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n- -nsm- 2385">James</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Mt 13:55; Mk 6:3; Ac 12:17; 15:13; 21:18; Gl 1:19; 2:9,12; Jd 1">a</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1401.htm" title="&#948;&#959;&#8166;&#955;&#959;&#962; n- -nsm- 1401"> a <span class="fn" style="color:#0092f2">&bull;</span>slave</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2316.htm" title="&#952;&#949;&#8057;&#962; n- -gsm- 2316"> of God</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ac 16:17; Rm 1:1; Eph 6:6; Jms 1:1; 1Pt 2:16; Rv 1:1">b</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2962.htm" title="&#954;&#8059;&#961;&#953;&#959;&#962; n- -gsm- 2962"> of the Lord</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2424.htm" title="&#7992;&#951;&#963;&#959;&#8166;&#962; n- -gsm- 2424"> Jesus</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5547.htm" title="&#935;&#961;&#953;&#963;&#964;&#8057;&#962; n- -gsm- 5547"> Christ</a>:</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -dpf- 3588">To the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1427.htm" title="&#948;&#8061;&#948;&#949;&#954;&#945; a- -dpf- 1427"> 12</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5443.htm" title="&#966;&#965;&#955;&#8053; n- -dpf- 5443"> tribes</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Gn 49:28; Ex 24:4; Ezk 47:13; Mt 19:28; Ac 26:7; Rv 21:12">c</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="&#7952;&#957; p- 1722"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -dsf- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1290.htm" title="&#948;&#953;&#945;&#963;&#960;&#959;&#961;&#8049; n- -dsf- 1290"> Dispersion</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Jewish people scattered throughout Gentile lands who spoke Gk and were influenced by Gk culture.">d, </a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Jn 7:35; 1Pt 1:1">e</a></p><p class="reg"><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5463.htm" title="&#967;&#945;&#8055;&#961;&#969; v- -----pan 5463">Greetings</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ti 1:1">f</a></p><p class="heading">Trials and Maturity</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/james/1-2.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">2</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2233.htm" title="&#7969;&#947;&#8051;&#959;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- 2-p--amd 2233">Consider</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3956.htm" title="&#960;&#8118;&#962; a- -asf- 3956"> it a great</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5479.htm" title="&#967;&#945;&#961;&#8049; n- -asf- 5479"> joy</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3450.htm" title="&#7952;&#947;&#8061; rp -gs-- 3450">my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/80.htm" title="&#7936;&#948;&#949;&#955;&#966;&#8057;&#962; n- -vpm- 80"> <span class="fn" style="color:#0092f2">&bull;</span>brothers</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3752.htm" title="&#8005;&#964;&#945;&#957; c- 3752">whenever</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4045.htm" title="&#960;&#949;&#961;&#953;&#960;&#8055;&#960;&#964;&#969; v- 2-p--aas 4045"> you experience</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4164.htm" title="&#960;&#959;&#953;&#954;&#8055;&#955;&#959;&#962; a- -dpm- 4164"> various</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3986.htm" title="&#960;&#949;&#953;&#961;&#945;&#963;&#956;&#8057;&#962; n- -dpm- 3986"> trials</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Mt 5:12; 1Pt 1:6">g</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/james/1-3.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">3</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1097.htm" title="&#947;&#953;&#957;&#8061;&#963;&#954;&#969; v- -npm-pap 1097">knowing</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3754.htm" title="&#8005;&#964;&#953; c- 3754"> that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -nsn- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1383.htm" title="&#948;&#959;&#954;&#8055;&#956;&#953;&#959;&#957; n- -nsn- 1383"> testing</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5216.htm" title="&#963;&#8059; rp -gp-- 5216"> of your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4102.htm" title="&#960;&#8055;&#963;&#964;&#953;&#962; n- -gsf- 4102"> faith</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2716.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#964;&#949;&#961;&#947;&#8049;&#950;&#959;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- 3-s--pmi 2716"> produces</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5281.htm" title="&#8017;&#960;&#959;&#956;&#959;&#957;&#8053; n- -asf- 5281"> endurance</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/james/1-4.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">4</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1161.htm" title="&#948;&#8051; c- 1161">But</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5281.htm" title="&#8017;&#960;&#959;&#956;&#959;&#957;&#8053; n- -nsf- 5281"> endurance</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5046.htm" title="&#964;&#8051;&#955;&#949;&#953;&#959;&#962; a- -asn- 5046"> must do its complete</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2041.htm" title="&#7956;&#961;&#947;&#959;&#957; n- -asn- 2041"> work</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2443.htm" title="&#7989;&#957;&#945; c- 2443">so that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5600.htm" title="&#949;&#7984;&#956;&#8055; v- 2-p--pas 5600"> you may be</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5046.htm" title="&#964;&#8051;&#955;&#949;&#953;&#959;&#962; a- -npm- 5046"> mature</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3648.htm" title="&#8001;&#955;&#8057;&#954;&#955;&#951;&#961;&#959;&#962; a- -npm- 3648"> complete</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3007.htm" title="&#955;&#949;&#8055;&#960;&#969; v- -npm-pmp 3007">lacking</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3367.htm" title="&#956;&#951;&#948;&#949;&#8055;&#962; a- -dsn- 3367"> nothing</a>.</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/james/1-5.