James 1:5

1:5 But if anyone is deficient in wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all generously and without reprimand, and it will be given to him.

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 1:19

Living Out the Message

1:19 Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters! ²  Let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger.

James 2:14

Faith and Works Together

2:14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, ³  if someone claims to have faith but does not have works? Can this kind of faith ⁴  save him? ⁵ 

James 2:23

2:23 And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Now Abraham believed God and it was counted to him for righteousness,” ⁶  and he was called God’s friend. ⁷ 

James 3:3

3:3 And if we put bits into the mouths of horses to get them to obey us, then we guide their entire bodies. ⁸ 

James 3:14

3:14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfishness in your hearts, do not boast and tell lies against the truth.

James 3:17

3:17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, accommodating, ⁹  full of mercy and good fruit, ¹⁰  impartial, and not hypocritical. ¹¹ 

James 4:12

4:12 But there is only one who is lawgiver and judge – the one who is able to save and destroy. On the other hand, who are you to judge your neighbor? ¹² 

[1:13]  ¹ tn Or “God must not be tested by evil people.”

[1:19]  ¹ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

[2:14]  ¹ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

[2:14]  ² 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]  ³ sn The form of the question in Greek expects a negative answer.

[2:23]  ¹ sn A quotation from Gen 15:6.

[2:23]  ² 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.”

[3:3]  ¹ tn Grk “their entire body.”

[3:17]  ¹ tn Or “willing to yield,” “open to persuasion.”

[3:17]  ² tn Grk “fruits.” The plural Greek term καρπούς has been translated with the collective singular “fruit.”

[3:17]  ³ tn Or “sincere.”

[4:12]  ¹ tn Grk “who judges your neighbor.”