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 5:7

Patience in Suffering

5:7 So be patient, brothers and sisters, ⁶  until the Lord’s return. ⁷  Think of how the farmer waits ⁸  for the precious fruit of the ground and is patient ⁹  for it until it receives the early and late rains.

[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.”

[5:7]  ⁷ tn Grk “brothers”; this phrase occurs again three times in the paragraph. See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

[5:7]  ⁸ tn Or “advent”; or “coming” (also in v. 8).

[5:7]  ⁹ tn Grk “Behold! The farmer waits.”

[5:7]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “being patient.”