James 2 Cross References - Lamsa

¹ MY brethren, do not, with hypocrisy, uphold the glorious faith of our LORD Jesus Christ. ² For if there should enter into your synagogue a man with gold rings and costly garments, and there should also enter a poor man in soiled clothing; ³ And you should attend to the one who wears the beautiful clothing, and say to him, Sit here in a good place; and say to the poor man, Stand up there, or sit here before our footstool; ⁴ Are you not then showing partiality, and thereby give preference to evil thoughts? ⁵ Hear this, my beloved brethren, Has not God chosen the poor of the world who are rich in faith, to be heirs of the kingdom which God has promised to those who love him? ⁶ But you have despised the poor. Do not rich men exalt themselves over you and drag you before the judgment seat? ⁷ Do not they blaspheme against that good name by which you are called? ⁸ If you fulfil the law of God by this, as it is written, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, you do well: ⁹ But if you discriminate among men, you commit sin and you will be condemned by the law as transgressors of the law. ¹⁰ For whoever shall keep the whole law, except that he fail in but one statute, he is guilty as to the whole law. ¹¹ For he who said, Thou shalt not commit adultery, said also, Thou shalt not kill. Now if you do not commit adultery, but you kill, you have become a transgressor of the law. ¹² So speak and so act, as men who are to be judged by the law of liberty. ¹³ For a judgment without mercy will be on him, who does not show mercy; for you exalt yourselves by having mercy over judgment. ¹⁴ Though a man say he has faith, what profit is it, my brethren, if he does not have works? Can faith save him? ¹⁵ If a brother or sister be naked, and lacking of daily food, ¹⁶ And one of you say to them, Depart in peace, be warmed, and be filled; yet you do not give to them those things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? ¹⁷ Even so faith, without works, is dead, by itself. ¹⁸ For a man may say, You have faith, and I have works: show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. ¹⁹ You believe that there is one God; you do well. The devils also believe, and they tremble. ²⁰ Would you know, O weak man, that faith without works is dead? ²¹ Was not our father Abraham justified by works, when he raised Isaac his son upon the altar? ²² You can see, how his faith helped his works, and how by works his faith was made perfect. ²³ And the scripture was fulfilled which said, Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God. ²⁴ You see then, how a man by works becomes righteous, and not by faith only. ²⁵ Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot, justified by works, when she welcomed the spies, and sent them out another way? ²⁶ For as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.

⁵ Salmon begot Boaz of his wife Rahab; Boaz begot Obed of his wife Ruth; Obed begot Jesse;

²³ Behold, a virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel, which is interpreted, Our God is with us.

⁹ And do not think and say within yourselves, We have Abraham as our father; for I say to you that God can raise up children for Abraham from these stones.

³ Blessed are the poor in pride, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

⁷ Blessed are the merciful, for to them shall be mercy.

¹⁸ For truly I tell you, Until heaven and earth pass away, not even one yoth * or a dash shall pass away from the law until all of it is fulfilled. ¹⁹ Whoever therefore tries to weaken even one of these smallest commandments, and teaches men so, he shall be regarded as small in the kingdom of heaven; but anyone who observes and teaches them, he shall be regarded as great in the kingdom of heaven. ²⁰ For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall not enter the kingdom of heaven. ²¹ You have heard that it was said to those who were before you, You shall not kill, and whoever kills is guilty before the court. ²² But I say to you, that whoever becomes angry with his brother for no reason, is guilty before the court: and whoever should say to his brother, Raca (which means, I spit on you) is guilty before the congregation; and whoever says to his brother, you are a nurse maid, is condemned to hell fire. ²³ If it should happen therefore that while you are presenting your offering upon the altar, and right there you remember that your brother has any grievance against you, ²⁴ Leave your offering there upon the altar, and first go and make peace with your brother, and then come back and present your offering. ²⁵ Try to get reconciled with your accuser promptly, while you are going on the road with him; for your accuser might surrender you to the judge, and the judge would commit you to the jailer, and you will be cast into prison. ²⁶ Truly I say to you, that you would never come out thence until you had paid the last cent. ²⁷ You have heard that it is said, You shall not commit adultery. ²⁸ But I say to you, that whoever looks at a woman with the desire to covet her, has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

¹⁵ But if you do not forgive men, neither will your Father forgive even your faults.

¹ JUDGE not, that you may not be judged.

¹ JUDGE not, that you may not be judged. ² For with the same judgment that you judge, you will be judged, and with the same measure with which you measure, it will be measured to you.

² For with the same judgment that you judge, you will be judged, and with the same measure with which you measure, it will be measured to you. ³ Why do you see the splinter which is in your brotherÆs eye, and do not feel the beam which is in your own eye? ⁴ Or how can you say to your brother, let me take out the splinter from your eye, and behold there is a cross beam in your own eye? ⁵ O hypocrites, first take out the beam from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to get out the splinter from your brotherÆs eye.

