And he believed in LORD, and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.

Will LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, [or] with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? He has shown thee, O man, what is good. And what does LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with thy God?

Blessed are the merciful, because they will obtain mercy.

Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad, because your reward is great in the heavens, for so they persecuted the prophets before you.

Whoever therefore may relax one of these least commandments, and may teach men so, he will be called least in the kingdom of the heavens. But whoever may do and may teach them, this man will be called great in the kingdom of the he For I say to you, that unless your righteousness abounds more than of the scholars and Pharisees, ye will, no, not enter into the kingdom of the heavens.

But I say to you, that every man who is angry at his brother without cause will be liable to the judgment, and whoever speaks an insult to his brother will be liable to the council, and whoever says, Foolish man, will be liable to

Again, ye have heard that it was said to them in old times, Thou shall not swear falsely, but shall render to the Lord thine oaths. But I say to you, not to swear at all, neither by heaven, because it is the throne of God, read more. nor by the earth, because it is the footstool of his feet, nor by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King. Neither shall thou swear by thy head, because thou cannot make one hair white or black. But let your word be, Yes, yes, No, no. And anything beyond these is from evil.

But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,

Ye therefore shall be perfect, even as your Father in the heavens is perfect.

Ye therefore shall be perfect, even as your Father in the heavens is perfect.

For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust deteriorates, and where thieves break through and steal,

No man can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one, and love the other, or he will hold to one, and disparage the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Do not criticize, that ye may not be criticized. For by what criticism ye criticize, ye will be criticized, and by what measure ye measure, it will be measured to you.

Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and ye will find. Knock, and it will be opened to you. For every man who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. read more. Or what man is there of you, who, if his son may ask for bread, will give him a stone, and if he may ask for a fish, will give him a serpent? If ye therefore, being evil, know to give good gifts to your children, how much more your Father in the heavens will give good things to those who ask him?

Not every man who says to me, Lord, Lord, will enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but he who does the will of my Father in the heavens. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out demons, and by thy name do many mighty works? read more. And then I will profess to them, I never acknowledged you. Depart from me, ye who work lawlessness.

Woe to you, scholars and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because ye tithe the mint and the anise and the cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law--justice and mercy and faith. These things must be done, and not neglecting t

And this is the testimony of John when the Jews sent forth priests and Levites from Jerusalem so that they might ask him, Who are thou?

And after they were quiet, James answered, saying, Men, brothers, hear me. Simeon described how God first came to help, to take from the Gentiles a people for his name. read more. And to this the words of the prophets agree, as it is written, After these things I will return, and I will rebuild the tabernacle of David that has fallen. And I will rebuild the things of it that have been demolished, and I will restore it, so that the rest of men might seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles upon whom my name is called upon them, says the Lord, who does these things. Known to God from the age are all his works. Therefore I judge not to trouble those from the Gentiles who are turning to God, but to write to them, to abstain from the pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from what is strangled, and from blood. For Moses from generations past, has from city to city those who preach him, being read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.

For it was decided by the Holy Spirit, and by us, to lay upon you not one greater burden than these necessary things:

Behold, thou are called a Jew, and rely upon the law, and boast in God, and know his will, and approve the things that are significant, being instructed out of the law. read more. And thou have confidence in thyself to be a guide of the blind, a light of those in darkness, a corrector of the foolish, a teacher of the childlike, having in the law the essence of knowledge and truth, thou therefore who teach another, do thou not teach thyself? Thou who preach not to steal, do thou steal? Thou who say not to commit adultery, do thou commit adultery? Thou who abhor idols, do thou rob temples? Thou who boast in law, dishonor God by thy transgression of the law. For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you, just as it is written. For circumcision is indeed beneficial if thou perform law, but if thou are a transgressor of law, thy circumcision has become uncircumcision.

And not only so, but we also take pride in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance,

And do not present your body-parts as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God, as living out of the dead, and your body-parts as instruments of righteousness to God,

but I see a different law in my body-parts, warring against the law of my mind, and taking me captive in the law of sin, which is in my body-parts.

Who are thou who criticizes the servant of another? To his own lord he stands or falls. And he will be made to stand, for God is able to make him stand.

