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

My brothers and sisters, do not show prejudice if you possess faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ.

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

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

May grace and peace be lavished on you as you grow in the rich knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord!

For thus an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, will be richly provided for you.

But you, dear friends – recall the predictions foretold by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.

maintain yourselves in the love of God, while anticipating the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that brings eternal life.

(These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.)

When Joseph awoke from sleep he did what the angel of the Lord told him. He took his wife,

For I tell you, you will not see me from now until you say, ‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!’”

Suddenly there was a severe earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descending from heaven came and rolled away the stone and sat on it.

for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He must never drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth.

So Mary said, “Yes, I am a servant of the Lord; let this happen to me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her.

It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and the regaining of sight to the blind, to set free those who are oppressed,

She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to what he said.

That servant who knew his master’s will but did not get ready or do what his master asked will receive a severe beating.

So he contacted his master’s debtors one by one. He asked the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’

John said, “I am the voice of one shouting in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.”