And let endurance have its perfect result and do a thorough work, so that you may be perfect and completely developed [in your faith], lacking in nothing.

Let a brother in humble life rejoice when raised to a higher position;

As the sun rises, and the hot wind blows, 'the grass withers, its flower fades,' and all its beauty is gone. So is it with the rich man. In the midst of his pursuits he will come to an untimely end.

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:

So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.

So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest!

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

Therefore, confess your sins to one another [your false steps, your offenses], and pray for one another, that you may be healed and restored. The heartfelt and persistent prayer of a righteous man (believer) can accomplish much [when put into action and made effective by God—it is dynamic and can have tremendous power].