The Book of James - verse by verse

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James - verse by verse

James 1:1
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes in the Dispersion, greeting:

 

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O.K. Bring it on James!!

James 1:2-
"Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds"

 

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James 1:3
knowing that the trying of your faith works patience.

 

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James 1:4

But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

 

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James 1:5
But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and with no reproach, and it shall be given to him.

 

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James 1:6 (KJV)
But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.

 

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James 1:7
For do not let that man think that he shall receive anything from the Lord;

 

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James 1:8
A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.

 

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James 1:9 (KJV)
Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:

 

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James 1:10
But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.

 

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James 1:11
For the sun rose with the hot wind and dried up the grass, and its flower fell out, and the beauty of its appearance perished; so also the rich one will fade away in his ways.

 

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James 1:12
Anyone who meets a testing challenge head-on and manages to stick it out is mighty fortunate. For such persons loyally in love with God, the reward is life and more life.

 

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James 1:13
Let no one being tempted say, I am tempted from God. For God is not tempted by evils, and He tempts no one.

 

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James 1:14 (KJV)
But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.

 

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James 1:15 (KJV) Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

 

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James 1:16
Do not err, my beloved brothers.

 

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James 1:17
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

 

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James 1:18
Of His own will He brought us forth with the Word of truth, for us to be a certain firstfruit of His creatures.

 

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James 1:19
Post this at all the intersections, dear friends: Lead with your ears, follow up with your tongue, and let anger straggle along in the rear.

 

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James 1:20
For the wrath of man does not work out the righteousness of God.