For do not let that man think that he shall receive anything from the Lord;

Let no one being tempted say, I am tempted from God. For God is not tempted by evils, and He tempts no one.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness nor shadow of turning.

Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, to visit orphans and widows in their afflictions, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.

But someone will say, You have faith, and I have works. Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith from my works.

Do you see how faith worked with his works, and from the works faith was made complete?

This is not the wisdom coming down from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.

But the wisdom that is from above is first truly pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.

From where do wars and fightings among you come? Is it not from this, from your lusts which war in your members?

Therefore submit yourselves to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Brothers, if anyone among you err from the truth, and if anyone turns him back,

know that he who turns back the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.