By his sovereign plan he gave us birth through the message of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.

For the one who obeys the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it.

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.

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.

And the tongue is a fire! The tongue represents the world of wrongdoing among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the entire body and sets fire to the course of human existence – and is set on fire by hell.

because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance.

For every kind of animal, bird, reptile, and sea creature is subdued and has been subdued by humankind.

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

And the fruit that consists of righteousness is planted in peace among those who make peace.

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.

Now the believer of humble means should take pride in his high position.

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

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

But no human being can subdue the tongue; it is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

You have lived indulgently and luxuriously on the earth. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.

My brothers and sisters, consider it nothing but joy when you fall into all sorts of trials,

Do they not blaspheme the good name of the one you belong to?

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

For the sun rises with its heat and dries up the meadow; the petal of the flower falls off and its beauty is lost forever. So also the rich person in the midst of his pursuits will wither away.

For he gazes at himself and then goes out and immediately forgets what sort of person he was.