But if any one of you is wanting in wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all liberally, and upbraideth not; and it will be given him.

For let not that man think that he shall receive anything from the Lord,

Do not err, my beloved brethren.

For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.

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

For if any one is a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like a man beholding his natural face in a glass;

But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty, and remains there, being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man will be blessed in his deed.

If any one thinks that he is religious, and bridles not his tongue, but deceives his own heart, this mans religion is vain.

My brethren, hold not the faith of our Lord of glory, Jesus Christ, with respect of persons.

have ye not been partial among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?

Hearken, my beloved brethren. Did not God choose the poor as to the world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to them that love him?

but ye have despised the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you, and do not they drag you before the judgmentseats?

Do not they blaspheme the worthy name by which ye are called?

For he who said, "Do not commit adultery," said also, "Do not kill." Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou hast become a transgressor of the law.

What doth it profit, my brethren, if any one say that he hath faith, and have not works? Can his faith save him?

and one of you say to them, Depart in peace, be warmed and be filled, notwithstanding ye give them not the things needful for the body, what doth it profit?

So also faith, if it hath not works, is dead in itself.

Was not Abraham our father accepted as righteous through works, when he offered Isaac his son upon the altar?

Ye see that by works a man is accounted as righteous, and not by faith only.

And in like manner was not also Rahab the harlot accounted as righteous through works, when she received the messengers, and sent them out another way?

My brethren, be not many teachers, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.

For in many things we all offend. If any one offend not in speech, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body also.

out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

But if ye have bitter rivalry and strife in your hearts, do not glory and lie against the truth.

This wisdom is not that which descendeth from above, but earthly, sensual, devilish.

Whence are wars and whence are fightings among you? Are they not hence, from your lusts that war in your members?

Ye lust, and have not; ye kill, and earnestly covet, and cannot obtain; ye fight and war. Ye have not, because ye ask not;

ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.

Ye adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore chooseth to be a friend of the world, becometh an enemy of God.

Speak not against one another, brethren; he that speaketh against his brother, or judgeth his brother, speaketh against the law, and judgeth the law; but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.

(whereas ye know not what will be on the morrow; for what is your life? Ye are even a vapor, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away;)

Therefore to him that knoweth how to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

Ye have condemned, ye have killed the just man; he doth not resist you.

Murmur not against each other, brethren, that ye be not judged. Behold, the Judge standeth before the door.

But above all things, my brethren, swear not; neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath; but let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay; that ye fall not under condemnation.

Elijah was a man of like nature with us, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain; and it rained not on the earth for three years and six months;