but let him ask in faith, nothing doubting; for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, wind-driven and tossed.

For the sun arose with scorching heat, and withered the grass, and its flower fell out, and the beauty of its appearance perished, so also will the rich man fade away in his goings.

Let no one, when tempted, say, "I am tempted from God"; for God cannot be tempted with evils, and He Himself tempteth no one.

for man's wrath works not God's righteousness.

If anyone thinks that he is religious, while he bridles not his own tongue, but deceives his own heart, this man's religion is vain.

and ye show regard to him who is wearing the splendid apparel, and say, "Sit here in a good place"; and say to the poor man, "Stand, or sit under my footstool";

So speak, and so do, as those who are about to be judged by a law of liberty.

and one of you say to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled," but ye give them not the things needful for the body, what does it profit?

Even so faith, if it have not works, is dead in itself.

But some one will say, "You have faith, and I have works": show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.

You see that faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith perfected;

and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness"; and he was called "God's Friend."

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

For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so faith apart from works is dead.

So also the tongue is a little member, and boasts great things. Behold, how small a fire kindles how great a forest!

For every nature, both of wild beasts and birds, both of creeping things and things in the sea, is tamed, and has been tamed, by mankind;

Out of the same mouth come forth blessing and cursing! My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

Come now, ye who say, "To-day or to-morrow we will go into this city, and spend one year there, and trade, and get gain,"

Behold, we pronounce those happy who endured: ye heard of the patience of Job; and ye saw the end of the Lord, that the Lord is full of pity, and merciful.

Confess, therefore, your sins one to another, and pray for one another, that ye may be healed. A righteous man's inwrought supplication avails much.