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">5</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1161.htm" title="&#948;&#8051; c- 1161">Now</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1487.htm" title="&#949;&#7984; c- 1487"> if</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5100.htm" title="&#964;&#953;&#962; ri -nsm- 5100"> any</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5216.htm" title="&#963;&#8059; rp -gp-- 5216"> of you</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3007.htm" title="&#955;&#949;&#8055;&#960;&#969; v- 3-s--pmi 3007"> lacks</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4678.htm" title="&#963;&#959;&#966;&#8055;&#945; n- -gsf- 4678"> wisdom</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/154.htm" title="&#945;&#7984;&#964;&#8051;&#969; v- 3-s--pad 154">he should ask</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2316.htm" title="&#952;&#949;&#8057;&#962; n- -gsm- 2316"> God</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1325.htm" title="&#948;&#8055;&#948;&#969;&#956;&#953; v- -gsm-pap 1325">who gives</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3956.htm" title="&#960;&#8118;&#962; a- -dpm- 3956"> to all</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/574.htm" title="&#7937;&#960;&#955;&#8182;&#962; d- 574"> generously</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3361.htm" title="&#956;&#8053; d- 3361"> without</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3679.htm" title="&#8000;&#957;&#949;&#953;&#948;&#8055;&#950;&#969; v- -gsm-pap 3679"> criticizing</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1325.htm" title="&#948;&#8055;&#948;&#969;&#956;&#953; v- 3-s--fpi 1325"> it will be given</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -dsm- 846"> to him</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="1Kg 3:9; Pr 2:3-6; Mt 7:7">h</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/james/1-6.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">6</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1161.htm" title="&#948;&#8051; c- 1161">But</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/154.htm" title="&#945;&#7984;&#964;&#8051;&#969; v- 3-s--pad 154"> let him ask</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="&#7952;&#957; p- 1722"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4102.htm" title="&#960;&#8055;&#963;&#964;&#953;&#962; n- -dsf- 4102"> faith</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3367.htm" title="&#956;&#951;&#948;&#949;&#8055;&#962; a- -asn- 3367"> without</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1252.htm" title="&#948;&#953;&#945;&#954;&#961;&#8055;&#957;&#969; v- -nsm-pmp 1252"> doubting</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1063.htm" title="&#947;&#8049;&#961; c- 1063">For</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -nsm- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1252.htm" title="&#948;&#953;&#945;&#954;&#961;&#8055;&#957;&#969; v- -nsm-pmp 1252"> doubter</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1503.htm" title="&#7956;&#959;&#953;&#954;&#945; v- 3-s--xai 1503"> is like</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2830.htm" title="&#954;&#955;&#8059;&#948;&#969;&#957; n- -dsm- 2830"> the surging</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2281.htm" title="&#952;&#8049;&#955;&#945;&#963;&#963;&#945; n- -gsf- 2281"> sea</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532">driven and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4494.htm" title="&#8165;&#953;&#960;&#8055;&#950;&#959;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- -dsm-ppp 4494"> tossed</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/416.htm" title="&#7936;&#957;&#949;&#956;&#8055;&#950;&#959;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- -dsm-ppp 416"> by the wind</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/james/1-7.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">7</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1565.htm" title="&#7952;&#954;&#949;&#8150;&#957;&#959;&#962; rd -nsm- 1565">That</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/444.htm" title="&#7940;&#957;&#952;&#961;&#969;&#960;&#959;&#962; n- -nsm- 444"> person</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3361.htm" title="&#956;&#8053; d- 3361"> should not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3633.htm" title="&#959;&#7990;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- 3-s--pmd 3633"> expect</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2983.htm" title="&#955;&#945;&#956;&#946;&#8049;&#957;&#969; v- 3-s--fmi 2983"> to receive</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5100.htm" title="&#964;&#953;&#962; ri -asn- 5100"> anything</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3844.htm" title="&#960;&#945;&#961;&#8049; p- 3844"> from</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -gsm- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2962.htm" title="&#954;&#8059;&#961;&#953;&#959;&#962; n- -gsm- 2962"> Lord</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/james/1-8.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">8</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1374.htm" title="&#948;&#8055;&#968;&#965;&#967;&#959;&#962; a- -nsm- 1374">An indecisive</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Or A doubting, or A double-minded">i</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/435.htm" title="&#7936;&#957;&#8053;&#961; n- -nsm- 435"> man</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/182.htm" title="&#7936;&#954;&#945;&#964;&#8049;&#963;&#964;&#945;&#964;&#959;&#962; a- -nsm- 182"> is unstable</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="&#7952;&#957; p- 1722"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3956.htm" title="&#960;&#8118;&#962; a- -dpf- 3956"> all</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -gsm- 846"> his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3598.htm" title="&#8001;&#948;&#8057;&#962; n- -dpf- 3598"> ways</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Jms 4:8; 2Pt 2:14">j</a></p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/james/1-9.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">9</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -nsm- 3588">The</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/80.htm" title="&#7936;&#948;&#949;&#955;&#966;&#8057;&#962; n- -nsm- 80"> brother</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5011.htm" title="&#964;&#945;&#960;&#949;&#953;&#957;&#8057;&#962; a- -nsm- 5011"> of humble</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2744.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#965;&#967;&#8049;&#959;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- 3-s--pmd 2744"> circumstances should boast</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="&#7952;&#957; p- 1722"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -gsm- 846"> his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5311.htm" title="&#8021;&#968;&#959;&#962; n- -dsn- 5311"> exaltation</a>, <a href="http://biblehub.com/james/1-10.