My brethren, count it all joy, when ye fall into divers temptations, Knowing that the trying of your faith worketh patience.

that ye may be perfect and intire, wanting nothing.

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

For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing from the Lord.

Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:

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

Happy is the man that endureth temptation: for when he hath been proved, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

Of his own will begat he us by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.

And ye look upon him that weareth the fine apparel, and say to him, Sit thou here in a good place, and say to the poor man,

Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which he hath promised to them that love him?

Do not the rich oppress you and drag you to the judgment-seats? Do not they blaspheme that worthy name, by which ye are called?

For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. If then thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.

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

For judgment without mercy shall be to him that shewed no mercy: mercy glorieth over judgment.

Can that faith save him? If a brother or a sister be naked,

But art thou willing to know, O empty man, that faith without works is dead?

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

Ye see then, that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.

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

Behold we put bits into the horses mouths, that they may obey us, and we turn about their whole body.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits,

without partiality and without dissimulation, And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for them that make peace.

From whence come wars and fightings among you? Is it not hence, from your pleasures that war in your members?

Ye ask and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may expend it on your pleasures.

Ye adulterers and adultresses, know ye not, that the friendship of the world is enmity against God? Whosoever therefore desireth to be a friend of the world, is an enemy of God.

Do ye think, that the scripture saith in vain, The Spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth against envy?

Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law. But if thou judgest the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.

There is one lawgiver that is able to save and to destroy: Who art thou that judgest another?

Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go to such a city, and continue there a year, and traffick, and get gain:

Who know not what shall be on the morrow; for what is your life? It is a vapour that appeareth for a little time and then vanisheth away:

Instead of your saying, If the Lord will, we shall both live, and do this or that.

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

Go to now, ye rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you.

Behold, we count them happy that have endured. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord: for the Lord is very pitiful and of tender mercy.

Confess your faults one to another, brethren, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed: the fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

Elijah was a man of like passions with us; and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the land for three years and six months.

Let him know, that he who converteth a sinner from the error of his way, shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.