Every man praying or prophesying having something upon his head dishonors his head. But every woman praying or prophesying with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for it is one and the same thing as the woman who has been shaven. read more. For if a woman is not covered, let her also shear herself. But if it is an ugly thing for a woman to shear herself or be shaven, she should be covered. For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, being an image and glory of God, but woman is a glory of man. For man is not from woman, but woman from man. For also man was not created for the woman, but woman for the man. Because of this the woman ought to have authority over her head, because of the heavenly agents. Nevertheless, neither is man independent of woman, nor woman independent of man, in Lord. For just as the woman is from the man, so also the man is through the woman. But all things are from God. Judge ye among yourselves, is it proper for a woman to pray to God uncovered? Or does not nature itself teach you that if a man actually wears long hair it is a disgrace to him? But if a woman wears long hair, it is a glory to her, because her hair has been given for a cloak.

And if I have prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so as to remove mountains, and have not love, I am nothing.

If any man presumes to be a prophet or spiritual, let him acknowledge what I write to you, that they are commandments of Lord.

All the brothers salute you. Salute each other by a holy kiss.

who also made us qualified helpers of a new covenant, not of a document, but of a spirit, for the document kills but the spirit makes alive. But if the administration of death in writings engraved on stones occurred in glory, so that the sons of Israel could not gaze upon the face of Moses because of the fading glory of his countenance, read more. how will the administration of the spirit not be more in glory? For if the administration of condemnation has glory, the administration of righteousness excels much more in glory. For also that which has been glorified, has not been glorified in this regard, because of the glory that transcends. For if that which is abolished was through glory, much more that which remains is in glory. Having therefore such a hope we use great boldness, and are not as Moses. He put a veil over his face in order for the sons of Israel not to gaze on the end of the fading. But their minds were hardened, for to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old testament, not being uncovered, which thing is abolished in Christ. But to this day when Moses is read, a veil lays upon their heart. But whenever it turns to Lord, the veil is removed. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of Lord is, there is liberty. But we all, with unveiled face seeing by reflection the glory of Lord, are transformed into the same likeness from glory to glory, just as from the Spirit of Lord.

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision avails anything nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.

James, a bondman of God and of Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes in the Dispersion, greeting. Consider it all joy, my brothers, when ye encounter various trials,

Consider it all joy, my brothers, when ye encounter various trials,

Consider it all joy, my brothers, when ye encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. read more. And let perseverance have a perfect work, so that ye may be perfect and complete, falling short in nothing. And if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask from God who gives to all generously and not reproaching, and it will be given to him.

For the sun rose up with the burning heat, and withered the grass. And the flower of it fell, and the beauty of its appearance perished. So also the rich man will fade away among his pursuits.

Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted by God, for God is without temptation of evils, and he himself tempts no man.

Having deliberated, he begot us by the word of truth for us to be a certain first fruit of his creatures.

For the wrath of man does not accomplish the righteousness of God.

For the wrath of man does not accomplish the righteousness of God.

But become ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

But become ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. Because if any man is a hearer of the word and not a doer, this resembles a man observing his natural face in a mirror. read more. For he observes himself, and goes away, and straightaway forgets what kind of man he was. But he who stooped to look into the perfect law, the one of liberty, and who remained, this man, who did not become a forgetful hearer but a doer of work, this man will be blessed in his doing. If any man among you seems to be religious, not bridling his tongue but deceiving his heart, this man's religion is futile. Pure religion and undefiled from God and the Father is this, to go help the orphaned and the widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

For if a man with a gold ring in bright clothing comes into your synagogue, and also a poor man in dirty clothing comes in,

For if a man with a gold ring in bright clothing comes into your synagogue, and also a poor man in dirty clothing comes in,

Listen, my beloved brothers, did not God choose the poor of the world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which he promised to those who love him?

Do they not blaspheme the good name that was called upon you? If ye indeed fulfill the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shall love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well.

For whoever keeps the whole law, and stumbles on one, he has become guilty of all.

For whoever keeps the whole law, and stumbles on one, he has become guilty of all.

For the judgment is merciless to him who did no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

So also faith, if it has no works, is dead by itself.

So also faith, if it has no works, is dead by itself.

Was not Abraham our father made righteous from works, having offered up Isaac his son upon the altar? Thou see that faith was working with his works, and from the works, faith was fully perfected. read more. And the scripture was fulfilled, which says, And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness, and he was called a friend of God.

