James 4:10

4:10 Humble yourselves before the Lord and he will exalt you.

James 1:7

1:7 For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord,

James 1:1

Salutation

1:1 From James, ¹  a slave ²  of God and the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes dispersed abroad. ³  Greetings!

James 2:1

Prejudice and the Law of Love

2:1 My brothers and sisters, ⁴  do not show prejudice ⁵  if you possess faith ⁶  in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ. ⁷ 

James 5:8

5:8 You also be patient and strengthen your hearts, for the Lord’s return is near.

James 5:10-11

5:10 As an example of suffering and patience, brothers and sisters, ⁸  take the prophets who spoke in the Lord’s name. 5:11 Think of how we regard ⁹  as blessed those who have endured. You have heard of Job’s endurance and you have seen the Lord’s purpose, that the Lord is full of compassion and mercy. ¹⁰ 

James 5:14

5:14 Is anyone among you ill? He should summon the elders of the church, and they should pray for him and anoint ¹¹  him with oil in the name of the Lord.

James 5:4

5:4 Look, the pay you have held back from the workers who mowed your fields cries out against you, and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.

James 5:7

Patience in Suffering

5:7 So be patient, brothers and sisters, ¹²  until the Lord’s return. ¹³  Think of how the farmer waits ¹⁴  for the precious fruit of the ground and is patient ¹⁵  for it until it receives the early and late rains.

[1:1]  ¹ tn Grk “James.” The word “From” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.

[1:1]  ² tn Traditionally, “servant” or “bondservant.” Though δοῦλος (doulos) is normally translated “servant,” the word does not bear the connotation of a free individual serving another. BDAG notes that “‘servant’ for ‘slave’ is largely confined to Biblical transl. and early American times…in normal usage at the present time the two words are carefully distinguished” (BDAG 260 s.v.). The most accurate translation is “bondservant” (sometimes found in the ASV for δοῦλος), in that it often indicates one who sells himself into slavery to another. But as this is archaic, few today understand its force.

[1:1]  ³ tn Grk “to the twelve tribes in the Diaspora.” The Greek term διασπορά (diaspora, “dispersion”) refers to Jews not living in Palestine but “dispersed” or scattered among the Gentiles.

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

[2:1]  ² tn Or “partiality.”

[2:1]  ³ tn Grk “do not have faith with personal prejudice,” with emphasis on the last phrase.

[2:1]  ⁴ tn Grk “our Lord Jesus Christ of glory.” Here δόξης (doxhs) has been translated as an attributive genitive.

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

[5:11]  ¹ tn Grk “Behold! We regard…”

[5:11]  ² sn An allusion to Exod 34:6; Neh 9:17; Ps 86:15; 102:13; Joel 2:13; Jonah 4:2.

[5:14]  ¹ tn Grk “anointing.”

[5:7]  ¹ 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]  ² tn Or “advent”; or “coming” (also in v. 8).

[5:7]  ³ tn Grk “Behold! The farmer waits.”

[5:7]  ⁴ tn Grk “being patient.”