Count it all joy, my brothers, when you encounter various trials,

because you [should] know that when your faith is tested, it produces perseverance.

Let a brother of low position exult when he is raised;

For when the sun comes up with its burning heat, the grass gets dry and the grace of its form is gone with the falling flower; so the man of wealth comes to nothing in his ways.

Blessed is the man who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which he promised to those who love him.

Let no man say when he is tempted, "I am tempted by God," for God cannot be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one.

But each one is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust, and enticed.

Then the lust, when it has conceived, bears sin; and the sin, when it is full grown, brings forth death.

So strip yourselves of everything impure and all the evils prevailing around you, and in humble spirit welcome the message which when rooted in your hearts is able to save your souls.

For, when any one listens to it and does not practice it, he is like a man looking at his own face in a mirror.

When a man appears to be religious, yet does not bridle his tongue, but imposes upon his own conscience, that man's religious observances are valueless.

when any one, adorn'd with a gold ring, and a splendid dress, enters into your assembly; and a poor man comes in meanly habited:

What availeth it, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, when he hath no deeds? Can faith save him?

Was not our father Abraham justified by works, when he offered up Isaac his son upon the altar?

You see that [his] faith was working together with his works, and as a result of the works, his faith was completed [reaching its maturity when he expressed his faith through obedience].

But was not Rahab the harlot in like manner justified by works, when she entertained the messengers, and sent them away by a different road?

For all of us make many mistakes. If someone does not make any mistakes when he speaks, he is perfect and able to control his whole body.

When we put bits in the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we control their whole body also.

Look at the ships too, though they are so large, even when driven by fierce winds they are turned by a very small rudder, wherever the impulse of the helmsman wills.

For when jealousy and rivalry exist, there is [also] disorder and every [kind of] evil practice.

You ask [God for something] and do not receive it, because you ask with wrong motives [out of selfishness or with an unrighteous agenda], so that [when you get what you want] you may spend it on your [hedonistic] desires.

Do you suppose the Scripture means nothing when it says, "He yearns jealously over the Spirit he has put in our hearts?"

Do not slander one another, brothers, [for] the person who speaks against his brother, or judges him, is [guilty of] speaking against the law [of God]. But when you judge the law, you are not obeying it but acting as its judge.

When you are not certain what will take place tomorrow. What is your life? It is a mist, which is seen for a little time and then is gone.

So when a man knows what is right and fails to do it, he is guilty of sin.

So confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be cured. An upright man can do a great deal by prayer when he tries.

Elijah was only a man like ourselves, but, when he prayed fervently that it might not rain, no rain fell upon the land for three years and a half.

And, when he prayed again, the clouds brought rain, and the land bore crops.

My brethren, when any of you deviates from the truth, whoever sets him right, may be assured,