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">10</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1161.htm" title="&#948;&#8051; c- 1161">but</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -nsm- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4145.htm" title="&#960;&#955;&#959;&#8059;&#963;&#953;&#959;&#962; a- -nsm- 4145"> one who is rich</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="&#7952;&#957; p- 1722"> should boast in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -gsm- 846"> his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5014.htm" title="&#964;&#945;&#960;&#949;&#8055;&#957;&#969;&#963;&#953;&#962; n- -dsf- 5014"> humiliation</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3754.htm" title="&#8005;&#964;&#953; c- 3754"> because</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3928.htm" title="&#960;&#945;&#961;&#8051;&#961;&#967;&#959;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- 3-s--fmi 3928"> he will pass away</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5613.htm" title="&#8033;&#962; c- 5613"> like</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/438.htm" title="&#7940;&#957;&#952;&#959;&#962; n- -nsn- 438"> a flower</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5528.htm" title="&#967;&#8057;&#961;&#964;&#959;&#962; n- -gsm- 5528"> of the field</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="1Co 7:31; 1Pt 1:24">k</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/james/1-11.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">11</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1063.htm" title="&#947;&#8049;&#961; c- 1063">For</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -nsm- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2246.htm" title="&#7973;&#955;&#953;&#959;&#962; n- -nsm- 2246"> sun</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/393.htm" title="&#7936;&#957;&#945;&#964;&#8051;&#955;&#955;&#969; v- 3-s--aai 393"> rises</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4862.htm" title="&#963;&#8059;&#957; p- 4862"> with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -dsm- 3588"> its</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2742.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8059;&#963;&#969;&#957; n- -dsm- 2742"> scorching heat</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3583.htm" title="&#958;&#951;&#961;&#945;&#8055;&#957;&#969; v- 3-s--aai 3583"> dries up</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -asm- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5528.htm" title="&#967;&#8057;&#961;&#964;&#959;&#962; n- -asm- 5528"> grass</a>; <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -gsm- 846">its</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/438.htm" title="&#7940;&#957;&#952;&#959;&#962; n- -nsn- 438"> flower</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1601.htm" title="&#7952;&#954;&#960;&#8055;&#960;&#964;&#969; v- 3-s--aai 1601"> falls off</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -gsn- 846"> its</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2143.htm" title="&#949;&#8016;&#960;&#961;&#8051;&#960;&#949;&#953;&#945; n- -nsf- 2143"> beautiful</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4383.htm" title="&#960;&#961;&#8057;&#963;&#969;&#960;&#959;&#957; n- -gsn- 4383"> appearance</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/622.htm" title="&#7936;&#960;&#8057;&#955;&#955;&#965;&#956;&#953; v- 3-s--ami 622"> is destroyed</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3779.htm" title="&#959;&#8021;&#964;&#969;&#40;&#962;&#41; d- 3779">In the same way</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; d- 2532"></a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -nsm- 3588">the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4145.htm" title="&#960;&#955;&#959;&#8059;&#963;&#953;&#959;&#962; a- -nsm- 4145"> rich</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3133.htm" title="&#956;&#945;&#961;&#945;&#8055;&#957;&#959;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- 3-s--fpi 3133"> man will wither away</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="&#7952;&#957; p- 1722"> while</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -gsm- 846"> pursuing his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4197.htm" title="&#960;&#959;&#961;&#949;&#8055;&#945; n- -dpf- 4197"> activities</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 102:4,11; Is 40:7">l</a></p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/james/1-12.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">12</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/435.htm" title="&#7936;&#957;&#8053;&#961; n- -nsm- 435">A man</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3739.htm" title="&#8005;&#962; rr -nsm- 3739"> who</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5278.htm" title="&#8017;&#960;&#959;&#956;&#8051;&#957;&#969; v- 3-s--pai 5278"> endures</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3986.htm" title="&#960;&#949;&#953;&#961;&#945;&#963;&#956;&#8057;&#962; n- -asm- 3986"> trials</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit trial, used as a collective">m</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3107.htm" title="&#956;&#945;&#954;&#8049;&#961;&#953;&#959;&#962; a- -nsm- 3107"> is blessed</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3754.htm" title="&#8005;&#964;&#953; c- 3754">because</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1096.htm" title="&#947;&#8055;&#957;&#959;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- -nsm-amp 1096"> when he passes</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1384.htm" title="&#948;&#8057;&#954;&#953;&#956;&#959;&#962; a- -nsm- 1384"> the test</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2983.htm" title="&#955;&#945;&#956;&#946;&#8049;&#957;&#969; v- 3-s--fmi 2983"> he will receive</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -asm- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4735.htm" title="&#963;&#964;&#8051;&#966;&#945;&#957;&#959;&#962; n- -asm- 4735"> crown</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="1Co 9:25; 2Tm 4:8; 1Pt 5:4; Rv 2:10; 3:11">n</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2222.htm" title="&#950;&#969;&#8053; n- -gsf- 2222"> of life</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3739.htm" title="&#8005;&#962; rr -asm- 3739"> that</a> God<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Other mss read that the Lord">o</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1861.htm" title="&#7952;&#960;&#945;&#947;&#947;&#8051;&#955;&#955;&#959;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- 3-s--ami 1861"> has promised</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -dpm- 3588"> to those</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/25.htm" title="&#7936;&#947;&#945;&#960;&#8049;&#969; v- -dpm-pap 25"> who love</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -asm- 846"> Him</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Mt 10:22; Jms 2:5">p</a></p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/james/1-13.