But endurance must do its complete work, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing.

But let him ask in faith without doubting. For the doubter is like the surging sea, driven and tossed by the wind.

but the one who is rich should boast in his humiliation because he will pass away like a flower of the field.

But each person is tempted when he is drawn away and enticed by his own evil desires.

But be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom and perseveres in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but one who does good works—this person will be blessed in what he does.

If anyone thinks he is religious without controlling his tongue, then his religion is useless and he deceives himself.

But if you show favoritism, you commit sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors.

For He who said, Do not commit adultery, also said, Do not murder. So if you do not commit adultery, but you do murder, you are a lawbreaker.

What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can his faith save him?

and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, keep warm, and eat well,” but you don’t give them what the body needs, what good is it?

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

Now when we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we also guide the whole animal.

but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t brag and deny the truth.

Such wisdom does not come from above but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, without favoritism and hypocrisy.

But He gives greater grace. Therefore He says:

God resists the proud,
but gives grace to the humble.

Therefore, submit to God. But resist the Devil, and he will flee from you.

Don’t criticize one another, brothers. He who criticizes a brother or judges his brother criticizes the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.

There is one lawgiver and judge who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?

You don’t even know what tomorrow will bring—what your life will be! For you are like smoke that appears for a little while, then vanishes.

But as it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.