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1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus (the) Messiah, to the twelve tribes which are in the Diaspora: Greetings.
ⲁ̅ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲡϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲙⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⲉⲧϩⲉⲛ ⲧⲇⲓⲁⲥⲡⲟⲣⲁ ⲭⲁⲓⲣⲉⲧⲉ
2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you encounter various trials,
ⲃ̅ⲟⲡϥ ⲉⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲃⲉ
3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
ⲅ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲣ ϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲩϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ
4 Let endurance have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
ⲇ̅ⲑⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲗⲉⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ
5 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.
ⲉ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲁⲡⲗⲱⲥ ⲛϥⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲁϥ
6 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.
ⲋ̅ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛϥⲇⲓⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲉⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲧⲏⲩ ⲣⲱϩⲧ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϣⲱⲱϭⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
7 For let that person not think that he will receive anything from the Lord.
ⲍ̅ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ϥⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
8 He is a double-minded person, unstable in all his ways.
ⲏ̅ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ϥϣⲧⲣⲧⲱⲣ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϥϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ
9 But let the brother in humble circumstances glory in his high position;
ⲑ̅ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲑⲃⲃⲓⲉⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥϫⲓⲥⲉ
10 and the rich, in that he is made humble, because like the flower in the grass, he will pass away.
ⲓ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲣⲙⲁⲟ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ ϫⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϩⲣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲭⲟⲣⲧⲟⲥ
11 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.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲁϥϣⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲣⲏ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲕⲁⲩⲙⲁ ⲁϥⲧⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲟⲣⲧⲟⲥ ϣⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϥϩⲣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲣⲟϥⲣⲉϥ ⲡⲥⲁ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲧⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲙⲁⲟ ⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲱϭⲉⲃ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϥϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ
12 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.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧϥ ⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϥⲉⲓ ϩⲁ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲡⲧ ϥⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲗⲟⲙ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
13 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.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲧⲉ ⲗⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲉϥⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲉϥⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ
14 But each one is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust, and enticed.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲕ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
15 Then the lust, when it has conceived, bears sin; and the sin, when it is full grown, brings forth death.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲓⲧⲁ ⲧⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲁⲥⲱ ϣⲁⲥϫⲡⲟ ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁϥϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥⲙⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ
16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲡⲗⲁⲛⲁ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ
17 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.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϯⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲇⲟⲣⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲡⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲛⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧ ⲙⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲁⲓⲃⲉⲥ ⲏ ϣⲓⲃⲉ ⲏ ⲣⲓⲕⲉ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏϥ
18 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.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲁⲩⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲥⲱⲛⲧ
19 This you know, my beloved brothers. But let every person be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϥϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉϥⲟⲥⲕ ⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϥϩⲟⲣϣ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ
20 for human anger does not produce the righteousness of God.
ⲕ̅ⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲉⲥⲣ ϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
21 Therefore, putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with humility the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲇⲱⲗⲙ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲛ ⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲣⲁϣ ϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲙⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲙⲯⲩⲭⲏ
22 But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲗⲁⲛⲁ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ
23 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;
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲧⲛⲧⲱⲛ ⲉⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡϩⲟ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲡⲟϥ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲁⲗ
24 for he sees himself, and goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of person he was.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲣ ⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ
25 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.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϭⲱϣⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉⲙⲛϩⲉ ⲁϥϭⲱ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲁϥⲣ ⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲡⲁⲓ ϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥϩⲱⲃ
26 If anyone thinks himself to be religious while he does not control his tongue, but deceives his heart, this one's religion is worthless.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲡⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲅ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϣⲙϣⲉ ⲛϥⲭⲁⲗⲓⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϥⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉϥϣⲙϣⲉ ϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ
27 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.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲡϣⲙϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲟ ⲛⲛⲁⲇⲱⲗⲙ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉϭⲙ ⲡϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲟⲣⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲭⲏⲣⲁ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲩⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲇⲱⲗⲙ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ