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">13</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3367.htm" title="&#956;&#951;&#948;&#949;&#8055;&#962; a- -nsm- 3367">No</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3985.htm" title="&#960;&#949;&#953;&#961;&#8049;&#950;&#969; v- -nsm-ppp 3985"> one undergoing a trial</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3004.htm" title="&#955;&#8051;&#947;&#969; v- 3-s--pad 3004"> should say</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3754.htm" title="&#8005;&#964;&#953; c- 3754">,</a> &ldquo;<a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3985.htm" title="&#960;&#949;&#953;&#961;&#8049;&#950;&#969; v- 1-s--ppi 3985">I am being tempted</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/575.htm" title="&#7936;&#960;&#8057; p- 575"> by</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2316.htm" title="&#952;&#949;&#8057;&#962; n- -gsm- 2316"> God</a>.&rdquo; <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1063.htm" title="&#947;&#8049;&#961; c- 1063">For</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2316.htm" title="&#952;&#949;&#8057;&#962; n- -nsm- 2316"> God</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2076.htm" title="&#949;&#7984;&#956;&#8055; v- 3-s--pai 2076"> is</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/551.htm" title="&#7936;&#960;&#949;&#8055;&#961;&#945;&#963;&#964;&#959;&#962; a- -nsm- 551"> not tempted</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2556.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#954;&#8057;&#962; a- -gpn- 2556"> by evil</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Or evil persons, or evil things">q</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1161.htm" title="&#948;&#8051; c- 1161"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -nsm- 846"> He</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3985.htm" title="&#960;&#949;&#953;&#961;&#8049;&#950;&#969; v- 3-s--pai 3985"> Himself doesn&rsquo;t tempt</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3762.htm" title="&#959;&#8016;&#948;&#949;&#8055;&#962; a- -asm- 3762"> anyone</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/james/1-14.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">14</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1161.htm" title="&#948;&#8051; c- 1161">But</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1538.htm" title="&#7957;&#954;&#945;&#963;&#964;&#959;&#962; a- -nsm- 1538"> each</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3985.htm" title="&#960;&#949;&#953;&#961;&#8049;&#950;&#969; v- 3-s--ppi 3985"> person is tempted</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1828.htm" title="&#7952;&#958;&#8051;&#955;&#954;&#969; v- -nsm-ppp 1828"> when he is drawn away</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1185.htm" title="&#948;&#949;&#955;&#949;&#8049;&#950;&#969; v- -nsm-ppp 1185"> enticed</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5259.htm" title="&#8017;&#960;&#8057; p- 5259"> by</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2398.htm" title="&#7988;&#948;&#953;&#959;&#962; a- -gsf- 2398"> his own</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1939.htm" title="&#7952;&#960;&#953;&#952;&#965;&#956;&#8055;&#945; n- -gsf- 1939"> evil desires</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 7:6-23">r</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/james/1-15.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">15</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1534.htm" title="&#949;&#7990;&#964;&#945; d- 1534">Then</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1939.htm" title="&#7952;&#960;&#953;&#952;&#965;&#956;&#8055;&#945; n- -nsf- 1939"> after desire</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4815.htm" title="&#963;&#965;&#955;&#955;&#945;&#956;&#946;&#8049;&#957;&#969; v- -nsf-aap 4815"> has conceived</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5088.htm" title="&#964;&#8055;&#954;&#964;&#969; v- 3-s--pai 5088">it gives birth</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/266.htm" title="&#7937;&#956;&#945;&#961;&#964;&#8055;&#945; n- -asf- 266"> to sin</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1161.htm" title="&#948;&#8051; c- 1161">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/266.htm" title="&#7937;&#956;&#945;&#961;&#964;&#8055;&#945; n- -nsf- 266"> when sin</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/658.htm" title="&#7936;&#960;&#959;&#964;&#949;&#955;&#8051;&#969; v- -nsf-app 658"> is fully grown</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/616.htm" title="&#7936;&#960;&#959;&#954;&#965;&#8051;&#969; v- 3-s--pai 616">it gives birth</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2288.htm" title="&#952;&#8049;&#957;&#945;&#964;&#959;&#962; n- -asm- 2288"> to death</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Jb 15:35; Ps 7:14; Is 59:4; Rm 6:23">s</a></p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/james/1-16.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">16</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3361.htm" title="&#956;&#8053; d- 3361">Don&rsquo;t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4105.htm" title="&#960;&#955;&#945;&#957;&#8049;&#969; v- 2-p--ppd 4105"> be deceived</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3450.htm" title="&#7952;&#947;&#8061; rp -gs-- 3450">my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/27.htm" title="&#7936;&#947;&#945;&#960;&#951;&#964;&#8057;&#962; a- -vpm- 27"> dearly loved</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/80.htm" title="&#7936;&#948;&#949;&#955;&#966;&#8057;&#962; n- -vpm- 80"> brothers</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="1Co 6:9; Jms 1:19">t</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/james/1-17.