Blessed is the man who endures trial, for when he stands the test, he will be given the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.

So strip yourselves of everything that soils you, and of every evil growth, and in a humble spirit let the message that has the power to save your souls be planted in your hearts.

Listen, my dear brothers. Has not God chosen the world's poor to be rich in faith, and to possess the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?

My brothers, what is the good of a man's saying he has faith, if he has no good deeds to show? Can faith save him?

If some brother or sister has no clothes and has not food enough for a day,

So faith by itself, if it has no good deeds to show, is dead.

For we all make many mistakes. Anyone who never makes a mistake in what he says has a character that is fully developed and is able to control his whole body as well.

For every kind of animal and bird, reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by man,

Do you suppose the Scripture means nothing when it says, "He yearns jealously over the Spirit he has put in our hearts?"

There is only one lawgiver and judge??e who has the power to save and to destroy; who are you, to judge your neighbor?

Your wealth has rotted, your clothes are moth-eaten,

So be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer has to wait for the precious crop from the ground, and be patient with it, until it gets the early and the late rains.

and the prayer offered in faith will save the sick man; the Lord will restore him to health, and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.