For where there is jealousy and selfishness, there is disorder and every evil practice.

But as it is,<n id="1" /> you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.

<p class="bodytext">For every kind of animal, bird, reptile, and sea creature<n id="1" /> is subdued and has been subdued by humankind.<n id="2" />

Elijah was a human being<n id="1" /> like us, and he prayed earnestly<n id="2" /> that it would not rain and there was no rain on the land for three years and six months!

Pure and undefiled religion before<n id="1" /> God the Father<n id="2" /> is this: to care for orphans and widows in their misfortune and to keep oneself unstained by the world.p>

But you have dishonored the poor!<n id="1" /> Are not the rich oppressing you and dragging you into the courts?

<p class="bodytext">But would you like evidence,<n id="1" /> you empty fellow,<n id="2" /> that faith without works is useless?<n id="3" />

For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.p>

Can a fig tree produce olives, my brothers and sisters,<n id="1" /> or a vine produce figs? Neither can a salt water spring produce fresh water.p>

Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and make your hearts pure, you double-minded.<n id="1" />

Listen, my dear brothers and sisters!<n id="1" /> 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?

<t /><p class="bodytext">So be patient, brothers and sisters,<n id="1" /> until the Lord&#8217;s return.<n id="2" /> Think of how the farmer waits<n id="3" /> for the precious fruit of the ground and is patient<n id="4" /> for it until it receives the early and late rains.

Happy is the one<n id="1" /> who endures testing, because when he has proven to be genuine, he will receive the crown of life that God<n id="2" /> promised to those who love him.

So put away all filth and evil excess and humbly<n id="1" /> welcome the message implanted within you, which is able to save your souls.

If someone thinks he is religious yet does not bridle his tongue, and so deceives his heart, his religion is futile.

Look at ships too: Though they are so large and driven by harsh winds, they are steered by a tiny rudder wherever the pilot&#8217;s inclination directs.

Think of how we regard<n id="1" /> as blessed those who have endured. You have heard of Job&#8217;s endurance and you have seen the Lord&#8217;s purpose, that <i>the Lord is full of compassion and mercyi>.<n id="2" />

So confess your sins to one another and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great effectiveness.<n id="1" />

<p class="bodytext">Now the believer<n id="1" /> of humble means<n id="2" /> should take pride<n id="3" /> in his high position.<n id="4" />

But the rich person&#8217;s pride should be in his humiliation, because he will pass away like a wildflower in the meadow.<n id="1" />