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">17</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3956.htm" title="&#960;&#8118;&#962; a- -nsf- 3956">Every</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/18.htm" title="&#7936;&#947;&#945;&#952;&#8057;&#962; a- -nsf- 18"> generous</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1394.htm" title="&#948;&#8057;&#963;&#953;&#962; n- -nsf- 1394"> act</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3956.htm" title="&#960;&#8118;&#962; a- -nsn- 3956"> every</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5046.htm" title="&#964;&#8051;&#955;&#949;&#953;&#959;&#962; a- -nsn- 5046"> perfect</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1434.htm" title="&#948;&#8061;&#961;&#951;&#956;&#945; n- -nsn- 1434"> gift</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2076.htm" title="&#949;&#7984;&#956;&#8055; v- 3-s--pai 2076"> is</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/509.htm" title="&#7940;&#957;&#969;&#952;&#949;&#957; d- 509"> from above</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2597.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#964;&#945;&#946;&#945;&#8055;&#957;&#969; v- -nsn-pap 2597">coming down</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/575.htm" title="&#7936;&#960;&#8057; p- 575"> from</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -gsm- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3962.htm" title="&#960;&#945;&#964;&#8053;&#961; n- -gsm- 3962"> Father</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5457.htm" title="&#966;&#8182;&#962; n- -gpn- 5457"> of lights</a>; <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3844.htm" title="&#960;&#945;&#961;&#8049; p- 3844">with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3739.htm" title="&#8005;&#962; rr -dsm- 3739"> Him</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1762.htm" title="&#7956;&#957;&#953; v- 3-s--pai 1762"> there is</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3756.htm" title="&#959;&#8016; d- 3756"> no</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3883.htm" title="&#960;&#945;&#961;&#945;&#955;&#955;&#945;&#947;&#8053; n- -nsf- 3883"> variation</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2228.htm" title="&#7972; c- 2228"> or</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/644.htm" title="&#7936;&#960;&#959;&#963;&#954;&#8055;&#945;&#963;&#956;&#945; n- -nsn- 644"> shadow</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5157.htm" title="&#964;&#961;&#959;&#960;&#8053; n- -gsf- 5157"> cast by turning</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Nm 23:19; Mal 3:6; Jn 3:27; 1Jn 1:5">u</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/james/1-18.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">18</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2248.htm" title="&#7952;&#947;&#8061; rp -ap-- 2248">By His own choice, He gave us</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/616.htm" title="&#7936;&#960;&#959;&#954;&#965;&#8051;&#969; v- 3-s--aai 616"> a new birth</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3056.htm" title="&#955;&#8057;&#947;&#959;&#962; n- -dsm- 3056"> by the message</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/225.htm" title="&#7936;&#955;&#8053;&#952;&#949;&#953;&#945; n- -gsf- 225"> of truth</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="= the gospel">v</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1519.htm" title="&#949;&#7984;&#962; p- 1519"> so that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -asn- 3588"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2248.htm" title="&#7952;&#947;&#8061; rp -ap-- 2248"> we</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1511.htm" title="&#949;&#7984;&#956;&#8055; v- -----pan 1511"> would be</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/536.htm" title="&#7936;&#960;&#945;&#961;&#967;&#8053; n- -asf- 536"> the <span class="fn" style="color:#0092f2">&bull;</span>firstfruits</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -gsm- 846"> of His</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2938.htm" title="&#954;&#964;&#8055;&#963;&#956;&#945; n- -gpn- 2938"> creatures</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Jn 1:13; Eph 1:12">w</a></p><p class="heading">Hearing and Doing the Word</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/james/1-19.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">19</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3450.htm" title="&#7952;&#947;&#8061; rp -gs-- 3450">My</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/27.htm" title="&#7936;&#947;&#945;&#960;&#951;&#964;&#8057;&#962; a- -vpm- 27"> dearly loved</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/80.htm" title="&#7936;&#948;&#949;&#955;&#966;&#8057;&#962; n- -vpm- 80"> brothers</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2467.htm" title="&#959;&#7990;&#948;&#945; v- 2-p--xad 2467">understand</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3956.htm" title="&#960;&#8118;&#962; a- -nsm- 3956"> this: Everyone</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/444.htm" title="&#7940;&#957;&#952;&#961;&#969;&#960;&#959;&#962; n- -nsm- 444"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2077.htm" title="&#949;&#7984;&#956;&#8055; v- 3-s--pad 2077"> must be</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5036.htm" title="&#964;&#945;&#967;&#8059;&#962; a- -nsm- 5036"> quick</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1519.htm" title="&#949;&#7984;&#962; p- 1519"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -asn- 3588"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/191.htm" title="&#7936;&#954;&#959;&#8059;&#969; v- -----aan 191"> hear</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1021.htm" title="&#946;&#961;&#945;&#948;&#8059;&#962; a- -nsm- 1021">slow</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1519.htm" title="&#949;&#7984;&#962; p- 1519"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -asn- 3588"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2980.htm" title="&#955;&#945;&#955;&#8051;&#969; v- -----aan 2980"> speak</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1161.htm" title="&#948;&#8051; c- 1161">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1021.htm" title="&#946;&#961;&#945;&#948;&#8059;&#962; a- -nsm- 1021"> slow</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1519.htm" title="&#949;&#7984;&#962; p- 1519"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3709.htm" title="&#8000;&#961;&#947;&#8053; n- -asf- 3709"> anger</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 10:19; 17:27; Ec 5:1-2">x</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/james/1-20.