James 1:25

1:25 But the one who peers into the perfect law of liberty and fixes his attention there, ¹  and does not become a forgetful listener but one who lives it out – he ²  will be blessed in what he does. ³ 

James 1:27

1:27 Pure and undefiled religion before ⁴  God the Father ⁵  is this: to care for orphans and widows in their misfortune and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

James 4:11

4:11 Do not speak against one another, brothers and sisters. ⁶  He who speaks against a fellow believer ⁷  or judges a fellow believer speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but its judge. ⁸ 

James 5:3

5:3 Your gold and silver have rusted and their rust will be a witness against you. It will consume your flesh like fire. It is in the last days that you have hoarded treasure! ⁹ 

James 5:12

5:12 And above all, my brothers and sisters, ¹⁰  do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath. But let your “Yes” be yes and your “No” be no, so that you may not fall into judgment.

[1:25]  ¹ tn Grk “continues.”

[1:25]  ² tn Grk “this one.”

[1:25]  ³ tn Grk “in his doing.”

[1:27]  ⁴ tn Or “in the sight of”; Grk “with.”

[1:27]  ⁵ tn Grk “the God and Father.”

[4:11]  ⁷ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

[4:11]  ⁸ tn See note on the word “believer” in 1:9.

[4:11]  ⁹ tn Grk “a judge.”

[5:3]  ¹⁰ tn Or “hoarded up treasure for the last days”; Grk “in the last days.”

[5:12]  ¹³ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.