James 5:19

5:19 My brothers and sisters, ¹  if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone turns him back,

James 1:13

1:13 Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted by evil, ²  and he himself tempts no one.

James 1:17

1:17 All generous giving and every perfect gift ³  is from above, coming down ⁴  from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or the slightest hint of change. ⁵ 

James 1:27

1:27 Pure and undefiled religion before ⁶  God the Father ⁷  is this: to care for orphans and widows in their misfortune and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

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

[1:13]  ² tn Or “God must not be tested by evil people.”

[1:17]  ³ tn The first phrase refers to the action of giving and the second to what is given.

[1:17]  ⁴ tn Or “All generous giving and every perfect gift from above is coming down.”

[1:17]  ⁵ tn Grk “variation or shadow of turning” (referring to the motions of heavenly bodies causing variations of light and darkness).

[1:27]  ⁴ tn Or “in the sight of”; Grk “with.”

[1:27]  ⁵ tn Grk “the God and Father.”