But let patience have its work perfected, that ye may be perfect and complete, deficient in nothing.

But if any man of you be deficient in wisdom, let him ask it of God, who giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not and it shall be given him.

But let him ask in faith, harbouring no doubt: for he who is doubtful is like a wave of the sea, driven by the wind, and in constant agitation.

but every person is tempted, when by his own peculiar passion he is born away, and ensnared.

Be not deceived, my beloved brethren.

Of his own choice he produced us by the word of truth, that we might be a sort of first fruit of his creatures.??19 Wherefore, 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, deceiving yourselves by false reasoning.

For if any man be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like a man that looks at his natural face in a glass;

But he that looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and perseveres, this man not being a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, he shall be blessed in his practice.

Pure religion and undefiled with God even the Father is this, To pay diligent attention to the orphans and widows in their affliction, and to preserve himself spotless from the world.

Hear me, my beloved brethren. Hath not God elected the poor of this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which God hath promised to those who love him;

Do they not blaspheme that honourable name by which ye are called?

but if ye have respect of persons, ye commit sin, and are convicted by the law as transgressors.

So speak, and so act, as those who shall be judged by the law of liberty.

For judgment without mercy shall be on him who shewed no mercy, and mercy glorieth against judgment.

Now if a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,

and should one of you say to them, Go in peace, be warm, be replenished with food: yet if ye give them not the necessaries for their body; what doth it avail?

Perhaps a man will say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith by thy works, and I will shew thee by my works my faith.

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

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

Observe therefore that by works a man is justified, and not by faith merely.

But was not Rahab the harlot in like manner justified by works, when she entertained the messengers, and sent them away by a different road?

MY brethren, be not many teachers, knowing that we shall receive a severer judgment.

Behold also the ships, though so great, and driven by tempestuous winds, are turned about by the smallest rudder, whithersoever the inclination of the pilot pleaseth.

For every species of wild beasts, and also of birds, of reptiles, and even of fishes, is tamed, and hath also been tamed by human ingenuity:

Out of the same mouth goeth forth blessing and cursing. These things, my brethren, ought not to be thus.

Ye adulterers and adultresses, know ye not that friendship with the world is enmity against God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is set down an enemy to God.

Be in subjection then to God. Resist the devil, and he will fly from you.

Be bitterly afflicted and lament, and let your tears run down; let your laughter be converted into mourning, and your joy into dejection.

Be humbled in the presence of God, so he will exalt you.

though ye know nothing of what shall be to-morrow. For what is your life? It is but a vapour which appeareth for a little while, and then vanishes away.

Behold, the wages of the workmen who have mowed down your fields, which is kept back by you from them, crieth out: and the loud moans of the reapers are entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.

Be patient therefore, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See, the husbandman waits for the precious fruit of the earth, in patient expectation for it, till it receives the former and the latter rain.

Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts; for the coming of the Lord is at hand.

Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest be ye condemned: lo! the judge standeth at the gates.

But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, nor by earth, nor by any other oath: but let your yea be yea, and your no, no; that ye fall not under condemnation.

and the prayer of faith shall recover the sick man, and the Lord will raise him up; and if he hath committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

Confess your offences one to another, and pray for one another, that ye may be healed. The energetic prayer of a righteous man is mightily prevalent.