You must find the greatest joy, my brothers, in being involved in various trials,

and steadfastness must have full play, so that you may be fully and perfectly developed without any defects.

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.

You must understand this, my dear brothers. Everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to be angry,

If you really obey the supreme law where the Scripture says, "You must love your neighbor as you do yourself," you are doing right,

For he who said, "You must not commit adultery," said also, "You must not commit murder." Now if you abstain from adultery, but commit murder, you are still a violator of the Law.

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

The harvest uprightness yields must be sown in peace, by peacemakers.

You must have patience too; you must keep up your courage, for the coming of the Lord is close at hand.