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 that man should not think that he will receive anything from the Lord,

Every good gift and every perfect endowment is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation nor shadow of turning.

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.

then are ye not partial among yourselves, and become judges from evil thoughts?

But some man will say, Thou have faith, and I have works. Show me thy faith from thy works, and I will show thee from my works my faith.

But do thou want to know, O vain man, that faith apart from works is dead?

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.

Ye see therefore that from works a man is made righteous, and not from faith only.

And likewise also was not Rahab the harlot made righteous from works, having received the agents, and having sent them out another way?

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

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show from his good behavior his works in mildness of wisdom.

This wisdom is not descending from above, but is earthly, world-soul, demonic.

But the wisdom from above is indeed first pure, then peaceful, meek, easily entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and non-hypocritical.

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

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

Brothers, if any man among you may be led astray from the truth, and some man converts 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.