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, ¹  and he himself tempts no one.

James 2:11

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

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

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

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.”

[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.”