With it we bless the Lord and Father, and with it we curse people made in God’s image.

And similarly, was not Rahab the prostitute also justified by works when she welcomed the messengers and sent them out by another way?

As an example of suffering and patience, brothers and sisters, take the prophets who spoke in the Lord’s name.

And if we put bits into the mouths of horses to get them to obey us, then we guide their entire bodies.

Think of how we regard 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.

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

Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! 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?