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James, a slave of God and of Sovereign Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes that are in the Dispersion: Greetings.
Count it all joy, my brothers, whenever you fall into various trials,
knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance;
4 ⲇ̅ ⲑⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲗⲉⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ
but let that endurance have a complete work, so that you may be perfect and complete, falling short in nothing.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲁⲡⲗⲱⲥ ⲛϥⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲁϥ
But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask from the giving God, who gives to all liberally and does not reproach, and it will be given to him.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛϥⲇⲓⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲉⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲧⲏⲩ ⲣⲱϩⲧ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϣⲱⲱϭⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
However, let him ask in faith, with no doubting, because he who doubts is like a sea wave driven and tossed by the wind—
such a man should not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord,
being a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
Now the lowly brother should glory in his high position,
but the rich brother in his humiliation, because he will pass away like a flower of wild grass.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁϥϣⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲣⲏ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲕⲁⲩⲙⲁ ⲁϥⲧⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲟⲣⲧⲟⲥ ϣⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϥϩⲣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲣⲟϥⲣⲉϥ ⲡⲥⲁ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲧⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲙⲁⲟ ⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲱϭⲉⲃ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϥϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ
For the sun rises with its burning heat and withers the grass, and its flower falls off and the beauty of its face perishes. Just so the rich man will be withered in his undertakings.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧϥ ⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϥⲉⲓ ϩⲁ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲡⲧ ϥⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲗⲟⲙ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
A man who endures testing is blessed, because upon becoming approved he will receive the crown of the life that the Lord has promised to those loving Him.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲧⲉ ⲗⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲉϥⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲉϥⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ
Let no one, upon being tempted, say, “I am being tempted by God,” because God is untemptable by evil, so He Himself does not tempt anyone.
But each one is tempted by his own craving, being taken in tow and enticed.
Then the craving, upon conceiving, gives birth to sin, and the sin, upon completion, delivers death.
Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers:
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ϯⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲇⲟⲣⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲡⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲛⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧ ⲙⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲁⲓⲃⲉⲥ ⲏ ϣⲓⲃⲉ ⲏ ⲣⲓⲕⲉ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏϥ
every good giving and every perfect gift is from Above, coming down from the Father of the lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.
Having willed it, He brought us forth by a word of truth, so that we might be a sort of firstfruits of His products.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϥϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉϥⲟⲥⲕ ⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϥϩⲟⲣϣ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ
So then, my beloved brothers, let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;
because a man's anger does not achieve God's righteousness.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲇⲱⲗⲙ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲛ ⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲣⲁϣ ϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲙⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲙⲯⲩⲭⲏ
Therefore, laying aside all filthiness and overflow of evil, receive with meekness the implanted Word which is able to save your souls.
Further, become word doers and not just hearers, deceiving yourselves.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲧⲛⲧⲱⲛ ⲉⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡϩⲟ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲡⲟϥ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲁⲗ
Because if anyone is a law hearer and not a doer, the same is like a man observing his physical face in a mirror;
for he observes himself, then goes away and promptly forgets what he is like.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϭⲱϣⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉⲙⲛϩⲉ ⲁϥϭⲱ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲁϥⲣ ⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲡⲁⲓ ϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥϩⲱⲃ
But he who looks carefully into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, he—not being a forgetful hearer but a work doer—he will be blessed in what he does.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲅ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϣⲙϣⲉ ⲛϥⲭⲁⲗⲓⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϥⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉϥϣⲙϣⲉ ϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ
If anyone among you thinks he is religious, not bridling his tongue but deceiving his heart, his religion is useless.
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲡϣⲙϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲟ ⲛⲛⲁⲇⲱⲗⲙ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉϭⲙ ⲡϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲟⲣⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲭⲏⲣⲁ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲩⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲇⲱⲗⲙ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ
Pure and undefiled religion before God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their adversity; to keep oneself unspotted from the world.
