Mark this well, my dear brothers. Let every man be swift in hearing, slow in speaking, slow in growing angry;

Because if any one is a hearer of the Word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror;

But the man who looks closely into the perfect law??he law of liberty??nd continues looking, this man will be blessed in his deed because he is not a hearer who forgets, but a doer who does.

Listen, my dear brothers, has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith, and to inherit the kingdom which he has promised to those who love him?

Can a fig tree, my brothers, bear olives; or a grape-vine, figs? No more can salt water yield fresh water.

Draw near to God And he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, And purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Do not be talking against each other, brothers. He who is talking against a brother and condemning his brothers is talking against the Law and condemning the Law. But if you are condemning the Law, you are not a doer of the Law, but a judge.

Do not make complaints against each other, brothers, lest you yourselves be condemned. Behold the Judge is standing before the very door!