for the sun did rise with the burning heat, and did wither the grass, and the flower of it fell, and the grace of its appearance did perish, so also the rich in his way shall fade away!

Happy the man who doth endure temptation, because, becoming approved, he shall receive the crown of the life, which the Lord did promise to those loving Him.

having counselled, He did beget us with a word of truth, for our being a certain first-fruit of His creatures.

for he did view himself, and hath gone away, and immediately he did forget of what kind he was;

But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

If anyone considers himself to be religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, this person is self-deceived and his religion is worthless.

ye did not judge fully in yourselves, and did become ill-reasoning judges.

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

and ye did dishonour the poor one; do not the rich oppress you and themselves draw you to judgment-seats;

For the judgment is merciless to him who did no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

and one of you tells them, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled;" and yet you did not give them the things the body needs, what good is it?

Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.

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

When our father Abraham offered his son Isaac on the altar, was he not justified by what he did?

Thou seest that, his faith, had been working together with his works, and by his works did his faith become full-grown, -

and fulfilled was the Writing that is saying, 'And Abraham did believe God, and it was reckoned to him -- to righteousness;' and, 'Friend of God' he was called.

So too with Rahab the harlot. Was she not justified by what she did, when she entertained the scouts and got them away by a different road?

For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

For we all make mistakes in many areas [of life]. If anyone does not make a mistake in what he says, he is a perfect person, capable of keeping a tight rein on his whole life also.

For where jealousy and faction are, there is confusion and every vile deed.

And the seed whose fruit is righteousness (spiritual maturity) is sown in peace by those who make peace [by actively encouraging goodwill between individuals].

you quarrel and go to war, but without success, because you don't petition for it: and if you did,

Do ye think that emptily the Writing saith, 'To envy earnestly desireth the spirit that did dwell in us,'

Come now [and pay attention to this], you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, and spend a year there and carry on our business and make a profit.”

lo, the reward of the workmen, of those who in-gathered your fields, which hath been fraudulently kept back by you -- doth cry out, and the exclamations of those who did reap into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth have entered;

ye did live in luxury upon the earth, and were wanton; ye did nourish your hearts, as in a day of slaughter;

ye did condemn -- ye did murder the righteous one, he doth not resist you.

An example take ye of the suffering of evil, my brethren, and of the patience, the prophets who did speak in the name of the Lord;

Remember that we call those blessed who endured what they did. You have also heard of Job's patient endurance, and have seen the issue of the Lord's dealings with him--how full of tenderness and pity the Lord is.

Elias was a man of like passions to us, and he prayed with prayer that it should not rain; and it did not rain upon the earth three years and six months;

and again he did pray, and the heaven did give rain, and the land did bring forth her fruit.

let him know that he who did turn back a sinner from the straying of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall cover a multitude of sins.