James 2:7

2:7 Do they not blaspheme the good name of the one you belong to? ¹ 

James 4:17

4:17 So whoever knows what is good to do ²  and does not do it is guilty of sin. ³ 

James 3:13

True Wisdom

3:13 Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct he should show his works done in the gentleness that wisdom brings. ⁴ 

[2:7]  ¹ tn Grk “that was invoked over you,” referring to their baptism in which they confessed their faith in Christ and were pronounced to be his own. To have the Lord’s name “named over them” is OT imagery for the Lord’s ownership of his people (cf. 2 Chr 7:14; Amos 9:12; Isa 63:19; Jer 14:9; 15:16; Dan 9:19; Acts 15:17).

[4:17]  ² tn Or “knows how to do what is good.”

[4:17]  ³ tn Grk “to him it is sin.”

[3:13]  ³ tn Grk “works in the gentleness of wisdom.”