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James 1 English Standard Version (ESV)

Greeting
1 (A)James, a servant[a] of God and (B)of the Lord Jesus Christ,
To (C) the twelve tribes in (D) the Dispersion:

Greetings.

Testing of Your Faith

2 (E)Count it all joy, my brothers,[b] when you meet trials (F) of various kinds, 3 for
you know that (G)the testing of your faith (H)produces steadfastness. 4 And let
steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be (I)perfect and complete, lacking
in nothing.
5 (J)If
any of you lacks wisdom, (K)let him ask God, (L)who gives generously to all
without reproach, and it will be given him. 6 But (M)let him ask in faith, (N)with no
doubting, for the one who doubts is like (O)a wave of the sea that is driven and
tossed by the wind. 7 For that person must not suppose that he will receive
anything from the Lord; 8 (P)he is a double-minded man, (Q)unstable in all his
ways.
9 Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation, 10 and (R)the rich in his humiliation,
because like a flower of the grass he will pass away.
(S) [c] 11 For
the sun rises with
its scorching heat and (T)withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty
perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
12 (U)Blessedis the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood
the test he will receive (V)the crown of life, (W)which God has promised to those
who love him. 13 Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by
God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. 14 But
each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. 15 Then
desire (X)when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and (Y)sin when it is fully grown
brings forth death.
16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. 17 (Z)Every good gift and every

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perfect gift is from above, coming down from (AA) the Father of lights, (AB) with
whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.[d] 18 (AC)Of his own will he
(AD)brought us forth by the word of truth, (AE)that we should be a kind of

(AF) firstfruits of his creatures.

Hearing and Doing the Word

19 (AG)Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person (AH) be quick to hear,
(AI) slow to speak, (AJ) slow to anger; 20 for the anger of man does not produce the
righteousness of God. 21 Therefore (AK)put away all filthiness and rampant
wickedness and receive with (AL) meekness the implanted word, (AM) which is able
to save your souls.
22 But be (AN) doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 For

if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks
intently at his natural face in a mirror. 24 For he looks at himself and goes away
and at once forgets what he was like. 25 But the one who looks into the perfect
law, (AO)the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer
who acts, (AP)he will be blessed in his doing.
26 Ifanyone thinks he is religious (AQ)and does not bridle his tongue but deceives
his heart, this person's (AR)religion is worthless. 27 Religion that is pure and
undefiled before God the Father is this: (AS)to visit (AT)orphans and widows in their
affliction, and (AU) to keep oneself (AV) unstained from the world.

Footnotes:

a. James 1:1 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
b. James 1:2 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural
Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters; also
verses 16, 19
c. James 1:10 Or a wild flower
d. James 1:17 Some manuscripts variation due to a shadow of turning

Cross references:

A. James 1:1 : See Acts 12:17

B. James 1:1 : Rom. 1:1; 2 Pet. 1:1; Jude 1
C. James 1:1 : Luke 22:30; Acts 26:7
D. James 1:1 : 1 Pet. 1:1; [Acts 2:9-11]; See John 7:35
E. James 1:2 : See Matt. 5:12
F. James 1:2 : 1 Pet. 1:6
G. James 1:3 : 1 Pet. 1:7
H. James 1:3 : Rom. 5:3; [ch. 5:11; Heb. 10:36; 2 Pet. 1:6]

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I. James 1:4 : 1 Thess. 5:23; See Matt. 5:48

J. James 1:5 : 1 Kgs. 3:9-12; Prov. 2:3-6
K. James 1:5 : See Matt. 7:7
L. James 1:5 : Prov. 28:5
M. James 1:6 : Mark 11:24
N. James 1:6 : Matt. 21:21
O. James 1:6 : [Isa. 57:20; Eph. 4:14]
P. James 1:8 : ch. 4:8
Q. James 1:8 : [2 Pet. 2:14; 3:16]
R. James 1:10 : Jer. 9:23
S. James 1:10 : [Ps. 102:4, 11; 1 Cor. 7:31; 1 Pet. 1:24]
T. James 1:11 : Isa. 40:7
U. James 1:12 : ch. 5:11; Matt. 10:22; 1 Pet. 3:14; [Dan. 12:12]
V. James 1:12 : Rev. 2:10; 3:11; [1 Cor. 9:25; 2 Tim. 4:8; 1 Pet. 5:4]
W. James 1:12 : ch. 2:5
X. James 1:15 : Job 15:35; Ps. 7:14; Isa. 59:4
Y. James 1:15 : Rom. 5:12; 6:23
Z. James 1:17 : Ps. 85:12; John 3:27; 1 Cor. 4:7
AA. James 1:17 : 1 John 1:5
AB. James 1:17 : Mal. 3:6
AC. James 1:18 : John 1:13
AD. James 1:18 : [Gal. 4:19; 1 Pet. 1:3, 23]
AE. James 1:18 : [Eph. 1:12]
AF. James 1:18 : Jer. 2:3; Rev. 14:4; [Rom. 8:19-23]
AG. James 1:19 : 1 John 2:21
AH. James 1:19 : [Eccles. 5:1, 2]
AI. James 1:19 : Prov. 10:19; 17:27
AJ. James 1:19 : See Prov. 14:29
AK. James 1:21 : Col. 3:8
AL. James 1:21 : ch. 3:13
AM. James 1:21 : 1 Cor. 15:2; Eph. 1:13
AN. James 1:22 : Rom. 2:13; [ch. 2:14-20; Matt. 7:21, 24-27; Luke 8:21; John 13:17]
AO. James 1:25 : ch. 2:12; [Gal. 2:4; 5:1, 13; 1 Pet. 2:16; 2 Pet. 2:19]; See John 8:32
AP. James 1:25 : Ps. 1:1, 2; Luke 11:28
AQ. James 1:26 : ch. 3:2, 3; Ps. 39:1; [ch. 3:6; Ps. 34:13; 141:3]
AR. James 1:26 : Acts 26:5
AS. James 1:27 : Matt. 25:36
AT. James 1:27 : Job 31:17, 18; Isa. 1:17, 23
AU. James 1:27 : 1 Tim. 5:22; 1 John 5:18
AV. James 1:27 : 2 Pet. 3:14

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