James 1
1:1 This letter is from James, who is a servant of God and of the
1:2 My Christian brothers and sisters, consider it pure joy when you have all kinds of
1:5 If any of you needs wisdom, ask God for it. God is generous. And he is ready to give to all that ask. He will never say that you are wrong to ask. He will give you what you need. 1:6 But when you ask for something, you must believe. You must believe that God will give it to you. You must not doubt that he will do it. Whoever doubts is like a wave in the sea that the wind drives and blows about. 1:7 If you are like that, you must not think that you will receive anything from the
1:9 But let the poor brother be glad because God values him. And he will make him great. 1:10 And let the rich person be glad that he or she will lose everything. He or she will pass away like the wild flowers do. 1:11 The sun rises and the hot winds dry the wild flowers. They fall and die and lose their beauty. Similarly, while the rich man is busy, he will fall and die like a wild flower.
1:12 God blesses those whose
1:16 Do not make a mistake, my dear brothers and sisters. 1:17 Every good and perfect gift comes down from God the Father. It is he who made the sun, moon and stars. As they change and turn, they throw shadows. But God never changes or turns. 1:18 He chose to make us his children by his true word. We must be the first among all that he has made.
1:19 Hear this, my dear brothers and sisters, we must all be careful to listen. We should only speak when we are sure that we are saying good things. We should not get angry easily. 1:20 When we are angry, we do not do what God says is right. 1:21 Therefore, stop doing all those bad things that so easily make you fall. Accept God’s word. He has planted it in your hearts. That word can keep you safe and save your
1:22 But do not just listen to the word of God. Do what it says. If you do not, you will be making a mistake. 1:23-24 Some people may listen to God’s word, but not do what it says. Anyone like that is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror. As soon as he goes away, he forgets what he is like. 1:25 But the persons who keep looking into the good law of God will be free, if they obey it. They will not forget what they hear. But they will do what it says. Then God will bless them in what they do.
1:26 If we think that we are