James 1:18

1:18 By his sovereign plan he gave us birth ¹  through the message of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.

James 2:1

Prejudice and the Law of Love

2:1 My brothers and sisters, ²  do not show prejudice ³  if you possess faith ⁴  in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ. ⁵ 

James 4:15

4:15 You ought to say instead, ⁶  “If the Lord is willing, then we will live and do this or that.”

[1:18]  ¹ tn Grk “Having willed, he gave us birth.”

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

[2:1]  ³ tn Or “partiality.”

[2:1]  ⁴ tn Grk “do not have faith with personal prejudice,” with emphasis on the last phrase.

[2:1]  ⁵ tn Grk “our Lord Jesus Christ of glory.” Here δόξης (doxhs) has been translated as an attributive genitive.

[4:15]  ³ tn Grk “instead of your saying.”