knowing that the trying of your faith worketh endurance.

But let endurance have a perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting in nothing.

But let him ask in faith, nothing doubting; for he that doubteth is like a wave of the sea driven by the wind and tossed.

For let not that man think that he shall receive anything from the Lord,

Let the brother of low degree glory in that he is exalted;

but the rich, in that he is made low; because as the flower of the grass he will pass away.

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he is approved, he will receive the crown of life, which He promised to them that love him.

Of his own will he begot us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

If any one thinks that he is religious, and bridles not his tongue, but deceives his own heart, this mans religion is vain.

and ye have respect to him that weareth the splendid apparel, and say, Sit thou here in a good place, and say to the poor man, Stand thou there, or, Sit under my footstool,

Hearken, my beloved brethren. Did not God choose the poor as to the world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to them that love him?

So speak, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.

For the judgment shall be without mercy to him that showed no mercy. Mercy glorieth against judgment.

What doth it profit, my brethren, if any one say that he hath faith, and have not works? Can his faith save him?

Thou believest that God is one; thou doest well; the demons also believe, and tremble.

But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is idle?

Thou seest that faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect.

Ye see that by works a man is accounted as righteous, and not by faith only.

My brethren, be not many teachers, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.

For when we put the bits into the horses mouths, that they may obey us, we turn about also their whole body.

And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity! The tongue among our members is that which defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the wheel of life, and is itself set on fire by hell.

This wisdom is not that which descendeth from above, but earthly, sensual, devilish.

Whence are wars and whence are fightings among you? Are they not hence, from your lusts that war in your members?

ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.

Ye adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore chooseth to be a friend of the world, becometh an enemy of God.

Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, "Zealously doth the Spirit, which made its abode in us, long for us"?

Speak not against one another, brethren; he that speaketh against his brother, or judgeth his brother, speaketh against the law, and judgeth the law; but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.

One is the Lawgiver and Judge, he who is able to save, and to destroy; but who art thou, that judgest thy neighbor?

Come now, ye that say, Today and tomorrow we will go into such a city, and spend a year there and traffic, and get gain,

(whereas ye know not what will be on the morrow; for what is your life? Ye are even a vapor, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away;)

instead of saying, If the Lord will, we shall both live and do this or that;

Therefore to him that knoweth how to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

Come now, ye rich men, weep and wail for your miseries that are coming upon you.

Murmur not against each other, brethren, that ye be not judged. Behold, the Judge standeth before the door.

Behold, we count those happy who have endured. Ye have heard of the patience of Job; behold also the end of the Lord, that he is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.

But above all things, my brethren, swear not; neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath; but let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay; that ye fall not under condemnation.

Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that ye may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

Elijah was a man of like nature with us, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain; and it rained not on the earth for three years and six months;

let him know that he who converteth a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death, and will cover a multitude of sins.