James 1:14

1:14 But each one is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desires.

James 2:9

2:9 But if you show prejudice, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as violators. ¹ 

James 2:15

2:15 If a brother or sister ²  is poorly clothed and lacks daily food,

James 2:17

2:17 So also faith, if it does not have works, is dead being by itself.

James 3:8

3:8 But no human being can subdue the tongue; it is a restless ³  evil, full of deadly poison.

James 3:15

3:15 Such ⁴  wisdom does not come ⁵  from above but is earthly, natural, ⁶  demonic.

James 3:18

3:18 And the fruit that consists of righteousness ⁷  is planted ⁸  in peace among ⁹  those who make peace.

James 4:16

4:16 But as it is, ¹⁰  you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.

James 5:6

5:6 You have condemned and murdered the righteous person, although he does not resist you. ¹¹ 

[2:9]  ¹ tn Or “transgressors.”

[2:15]  ¹ tn It is important to note that the words ἀδελφός (adelfos) and ἀδελφή (adelfh) both occur in the Greek text at this point, confirming that the author intended to refer to both men and women. See the note on “someone” in 2:2.

[3:8]  ¹ tc Most mss (C Ψ 1739^c Ï as well as a few versions and fathers) read “uncontrollable” (ἀκατασχετόν, akatasceton), while the most important witnesses (א A B K P 1739* latt) have “restless” (ἀκατάστατον, akatastaton). Externally, the latter reading should be preferred. Internally, however, things get a bit more complex. The notion of being uncontrollable is well suited to the context, especially as a counterbalance to v. 8a, though for this very reason scribes may have been tempted to replace ἀκατάστατον with ἀκατασχετόν. However, in a semantically parallel early Christian text, ἀκατάστατος (akatastato") was considered strong enough of a term to denounce slander as “a restless demon” (Herm. 27:3). On the other hand, ἀκατάστατον may have been substituted for ἀκατασχετόν by way of assimilation to 1:8 (especially since both words were relatively rare, scribes may have replaced the less familiar with one that was already used in this letter). On internal evidence, it is difficult to decide, though ἀκατασχετόν is slightly preferred. However, in light of the strong support for ἀκατάστατον, and the less-than-decisive internal evidence, ἀκατάστατον is preferred instead.

[3:15]  ¹ tn Grk “This.”

[3:15]  ² tn Grk “come down”; “descend.”

[3:15]  ³ tn Grk “soulish,” which describes life apart from God, characteristic of earthly human life as opposed to what is spiritual. Cf. 1 Cor 2:14; 15:44-46; Jude 19.

[3:18]  ¹ tn Grk “the fruit of righteousness,” meaning righteous living as a fruit, as the thing produced.

[3:18]  ² tn Grk “is sown.”

[3:18]  ³ tn Or “for,” or possibly “by.”

[4:16]  ¹ tn Grk “but now.”

[5:6]  ¹ tn Literally a series of verbs without connectives, “you have condemned, you have murdered…he does not resist.”