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">20</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1063.htm" title="&#947;&#8049;&#961; c- 1063">for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/435.htm" title="&#7936;&#957;&#8053;&#961; n- -gsm- 435"> man&rsquo;s</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3709.htm" title="&#8000;&#961;&#947;&#8053; n- -nsf- 3709"> anger</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3756.htm" title="&#959;&#8016; d- 3756"> does not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2038.htm" title="&#7952;&#961;&#947;&#8049;&#950;&#959;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- 3-s--pmi 2038"> accomplish</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2316.htm" title="&#952;&#949;&#8057;&#962; n- -gsm- 2316"> God&rsquo;s</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1343.htm" title="&#948;&#953;&#954;&#945;&#953;&#959;&#963;&#8059;&#957;&#951; n- -asf- 1343"> righteousness</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/james/1-21.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">21</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1352.htm" title="&#948;&#953;&#8057; c- 1352">Therefore</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/659.htm" title="&#7936;&#960;&#959;&#964;&#8055;&#952;&#951;&#956;&#953; v- -npm-amp 659">ridding yourselves of</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3956.htm" title="&#960;&#8118;&#962; a- -asf- 3956"> all</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4507.htm" title="&#8165;&#965;&#960;&#945;&#961;&#8055;&#945; n- -asf- 4507"> moral filth</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2549.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#954;&#8055;&#945; n- -gsf- 2549"> evil</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit evil excess">y</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="&#7952;&#957; p- 1722"> humbly</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4240.htm" title="&#960;&#961;&#945;&#8163;&#964;&#951;&#962; n- -dsf- 4240"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1209.htm" title="&#948;&#8051;&#967;&#959;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- 2-p--amd 1209"> receive</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -asm- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1721.htm" title="&#7956;&#956;&#966;&#965;&#964;&#959;&#962; a- -asm- 1721"> implanted</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3056.htm" title="&#955;&#8057;&#947;&#959;&#962; n- -asm- 3056"> word</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1410.htm" title="&#948;&#8059;&#957;&#945;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- -asm-pmp 1410">which is able</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4982.htm" title="&#963;&#8180;&#950;&#969; v- -----aan 4982"> to save</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5216.htm" title="&#963;&#8059; rp -gp-- 5216"> you</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit save your souls">z, </a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Eph 1:13; 4:22; Col 3:8">aa</a></p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/james/1-22.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">22</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1161.htm" title="&#948;&#8051; c- 1161">But</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Mt 7:24-27; Rm 2:13; Jms 2:14-20">ab</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1096.htm" title="&#947;&#8055;&#957;&#959;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- 2-p--pmd 1096"> be</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4163.htm" title="&#960;&#959;&#953;&#951;&#964;&#8053;&#962; n- -npm- 4163"> doers</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3056.htm" title="&#955;&#8057;&#947;&#959;&#962; n- -gsm- 3056"> of the word</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3361.htm" title="&#956;&#8053; d- 3361"> not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/202.htm" title="&#7936;&#954;&#961;&#959;&#945;&#964;&#8053;&#962; n- -npm- 202"> hearers</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3440.htm" title="&#956;&#8057;&#957;&#959;&#962; a- -asn- 3440"> only</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3884.htm" title="&#960;&#945;&#961;&#945;&#955;&#959;&#947;&#8055;&#950;&#959;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- -npm-pmp 3884">deceiving</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1438.htm" title="&#7953;&#945;&#965;&#964;&#959;&#8166; rp -apm- 1438"> yourselves</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/james/1-23.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">23</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3754.htm" title="&#8005;&#964;&#953; c- 3754">Because</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1487.htm" title="&#949;&#7984; c- 1487"> if</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5100.htm" title="&#964;&#953;&#962; ri -nsm- 5100"> anyone</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2076.htm" title="&#949;&#7984;&#956;&#8055; v- 3-s--pai 2076"> is</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/202.htm" title="&#7936;&#954;&#961;&#959;&#945;&#964;&#8053;&#962; n- -nsm- 202"> a hearer</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3056.htm" title="&#955;&#8057;&#947;&#959;&#962; n- -gsm- 3056"> of the word</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3756.htm" title="&#959;&#8016; d- 3756"> not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4163.htm" title="&#960;&#959;&#953;&#951;&#964;&#8053;&#962; n- -nsm- 4163"> a doer</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3778.htm" title="&#959;&#8023;&#964;&#959;&#962; rd -nsm- 3778">he</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1503.htm" title="&#7956;&#959;&#953;&#954;&#945; v- 3-s--xai 1503"> is like</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/435.htm" title="&#7936;&#957;&#8053;&#961; n- -dsm- 435"> a man</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2657.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#964;&#945;&#957;&#959;&#8051;&#969; v- -dsm-pap 2657"> looking</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -gsm- 846"> at his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4383.htm" title="&#960;&#961;&#8057;&#963;&#969;&#960;&#959;&#957; n- -asn- 4383"> own face</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit at the face of his birth">ac</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="&#7952;&#957; p- 1722"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2072.htm" title="&#7956;&#963;&#959;&#960;&#964;&#961;&#959;&#957; n- -dsn- 2072"> a mirror</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/james/1-24.