But he must ask with faith, and without any doubt, for the man who doubts is like the billowing sea, driven and blown about by the wind.

Such a man must not expect to get anything from the Lord??8 an irresolute person like him, who is uncertain about everything he does.

For the sun comes up with its scorching heat and dries up the grass, and the flowers wither, and all their beauty is gone. That is the way rich men will fade and die in the midst of their pursuits.

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.

for men's anger does not produce the uprightness God wishes.

For anyone who merely listens to the message without obeying it is like a man who looks in a mirror at the face that nature gave him,

But whoever looks at the faultless law that makes men free and keeps looking, so that he does not just listen and forget, but obeys and acts upon it, will be blessed in what he does.

For if a finely dressed man with a gold ring comes into a meeting, and a poor man in shabby clothes comes in also,

and you pay attention to the man in the fine clothes and say to him, "Sit here; this is a good place!" and say to the poor man, "Stand up, or sit on the floor at my feet,"

You must talk and act like men who expect to be judged by the law that treats men as free.

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?

You see a man is made upright by his good deeds and not simply by having faith.

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

With it we bless the Lord our Father, and with it we curse men made in God's likeness.

What wise, intelligent man is there among you? Let him show by his good life that what he does is done in the humility of wisdom.

Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we are going to such and such a town, to stay a year and go into business and make money,"

So when a man knows what is right and fails to do it, he is guilty of sin.

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.

So confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be cured. An upright man can do a great deal by prayer when he tries.

Elijah was a man like us, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain, and for three years and six months there was no rain in the land.

you may be sure that whoever brings a sinner back from his misguided way will save the man's soul from death, and cover up a host of sins.