Most Popular Bible Verses in James

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And what profit, my brethren, if any say he has faith, and should not have works? can faith save him?

10

And ye look toward him bearing the brilliant clothing, and ye say to him, Sit thou well here; and to the beggar ye say, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool:

15

Let none say being tempted, that I am tempted of God: for God is not tempted of evils, and he tempts none:

19

For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.

21

For the sun sprang up with heat, and dried up the grass, and its flower fell out, and the decorum of its face was destroyed: so also shall the rich be dried up in his goings.

28

Behold also ships, being so great, and driven by hard winds, are led by the smallest rudder, wherever the desire of him steering should will.

38

Were ye not separated among yourselves, and become judges of evil reflections?

41

Therefore ye see that man is justified from works, and not from faith alone.

46

Ye eagerly desire, and have not: ye kill, and are zealous, and cannot succeed: ye fight and wage war, and ye have not, because ye ask not.

49

But certain will say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: show me thy faith without thy works, and I will show thee my faith from my works.

52

And before all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, nor by earth, nor any other oath: and let your yea be yea; and nay, nay; that ye fall not under. judgment.

58

(And the tongue a fire, a world of iniquity: so the tongue is placed in our members, defiling the whole body, and burning the wheel of creation; and burned by hell.

62

And if a brother or sister be naked, and be failing of daily food,

63

Toil, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and joy to dejection.

66

Elias was a man having similar feelings with us, and in prayer he prayed for it not to rain: and it rained not upon the earth for three years and six months.

68

For he observed himself, and went away, and straightway forgot of what kind he was.

71

For if any is a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like a man observing the face of his creation in a mirror:

75

And now ye boast in your arrogance: all such boasting is evil.

76

And do they not defame the good name called upon you?

77

For every nature of beasts, and also of birds, of creeping things, and also of things in the sea, is tamed, and has been tamed by the nature of man:

78

And if ye make distinction of faces, ye work sin, being convicted under the law as transgressors.

79

The fig tree, my brethren, cannot make olives, or the vine, figs: so no fountain can make salt and sweet water.

80

Out of the same month comes forth blessing and cursing. There is no need, my brethren, for these things so to be.

81

For he having said, Thou shouldest not commit adultery, said also, Thou shouldest not kill: and if thou commit not adultery, and dost kill, thou hast become a transgressor of the law.

82

Much less from the same aperture does a fountain bubble out sweet and bitter?

83

For if there come into your synagogue a man wearing gold rings on is fingers, in brilliant clothing, and there come in also a beggar in filthy clothing;

86

Your gold and silver is become rusty; and their rust shall be for a witness to you, and shall eat your flesh as fire. Ye have gathered up treasures in the last days.

87

Ye have led a luxurious life upon the earth, and have rioted in luxury; ye have nourished your hearts, as in the day of slaughter.

88

Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they should yield to us; and we lead their whole body.

89

Was not Abraham our father justified by works, having brought up Isaac his son upon the altar

92

And if ye have bitter envy and intrigue in your heart, boast not, and lie not against the truth.

94

And let the humble brother boast in his elevation:

97

And likewise also was not Rehab the harlot justified by works, having received the messengers, and cast out by another way?

98

So speak ye, and so do, as about to be judged by the law of liberty.

100

And the tongue none of men can tame; an ungovernable evil, full of deadly poison.

101

Or think ye that the writing says vainly, That the spirit longs for envy, which dwelt in us?

102

Be not led astray, my dearly beloved brethren.

103

This is wisdom coming not down from above, but earthly, natural, resembling an evil spirit.

104

Thou seest that faith cooperated with his works, and from works was faith perfected.