James 1:8

1:8 since he is a double-minded individual, ¹  unstable in all his ways.

James 3:18

3:18 And the fruit that consists of righteousness ²  is planted ³  in peace among ⁴  those who make peace.

James 1:6

1:6 But he must ask in faith without doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed around by the wind.

James 4:8

4:8 Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and make your hearts pure, you double-minded. ⁵ 

James 5:16

5:16 So confess your sins to one another and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great effectiveness. ⁶ 

[1:8]  ¹ tn Grk “a man of two minds,” continuing the description of the person in v. 7, giving the reason that he cannot expect to receive anything. The word for “man” or “individual” is ἀνήρ (anhr), which often means “male” or “man (as opposed to woman).” But it sometimes is used generically to mean “anyone,” “a person,” as here (cf. BDAG 79 s.v. 2).

[3:18]  ² tn Grk “the fruit of righteousness,” meaning righteous living as a fruit, as the thing produced.

[3:18]  ³ tn Grk “is sown.”

[3:18]  ⁴ tn Or “for,” or possibly “by.”

[4:8]  ³ tn Or “two-minded” (the same description used in 1:8).

[5:16]  ⁴ tn Or “the fervent prayer of a righteous person is very powerful”; Grk “is very powerful in its working.”