But let endurance have its perfect work, that ye may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

But if any one of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all freely and reproaches not, and it shall be given to him:

but let him ask in faith, nothing doubting. For he that doubts is like a wave of the sea driven by the wind and tossed about;

Let no man, being tempted, say, I am tempted of God. For God cannot be tempted by evil things, and himself tempts no one.

But every one is tempted, drawn away, and enticed by his own lust;

According to his own will begat he us by the word of truth, that we should be a certain first-fruits of his creatures.

So that, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;

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

For if any man be a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like to a man considering his natural face in a mirror:

But he that fixes his view on the perfect law, that of liberty, and abides in it, being not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, he shall be blessed in his doing.

If any one think himself to be religious, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, this man's religion is vain.

But if ye have respect of persons, ye commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.

So speak ye, and so act, as those that are to be judged by the law of liberty;

for judgment will be without mercy to him that has shewn no mercy. Mercy glories over judgment.

and one from amongst you say to them, Go in peace, be warmed and filled; but give not to them the needful things for the body, what is the profit?

So also faith, if it have not works, is dead by itself.

Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?

Thou seest that faith wrought with his works, and that by works faith was perfected.

But was not in like manner also Rahab the harlot justified on the principle of works, when she had received the messengers and put them forth by another way?

Be not many teachers, my brethren, knowing that we shall receive greater judgment.

Behold also the ships, which are so great, and driven by violent winds, are turned about by a very small rudder, wherever the pleasure of the helmsman will.

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

Out of the same mouth goes forth blessing and cursing. It is not right, my brethren, that these things should be thus.

Adulteresses, know ye not that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore is minded to be the friend of the world is constituted enemy of God.

Be wretched, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.

ye who do not know what will be on the morrow, (for what is your life? It is even a vapour, appearing for a little while, and then disappearing,)

Your gold and silver is eaten away, and their canker shall be for a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as fire. Ye have heaped up treasure in the last days.

Behold, the wages of your labourers, who have harvested your fields, wrongfully kept back by you, cry, and the cries of those that have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.

Complain not one against another, brethren, that ye be not judged. Behold, the judge stands before the door.

But before 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 do not fall under judgment.

and the prayer of faith shall heal the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he be one who has committed sins, it shall be forgiven him.

Confess therefore your offences to one another, and pray for one another, that ye may be healed. The fervent supplication of the righteous man has much power.