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">24</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1063.htm" title="&#947;&#8049;&#961; c- 1063">For</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2657.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#964;&#945;&#957;&#959;&#8051;&#969; v- 3-s--aai 2657"> he looks</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1438.htm" title="&#7953;&#945;&#965;&#964;&#959;&#8166; rp -asm- 1438"> at himself</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/565.htm" title="&#7936;&#960;&#8051;&#961;&#967;&#959;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- 3-s--xai 565">goes away</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2112.htm" title="&#949;&#8016;&#952;&#8051;&#969;&#962; d- 2112"> immediately</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1950.htm" title="&#7952;&#960;&#953;&#955;&#945;&#957;&#952;&#8049;&#957;&#959;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- 3-s--ami 1950"> forgets</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3697.htm" title="&#8001;&#960;&#959;&#8150;&#959;&#962; ri -nsm- 3697"> what kind of</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2258.htm" title="&#949;&#7984;&#956;&#8055; v- 3-s--iai 2258"> man he was</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/james/1-25.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">25</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1161.htm" title="&#948;&#8051; c- 1161">But</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -nsm- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3879.htm" title="&#960;&#945;&#961;&#945;&#954;&#8059;&#960;&#964;&#969; v- -nsm-aap 3879"> one who looks intently</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1519.htm" title="&#949;&#7984;&#962; p- 1519"> into</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -asm- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5046.htm" title="&#964;&#8051;&#955;&#949;&#953;&#959;&#962; a- -asm- 5046"> perfect</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3551.htm" title="&#957;&#8057;&#956;&#959;&#962; n- -asm- 3551"> law</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1657.htm" title="&#7952;&#955;&#949;&#965;&#952;&#949;&#961;&#8055;&#945; n- -gsf- 1657"> of freedom</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3887.htm" title="&#960;&#945;&#961;&#945;&#956;&#8051;&#957;&#969; v- -nsm-aap 3887"> perseveres</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1096.htm" title="&#947;&#8055;&#957;&#959;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- -nsm-amp 1096"> in it, and is</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3756.htm" title="&#959;&#8016; d- 3756"> not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1953.htm" title="&#7952;&#960;&#953;&#955;&#951;&#963;&#956;&#959;&#957;&#8053; n- -gsf- 1953"> a forgetful</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/202.htm" title="&#7936;&#954;&#961;&#959;&#945;&#964;&#8053;&#962; n- -nsm- 202"> hearer</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/235.htm" title="&#7936;&#955;&#955;&#8049; c- 235"> but</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4163.htm" title="&#960;&#959;&#953;&#951;&#964;&#8053;&#962; n- -nsm- 4163"> one who does good works</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3778.htm" title="&#959;&#8023;&#964;&#959;&#962; rd -nsm- 3778">&#8239;&mdash;&#8239;this</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2071.htm" title="&#949;&#7984;&#956;&#8055; v- 3-s--fmi 2071"> person will be</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3107.htm" title="&#956;&#945;&#954;&#8049;&#961;&#953;&#959;&#962; a- -nsm- 3107"> blessed</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="&#7952;&#957; p- 1722"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -gsm- 846"> what he</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2041.htm" title="&#7956;&#961;&#947;&#959;&#957; n- -gsn- 2041"> does</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Jn 13:17; Jms 2:12">ad</a></p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/james/1-26.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">26</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1487.htm" title="&#949;&#7984; c- 1487">If</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5100.htm" title="&#964;&#953;&#962; ri -nsm- 5100"> anyone</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Other mss add among you">ae</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1380.htm" title="&#948;&#959;&#954;&#8051;&#969; v- 3-s--pai 1380"> thinks</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1511.htm" title="&#949;&#7984;&#956;&#8055; v- -----pan 1511"> he is</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2357.htm" title="&#952;&#961;&#951;&#963;&#954;&#8057;&#962; a- -nsm- 2357"> religious</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3361.htm" title="&#956;&#8053; d- 3361"> without</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5468.htm" title="&#967;&#945;&#955;&#953;&#957;&#945;&#947;&#969;&#947;&#8051;&#969; v- -nsm-pap 5468"> controlling</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -gsm- 846"> his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1100.htm" title="&#947;&#955;&#8182;&#963;&#963;&#945; n- -asf- 1100"> tongue</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 34:13; 39:1; 141:3; Jms 3:2-3; 1Pt 3:10">af</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/235.htm" title="&#7936;&#955;&#955;&#8049; c- 235"> then</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -nsf- 3588"> his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2356.htm" title="&#952;&#961;&#951;&#963;&#954;&#949;&#8055;&#945; n- -nsf- 2356"> religion</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3152.htm" title="&#956;&#8049;&#964;&#945;&#953;&#959;&#962; a- -nsf- 3152"> is useless</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/538.htm" title="&#7936;&#960;&#945;&#964;&#8049;&#969; v- -nsm-pap 538"> and he deceives</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -gsm- 846"> himself</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/james/1-27.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">27</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2513.