James 2:12

2:12 Speak and act as those who will be judged by a law that gives freedom. ¹ 

James 2:17

2:17 So also faith, if it does not have works, is dead being by itself.

James 2:26

2:26 For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.

James 3:10

3:10 From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. These things should not be so, my brothers and sisters. ² 

James 3:5

3:5 So too the tongue is a small part of the body, ³  yet it has great pretensions. ⁴  Think ⁵  how small a flame sets a huge forest ablaze.

James 1:11

1:11 For the sun rises with its heat and dries up the meadow; the petal of the flower falls off and its beauty is lost forever. ⁶  So also the rich person in the midst of his pursuits will wither away.

[2:12]  ¹ tn Grk “a law of freedom.”

[3:10]  ² tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

[3:5]  ³ tn Grk “a small member.”

[3:5]  ⁴ tn Grk “boasts of great things.”

[3:5]  ⁵ tn Grk “Behold.”

[1:11]  ⁴ tn Or “perishes,” “is destroyed.”