Greeting - James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings. Testing of Your Faith - Count it
Thus the whole chapter may really be considered as dealing with Faith; and it flows naturally from the foregoing thoughts upon Religion--or, as we interpreted their subject-matter, Religious Service. Have (or, hold) not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with (or, ...
James Chapter 1 2 3 4 5 Verse 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 James 2:3ESV and if you pay attention to the one who wears the fine clothing and say, "You sit here in a good place," while you say to the poor man, "...
◄ James 1:18 ► Audio Crossref Comment Greek Verse (Click for Chapter) New International VersionHe chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.New Living TranslationHe chose to give birth to us by giving us his true...
Read full chapter Footnotes James 4:1 Greek pleasures; also verse 3 James 4:1 Greek in your members James 4:1 in all English translationsEnglish Standard Version (ESV) The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a ...
12So speak and so act as those who are to be judged underthe law of liberty. Read ChapterCompare PREVIOUSJames 2:11NEXTJames 2:13 James 2:12 Meaning and Commentary James 2:12 So speak ye, and so do Both words and actions should be taken care of; it becomes men to observe what the...
"everlasting" - used 26 times by the King James Bible in theNew Testament, yet only once by the respectESVand none by theNASBthere (although those versions use the term in theOld Testament) Awkward language Today some of the terminology in this translation is awkward, such as "driveth" ...
(husband of Mary). All of these men journeyedafterthe birth of the malestrom (treated in Chapter 1), after the Fall that compromised the “Blessed Alliance” God has planned for his male and female image bearers. And all of these men resisted in one way or another, to one degree or ...
Caring for Widows and Orphans (James 1:27a) We'll look further at the tamed tongue, since James expounds on it at greater length in chapter 3. I find it curious, however, that he selects caring for orphans and widows as one of the tests of true religion. The reason, I am sure, ...
The final sentence of chapter 4 sums up James' emphasis on presumption and humility. He has reminded the readers of their duty to "walk humbly with their God" (Micah 6:8). This is a divine requirement. To know of this requirement but ignore it in everyday life constitutes sin in and ...