And the scripture was fulfilled, which says, And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness, and he was called a friend of God.

And the scripture was fulfilled, which says, And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness, and he was called a friend of God.

For as the body without a spirit is dead, so also faith without the works is dead.

Not many should become teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive greater judgment. For we all stumble in many things. If any man does not stumble in word, this is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body.

For we all stumble in many things. If any man does not stumble in word, this is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body. Behold we put bits into the mouths of horses for them to obey us, and we guide about their whole body.

Behold we put bits into the mouths of horses for them to obey us, and we guide about their whole body.

Behold we put bits into the mouths of horses for them to obey us, and we guide about their whole body. Behold also the ships, being so great and driven by fierce winds, are guided about by a very small rudder, wherever the impulse of the man who steers determines.

Behold also the ships, being so great and driven by fierce winds, are guided about by a very small rudder, wherever the impulse of the man who steers determines.

Behold also the ships, being so great and driven by fierce winds, are guided about by a very small rudder, wherever the impulse of the man who steers determines. So also the tongue is a little body-part, and boasts greatly. Behold a little fire, how much wood it kindles.

So also the tongue is a little body-part, and boasts greatly. Behold a little fire, how much wood it kindles.

So also the tongue is a little body-part, and boasts greatly. Behold a little fire, how much wood it kindles. And the tongue is a fire, the world of unrighteousness. Thus, the tongue is made to lead among our body-parts, defiling the whole body, and setting the cycle of nature on fire, and being set on fire by hell.

And the tongue is a fire, the world of unrighteousness. Thus, the tongue is made to lead among our body-parts, defiling the whole body, and setting the cycle of nature on fire, and being set on fire by hell.

And the tongue is a fire, the world of unrighteousness. Thus, the tongue is made to lead among our body-parts, defiling the whole body, and setting the cycle of nature on fire, and being set on fire by hell. For every species, both of beasts and of birds, both of creeping things and things in the sea, is tamed, and has been tamed by the human species.

For every species, both of beasts and of birds, both of creeping things and things in the sea, is tamed, and has been tamed by the human species.

For every species, both of beasts and of birds, both of creeping things and things in the sea, is tamed, and has been tamed by the human species. But no man is able to tame the tongue of men, an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

But no man is able to tame the tongue of men, an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

But no man is able to tame the tongue of men, an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. By it we bless the God and Father, and by it we curse men, who were made according to a likeness of God.

By it we bless the God and Father, and by it we curse men, who were made according to a likeness of God.

By it we bless the God and Father, and by it we curse men, who were made according to a likeness of God. Out of the same mouth proceeds blessing and curse. My brothers, these things ought not to happen this way.

Out of the same mouth proceeds blessing and curse. My brothers, these things ought not to happen this way.

Out of the same mouth proceeds blessing and curse. My brothers, these things ought not to happen this way. Does the spring pour out from the same opening the sweet and the bitter?

Does the spring pour out from the same opening the sweet and the bitter?

Does the spring pour out from the same opening the sweet and the bitter? A fig tree, my brothers, cannot make olives, or a grapevine figs. In the same way, no one spring makes water salty and sweet.

A fig tree, my brothers, cannot make olives, or a grapevine figs. In the same way, no one spring makes water salty and sweet.

A fig tree, my brothers, cannot make olives, or a grapevine figs. In the same way, no one spring makes water salty and sweet. Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show from his good behavior his works in mildness of wisdom.

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show from his good behavior his works in mildness of wisdom. But if ye have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not boast, and do not lie against the truth.

But if ye have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not boast, and do not lie against the truth. This wisdom is not descending from above, but is earthly, world-soul, demonic. read more. For where envy and selfish ambition are, there is instability and every evil deed. But the wisdom from above is indeed first pure, then peaceful, meek, easily entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and non-hypocritical.

But the wisdom from above is indeed first pure, then peaceful, meek, easily entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and non-hypocritical. And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace to those who make peace.

And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace to those who make peace.

From where are wars and fightings among you? Is it not from here: from your pleasures warring in your body-parts?

From where are wars and fightings among you? Is it not from here: from your pleasures warring in your body-parts?

Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is hatred of God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.

