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James 1:13

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

James 2:11

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2:11 For he who said, “Do not commit adultery,” 2  also said, “Do not murder.” 3  Now if you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a violator of the law.

James 2:14

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Faith and Works Together

2:14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, 4  if someone claims to have faith but does not have works? Can this kind of faith 5  save him? 6 

James 2:23

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2:23 And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Now Abraham believed God and it was counted to him for righteousness,” 7  and he was called God’s friend. 8 

James 4:13

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4:13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into this or that town 9  and spend a year there and do business and make a profit.”

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[1:13]  1 tn Or “God must not be tested by evil people.”

[2:11]  2 sn A quotation from Exod 20:14 and Deut 5:18.

[2:11]  3 sn A quotation from Exod 20:13 and Deut 5:17.

[2:14]  3 tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

[2:14]  4 tn Grk “the faith,” referring to the kind of faith just described: faith without works. The article here is anaphoric, referring to the previous mention of the noun πίστις (pisti") in the verse. See ExSyn 219.

[2:14]  5 sn The form of the question in Greek expects a negative answer.

[2:23]  4 sn A quotation from Gen 15:6.

[2:23]  5 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.”

[4:13]  5 tn Or “city.”



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