Jeremiah 42:2
42:2 They said to him, “Please grant our request
and pray to the
Lord your God for all those of us who are still left alive here.
For, as you yourself can see, there are only a few of us left out of the many there were before.
Jeremiah 42:20
42:20 You are making a fatal mistake.
For you sent me to the
Lord your God and asked me, ‘Pray to the
Lord our God for us. Tell us what the
Lord our God says and we will do it.’
Mark 12:14
12:14 When they came they said to him, “Teacher, we know that you are truthful and do not court anyone’s favor, because you show no partiality
but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.
Is it right
to pay taxes
to Caesar
or not? Should we pay or shouldn’t we?”
James 1:21-22
1:21 So put away all filth and evil excess and humbly
welcome the message implanted within you, which is able to save your souls.
1:22 But be sure you live out the message and do not merely listen to it and so deceive yourselves.
James 1:1
Salutation
1:1 From James, a slave of God and the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes dispersed abroad. Greetings!
James 2:1-2
Prejudice and the Law of Love
2:1 My brothers and sisters, do not show prejudice if you possess faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ.
2:2 For if someone comes into your assembly wearing a gold ring and fine clothing, and a poor person enters in filthy clothes,