From: James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus, the Messiah. To: The twelve tribes in the Dispersion. Greetings.

Such a person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.

Every generous act of giving and every perfect gift is from above and comes down from the Father who made the heavenly lights, in whom there is no inconsistency or shifting shadow.

then you will have made false distinctions among yourselves and will have judged from evil motives, will you not?

From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. It should not be like this, my brothers!

A spring cannot pour both fresh and brackish water from the same opening, can it?

That kind of wisdom does not come from above. No, it is worldly, self-centered, and demonic.

However, the wisdom that comes from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, willing to yield, full of compassion and good deeds, and without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy.

And a harvest of righteousness is grown from the seed of peace planted by peacemakers.

Where do those fights and quarrels among you come from? They come from your selfish desires that are at war in your bodies, don't they?

Therefore, submit yourselves to God. Resist the Devil, and he will run away from you.

Look! The wages that you kept back from the workers who harvested your fields are shouting out against you, and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of the Heavenly Armies.

So be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious crop from his land, being patient with it until it receives the fall and the spring rains.

My brothers, if one of you wanders away from the truth and somebody brings him back,

you may be sure that whoever brings a sinner back from his wrong path will save his soul from death and cover a multitude of sins.