James 2:15

2:15 If a brother or sister ¹  is poorly clothed and lacks daily food,

James 1:2

Joy in Trials

1:2 My brothers and sisters, ²  consider it nothing but joy ³  when you fall into all sorts of trials,

James 1:16

1:16 Do not be led astray, my dear brothers and sisters. ⁴ 

James 2:1

Prejudice and the Law of Love

2:1 My brothers and sisters, ⁵  do not show prejudice ⁶  if you possess faith ⁷  in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ. ⁸ 

James 3:1

The Power of the Tongue

3:1 Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers and sisters, ⁹  because you know that we will be judged more strictly. ¹⁰ 

James 3:10

3:10 From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. These things should not be so, my brothers and sisters. ¹¹ 

James 5:19

5:19 My brothers and sisters, ¹²  if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone turns him back,

James 2:14

Faith and Works Together

2:14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, ¹³  if someone claims to have faith but does not have works? Can this kind of faith ¹⁴  save him? ¹⁵ 

James 1:19

Living Out the Message

1:19 Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters! ¹⁶  Let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger.

James 3:12

3:12 Can a fig tree produce olives, my brothers and sisters, ¹⁷  or a vine produce figs? Neither can a salt water spring produce fresh water.

James 5:9-10

5:9 Do not grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, ¹⁸  so that you may not be judged. See, the judge stands before the gates! ¹⁹  5:10 As an example of suffering and patience, brothers and sisters, ²⁰  take the prophets who spoke in the Lord’s name.

James 2:5

2:5 Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! ²¹  Did not God choose the poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?

James 4:11

4:11 Do not speak against one another, brothers and sisters. ²²  He who speaks against a fellow believer ²³  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. ²⁴ 

James 5:7

Patience in Suffering

5:7 So be patient, brothers and sisters, ²⁵  until the Lord’s return. ²⁶  Think of how the farmer waits ²⁷  for the precious fruit of the ground and is patient ²⁸  for it until it receives the early and late rains.

James 5:12

5:12 And above all, my brothers and sisters, ²⁹  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.

[2:15]  ¹ tn It is important to note that the words ἀδελφός (adelfos) and ἀδελφή (adelfh) both occur in the Greek text at this point, confirming that the author intended to refer to both men and women. See the note on “someone” in 2:2.

[1:2]  ² tn Grk “brothers,” but the Greek word may be used for “brothers and sisters” or “fellow Christians” as here (cf. BDAG 18 s.v. ἀδελφός 1, where considerable nonbiblical evidence for the plural ἀδελφοί [adelfoi] meaning “brothers and sisters” is cited). Where the plural term is used in direct address, as here, “brothers and sisters” is used; where the term is singular and not direct address (as in v. 9), “believer” is preferred.

[1:2]  ³ tn Grk “all joy,” “full joy,” or “greatest joy.”

[1:16]  ³ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

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

[2:1]  ⁵ tn Or “partiality.”

[2:1]  ⁶ tn Grk “do not have faith with personal prejudice,” with emphasis on the last phrase.

[2:1]  ⁷ tn Grk “our Lord Jesus Christ of glory.” Here δόξης (doxhs) has been translated as an attributive genitive.

[3:1]  ⁵ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

[3:1]  ⁶ tn Grk “will receive a greater judgment.”

[3:10]  ⁶ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

[5:19]  ⁷ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

[2:14]  ⁸ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

[2:14]  ⁹ 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]  ¹⁰ sn The form of the question in Greek expects a negative answer.

[1:19]  ⁹ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

[3:12]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

[5:9]  ¹¹ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

[5:9]  ¹² sn The term gates is used metaphorically here. The physical referent would be the entrances to the city, but the author uses the term to emphasize the imminence of the judge’s approach.

[5:10]  ¹² tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

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

[4:11]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

[4:11]  ¹⁵ tn See note on the word “believer” in 1:9.

[4:11]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “a judge.”

[5:7]  ¹⁵ 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]  ¹⁶ tn Or “advent”; or “coming” (also in v. 8).

[5:7]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “Behold! The farmer waits.”

[5:7]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “being patient.”

[5:12]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.