James 2:8

2:8 But if you fulfill the royal law as expressed in this scripture, ¹  “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” ²  you are doing well.

James 4:3

4:3 you ask and do not receive because you ask wrongly, so you can spend it on your passions.

James 4:9

4:9 Grieve, mourn, ³  and weep. Turn your laughter ⁴  into mourning and your joy into despair.

[2:8]  ¹ tn Grk “according to the scripture.”

[2:8]  ² sn A quotation from Lev 19:18 (also quoted in Matt 19:19; 22:39; Mark 12:31; Luke 10:27; Rom 13:9; Gal 5:14).

[4:9]  ³ tn This term and the following one are preceded by καί (kai) in the Greek text, but contemporary English generally uses connectives only between the last two items in such a series.

[4:9]  ⁴ tn Grk “let your laughter be turned.”