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#952;&#945;&#961;&#8057;&#962; a- -nsf- 2513">Pure</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/283.htm" title="&#7936;&#956;&#8055;&#945;&#957;&#964;&#959;&#962; a- -nsf- 283"> undefiled</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2356.htm" title="&#952;&#961;&#951;&#963;&#954;&#949;&#8055;&#945; n- -nsf- 2356"> religion</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3844.htm" title="&#960;&#945;&#961;&#8049; p- 3844"> before</a> our<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Or before the">ag</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2316.htm" title="&#952;&#949;&#8057;&#962; n- -dsm- 2316"> God</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3962.htm" title="&#960;&#945;&#964;&#8053;&#961; n- -dsm- 3962"> Father</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2076.htm" title="&#949;&#7984;&#956;&#8055; v- 3-s--pai 2076"> is</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3778.htm" title="&#959;&#8023;&#964;&#959;&#962; rd -nsf- 3778"> this</a>: <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1980.htm" title="&#7952;&#960;&#953;&#963;&#954;&#8051;&#960;&#964;&#959;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- -----pmn 1980">to look after</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3737.htm" title="&#8000;&#961;&#966;&#945;&#957;&#8057;&#962; a- -apm- 3737"> orphans</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5503.htm" title="&#967;&#8053;&#961;&#945; a- -apf- 5503"> widows</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Jb 31:17; Is 1:17,23; Mt 25:36">ah</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="&#7952;&#957; p- 1722"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -gpm- 846"> their</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2347.htm" title="&#952;&#955;&#8150;&#968;&#953;&#962; n- -dsf- 2347"> distress</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5083.htm" title="&#964;&#951;&#961;&#8051;&#969; v- -----pan 5083"> and to keep</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1438.htm" title="&#7953;&#945;&#965;&#964;&#959;&#8166; rp -asm- 1438"> oneself</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/784.htm" title="&#7940;&#963;&#960;&#953;&#955;&#959;&#962; a- -asm- 784"> unstained</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/575.htm" title="&#7936;&#960;&#8057; p- 575"> by</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -gsm- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2889.htm" title="&#954;&#8057;&#963;&#956;&#959;&#962; n- -gsm- 2889"> <span class="fn" style="color:#0092f2">&bull;</span>world</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Rm 12:2; 1Jn 5:18">ai</a></p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="ftn">a. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:1</b> Mt 13:55; Mk 6:3; Ac 12:17; 15:13; 21:18; Gl 1:19; 2:9,12; Jd 1</span><br /><span class="ftn">b. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:1</b> Ac 16:17; Rm 1:1; Eph 6:6; Jms 1:1; 1Pt 2:16; Rv 1:1</span><br /><span class="ftn">c. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:1</b> Gn 49:28; Ex 24:4; Ezk 47:13; Mt 19:28; Ac 26:7; Rv 21:12</span><br /><span class="ftn">d. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:1</b> Jewish people scattered throughout Gentile lands who spoke Gk and were influenced by Gk culture.</span><br /><span class="ftn">e. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:1</b> Jn 7:35; 1Pt 1:1</span><br /><span class="ftn">f. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:1</b> Ti 1:1</span><br /><span class="ftn">g. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:2</b> Mt 5:12; 1Pt 1:6</span><br /><span class="ftn">h. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:5</b> 1Kg 3:9; Pr 2:3-6; Mt 7:7</span><br /><span class="ftn">i. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:8</b> Or <i>A doubting</i>, or <i>A double-minded</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">j. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:8</b> Jms 4:8; 2Pt 2:14</span><br /><span class="ftn">k. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:10</b> 1Co 7:31; 1Pt 1:24</span><br /><span class="ftn">l. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:11</b> Ps 102:4,11; Is 40:7</span><br /><span class="ftn">m. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:12</b> Lit <i>trial</i>, used as a collective</span><br /><span class="ftn">n. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:12</b> 1Co 9:25; 2Tm 4:8; 1Pt 5:4; Rv 2:10; 3:11</span><br /><span class="ftn">o. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:12</b> Other mss read <i>that the Lord</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">p. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:12</b> Mt 10:22; Jms 2:5</span><br /><span class="ftn">q. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:13</b> Or <i>evil persons</i>, or <i>evil things</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">r. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:14</b> Pr 7:6-23</span><br /><span class="ftn">s. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:15</b> Jb 15:35; Ps 7:14; Is 59:4; Rm 6:23</span><br /><span class="ftn">t. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:16</b> 1Co 6:9; Jms 1:19</span><br /><span class="ftn">u. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:17</b> Nm 23:19; Mal 3:6; Jn 3:27; 1Jn 1:5</span><br /><span class="ftn">v. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:18</b> = the gospel</span><br /><span class="ftn">w. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:18</b> Jn 1:13; Eph 1:12</span><br /><span class="ftn">x. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:19</b> Pr 10:19; 17:27; Ec 5:1-2</span><br /><span class="ftn">y. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:21</b> Lit <i>evil excess</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">z. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:21</b> Lit <i>save your souls</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">aa. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:21</b> Eph 1:13; 4:22; Col 3:8</span><br /><span class="ftn">ab. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:22-25</b> Mt 7:24-27; Rm 2:13; Jms 2:14-20</span><br /><span class="ftn">ac. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:23</b> Lit <i>at the face of his birth</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">ad. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:25</b> Jn 13:17; Jms 2:12</span><br /><span class="ftn">ae. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:26</b> Other mss add <i>among you</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">af. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:26</b> Ps 34:13; 39:1; 141:3; Jms 3:2-3; 1Pt 3:10</span><br /><span class="ftn">ag. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:27</b> Or <i>before the</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">ah. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:27</b> Jb 31:17; 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