James 1
1 Iames a seruant of God, and of the Lord Iesus Christ, to the twelue Tribes, which are scattered abroade, salutation.
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are in the Diaspora: Greetings.
2 My brethren, count it exceeding ioy, when ye fall into diuers tentations,
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you encounter various trials,
3 Knowing that ye trying of your faith bringeth forth patience,
knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
4 And let patience haue her perfect worke, that ye may be perfect and entier, lacking nothing.
Let endurance have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
5 If any of you lacke wisedome, let him aske of God, which giueth to all men liberally, and reprocheth no man, and it shalbe giuen him.
But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without finding fault; and it will be given to him.
6 But let him aske in faith, and wauer not: for hee that wauereth, is like a waue of the sea, tost of the winde, and caried away.
But let him ask in faith, without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind.
7 Neither let that man thinke that hee shall receiue any thing of the Lord.
For let that person not think that he will receive anything from the Lord.
8 A double minded man is vnstable in all his waies.
He is a double-minded person, unstable in all his ways.
9 Let the brother of lowe degree reioyce in that he is exalted:
But let the brother in humble circumstances glory in his high position;
10 Againe hee that is rich, in that hee is made lowe: for as the flower of the grasse, shall he vanish away.
and the rich, in that he is made humble, because like the flower in the grass, he will pass away.
11 For as when the sunne riseth with heate, then the grasse withereth, and his flower falleth away, and the goodly shape of it perisheth: euen so shall the rich man wither away in all his waies.
For the sun arises with the scorching wind, and withers the grass, and the flower in it falls, and the beauty of its appearance perishes. So also will the rich person fade away in his pursuits.
12 Blessed is ye man, that endureth tentation: for when he is tried, hee shall receiue the crowne of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that loue him.
Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which he promised to those who love him.
13 Let no man say when hee is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God can not bee tempted with euill, neither tempteth he any man.
Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am tempted by God," for God cannot be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one.
14 But euery man is tempted, when hee is drawen away by his owne concupiscence, and is entised.
But each one is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust, and enticed.
15 Then when lust hath conceiued, it bringeth foorth sinne, and sinne when it is finished, bringeth foorth death.
Then the lust, when it has conceived, bears sin; and the sin, when it is full grown, brings forth death.
16 Erre not, my deare brethren.
Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers.
17 Euery good giuing, and euery perfect gift is from aboue, and commeth downe from the Father of lights, with whome is no variablenes, neither shadow of turning.
All generous giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow.
18 Of his owne will begate hee vs with the woorde of trueth, that we shoulde be as the first fruites of his creatures.
Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.
19 Wherefore my deare brethren, let euery man be swift to heare, slowe to speake, and slowe to wrath.
This you know, my beloved brothers. But let every person be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;
20 For the wrath of man doeth not accomplish the righteousnesse of God.
for human anger does not produce the righteousness of God.
21 Wherefore lay apart all filthinesse, and superfluitie of maliciousnesse, and receiue with meekenes the word that is graffed in you, which is able to saue your soules.
Therefore, putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with humility the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
22 And be ye doers of the word, and not hearers onely, deceiuing your owne selues.
But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.
23 For if any heare the woorde, and doe it not, he is like vnto a man, that beholdeth his naturall face in a glasse.
For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like someone looking at his natural face in a mirror;
24 For when he hath considered himselfe, hee goeth his way, and forgetteth immediately what maner of one he was.
for he sees himself, and goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of person he was.
25 But who so looketh in the perfect Lawe of libertie, and continueth therein, hee not being a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the woorke, shalbe blessed in his deede.
But he who looks into the perfect Law of freedom, and continues, not being a hearer who forgets, but a doer of the work, this person will be blessed in what he does.
26 If any man amog you seeme religious, and refraineth not his tongue, but deceiueth his owne heart, this mans religion is vaine.
If anyone thinks himself to be religious while he does not control his tongue, but deceives his heart, this one's religion is worthless.
27 Pure religion and vndefiled before God, euen the Father, is this, to visite the fatherlesse, and widdowes in their aduersitie, and to keepe himselfe vnspotted of the world.
Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
