Of his own will begat he us by the word of truth, that we should be some first fruit of his creations.

A man who has kept the Law as a whole, but has failed to keep some one command, has become guilty of violating all.

What is the benefit, my brothers, if some man should say to have faith, but has no works? Can the faith save him?

If some brother or sister is thinly clad and has no food for the day,

and some man of you would say to them, Go in peace, be ye warmed and fed, but ye would not give them the things necessary for the body, what is the benefit?

But some man will say, Thou have faith, and I have works. Show me thy faith from thy works, and I will show thee from my works my faith.

or you pray and yet do not receive, because you pray wrongly, your object being to waste what you get on some pleasure or another.

Come on now, you people who are saying, "Today or tomorrow we will go to this [or that] city, spend a year there, do business and make some money."

And if their prayer is [offered] by faith, [God] will heal the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up [from his sickbed]. And if he had sinned, he will be forgiven for them [Note: This may imply that the man's sickness was the result of some sin. In any event, his forgiveness would follow his repentance].

Brothers, if any man among you may be led astray from the truth, and some man converts him,