But he gives greater grace. Therefore it says, God is opposed to the arrogant, but gives grace to the lowly. Be subordinate therefore to God, but resist the devil and he will flee from you.

Be subordinate therefore to God, but resist the devil and he will flee from you.

Be ye sorrowful, and mourn, and weep. Let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your joy into a downcast look. Be ye made lower in the sight of the Lord, and he will lift you up. read more. Speak not against each other, brothers. He who speaks against a brother and judges his brother, speaks against law and judges law. But if thou judge law, thou are not a doer of law, but a judge.

Speak not against each other, brothers. He who speaks against a brother and judges his brother, speaks against law and judges law. But if thou judge law, thou are not a doer of law, but a judge. There is one lawgiver who is able to save and to destroy, but thou, who are thou who judge the other man?

But now ye boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil. He therefore who knows to do good, and is not doing it, to him it is sin.

Go now, ye rich, weep, howling for your miseries that are approaching. Your wealth has decayed, and your garments have become moth-eaten.

Your wealth has decayed, and your garments have become moth-eaten. Your gold and your silver have cankered, and their corrosion will be testimony against you, and will eat your flesh like fire. Ye have hoarded in the last days. read more. Behold the wage of the workmen who reaped your fields. The man who was defrauded by you cries out. And the outcries of those who reaped have entered into the ears of Lord of hosts.

Behold the wage of the workmen who reaped your fields. The man who was defrauded by you cries out. And the outcries of those who reaped have entered into the ears of Lord of hosts. Ye have lived in luxury on the earth, and were self-indulgent. Ye have nourished your hearts as in a day of slaughter. read more. Ye have condemned, ye have murdered the righteous man. He is not hostile to you. Be patient therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient for it, until it receives the early and latter rain.

Be patient therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient for it, until it receives the early and latter rain. Be ye also patient. Establish your hearts, because the coming of the Lord has approached.

Be ye also patient. Establish your hearts, because the coming of the Lord has approached. Do not grumble, brothers, against each other, so that ye not be judged. Behold, the judge stands before the doors. read more. Take an example, my brothers, of evil-suffering and longsuffering, the prophets who spoke in the name of Lord.

Take an example, my brothers, of evil-suffering and longsuffering, the prophets who spoke in the name of Lord. Behold, we regard those who endured, blessed. Ye have heard of the fortitude of Job, and have seen the outcome of Lord, that he is very compassionate and merciful. read more. But above all things, my brothers, swear not. Neither by the heaven, nor the earth, nor any other oath, but let your yes be yes, and the no, no, so that ye may not fall into hypocrisy.

Is any man weak among you? Let him summon the elders of the congregation, and let them pray near him, having anointed him with olive oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will rescue him who is depressed, and the Lord will rouse him. And if he should be a man who has committed sins, they will be forgiven him.

let him know that he who converts a sinful man from his wandering way, will save a soul from death, and will hide a multitude of sins.

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the chosen who are sojourners of the Dispersion of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,

Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who begot us again according to his abundant mercy for a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

In which ye greatly rejoice, although made sorrowful in various trials. Since it is now necessary for a little while,

Because all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as a flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower of it falls away,

Beloved, I beseech you as aliens and sojourners, to abstain from the fleshly lusts, which war against the soul. Having your behavior good among the Gentiles, so that, upon which they speak against you as evil-doers, they may glorify God in the day of visitation, from having observed your good works.

And above all having fervent love for yourselves, because love will cover a multitude of sins,

Beloved, ye should not be surprised at the fieriness in you, which occurs for a trial to you, like a strange thing happening to you. But rejoice in so far as ye are partakers in the sufferings of the Christ, so that also at the revealing of his glory ye may rejoice, having exceeding joy. read more. Blessed are ye if ye are reviled for the name of Christ, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. From them he is indeed blasphemed, but from you he is glorified.

Likewise younger men should be subordinate to the elder men. And all being subordinate to each other, clothe yourselves with humility, because God sets himself against the haughty, but gives grace to the lowly. Therefore be lowered under the mighty hand of God, so that he may lift you up in time,

Therefore be lowered under the mighty hand of God, so that he may lift you up in time,

Therefore be lowered under the mighty hand of God, so that he may lift you up in time,

Whom resist, steadfast in the faith, knowing the same sufferings are to be accomplished in the world by your brotherhood.