his height,” “his exaltation.”

⁵tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

⁷tn Grk “anointing.”

⁹tn Or “God must not be tested by evil people.”

¹¹tn Grk “works in the gentleness of wisdom.”

¹³tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

¹⁵tn Grk “from the error of his way” (using the same root as the verb “to wander, to err” in the first part of the verse).

¹⁶tn Grk “his soul”; the referent (the sinner mentioned at the beginning of the verse) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁷tn Grk “brothers,” but the Greek word may be used for “brothers and sisters” or “fellow Christians” as here (cf. BDAG 18 s.v. ἀδελφός 1, where considerable nonbiblical evidence for the plural ἀδελφοί [adelfoi] meaning “brothers and sisters” is cited). Where the plural term is used in direct address, as here, “brothers and sisters” is used; where the term is singular and not direct address (as in v. 9), “believer” is preferred.

¹⁸tn Grk “all joy,” “full joy,” or “greatest joy.”

¹⁹tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

²⁰tn Grk “will receive a greater judgment.”

²¹tn Grk “a law of freedom.”

²³tn Or “in the sight of”; Grk “with.”

²⁴tn Grk “the God and Father.”

²⁵tn There is considerable doubt about where the words of the “someone” end and where James’ reply begins. Some see the quotation running to the end of v. 18; others to the end of v. 19. But most punctuate as shown above. The “someone” is then an objector, and the sense of his words is something like, “Some have faith; others have works; don’t expect everyone to have both.” James’ reply is that faith cannot exist or be seen without works.

²⁶tn Or “from.”