¹⁶ You will know them by their fruits. Why, do they gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles? ¹⁷ So every good tree bears good fruits; but a bad tree bears bad fruits.

²¹ It is not everyone who merely says to me, My Lord, my Lord, will enter into the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father in heaven. ²² A great many will say to me in that day, My Lord, my Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name cast out devils, and in your name do many wonders? ²³ Then I will declare to them, I have never known you; keep away from me, O you that work iniquity.

²⁶ And whoever hears these words of mine, and does them not, is like a foolish man, who built his house upon sand. ²⁷ And the rain came down, and the rivers overflowed, and the winds blew, and they beat upon that house; and it fell down, and its fall was very great.

²⁹ And they cried aloud saying, What business have we together, Jesus, ôson of Godö? Have you come here to torment us before the time?

⁵ The blind see, and the lame walk, and the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead rise up, and the poor are given hope.

⁸ If not so, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? Behold those who wear fine clothes are in kingsÆ houses. ⁹ And if not so, What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and much more than a prophet.

²⁴ But when the Pharisees heard of it, they said, This man does not cast out demons, except by Beelzebub, the prince of demons.

³⁷ For by your words you shall be justified, and by your words you shall be found guilty.

¹⁵ When it was evening, his disciples came to him, and they said to him, This is a lonely place, and it is getting late; dismiss the people so that the men may go to the villages and buy food for themselves. ¹⁶ But he said to them, It is not necessary for them to go; you give them something to eat.

³² Jesus then called his disciples and said to them, I have compassion for this people, for they have remained with me three days, and they have nothing to eat; and if I dismiss them fasting, they might faint on the way; but this I do not wish to do.

²⁸ But that servant went out, and found one of his fellow-servants, who owed him one hundred cents; and he seized him, and tried to choke him, saying to him, Give me what you owe me. ²⁹ So his fellow-servant fell down at his feet, and begged him and said, Have patience with me, and I will pay you. ³⁰ But he was not willing; and he went and had him put into prison, until he should pay him what he owed him. ³¹ When their fellow-servants saw what had happened, they were very sorry, and they came and informed their master of everything that had happened. ³² Then his master called him and said to him, O wicked servant, I cancelled all your debt because you begged me. ³³ Was it not right for you to have mercy on your fellow-servant, just as I had mercy on you? ³⁴ So his master was angry, and delivered him to the scourgers, until he should pay everything he owed him. ³⁵ So will my Father in heaven do to you, if you do not forgive each man his brotherÆs fault from your heart.

¹⁸ He said to him, Which ones? And Jesus said to him, You shall not kill; You shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not bear false witness;

³¹ Which of these two did the will of his father? They said to him, The first one. Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, that even the publicans and the harlots will precede you into the kingdom of God.

¹⁶ So they sent to him their disciples together with the Herodians, and they said to him, Teacher, we know that you are true, and you teach the way of God justly; and you do not favor any man, for you do not discriminate between men.

³⁹ And the second is like to it, Love your neighbor as yourself.

²¹ His lord said to him, Well done, good and reliable servant; you have been faithful over a little, I will appoint you over much; enter into your masterÆs joy.

²³ His lord said to him, Well done, good and reliable servant, you have been faithful over a little, I will appoint you over much; enter into your masterÆs joy.

³¹ When the Son of man comes in his glory, and all his holy angels with him, then he will sit upon the throne of his glory. ³² And all nations will gather before him; and he will separate them one from another, just as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; ³³ And he will set the sheep at his right, and the goats at his left. ³⁴ Then the King will say to those at his right, Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom which has been prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

³⁴ Then the King will say to those at his right, Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom which has been prepared for you from the foundation of the world. ³⁵ For I was hungry, and you gave me to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me to drink; I was a stranger and you took me in; ³⁶ I was naked, and you covered me; I was sick, and you visited me; I was in prison, and you came to me. ³⁷ Then the righteous will say to him, Our Lord, when did we see you hungry, and feed you? or thirsty and gave you drink? ³⁸ And when did we see you a stranger, and took you in? Or that you were naked, and covered you? ³⁹ And when did we see you sick, or in the prison, and come to you? ⁴⁰ The king then will answer and say to them, Truly I tell you, Inasmuch as you have done it to one of these least brethren, you did it to me. ⁴¹ Then he will also say to those at his left, Go away from me, you cursed, to the everlasting fire, which is prepared for the adversary and his angels. ⁴² For I was hungry, and you did not give me to eat; I was thirsty, and you did not give me to drink;

⁴² For I was hungry, and you did not give me to eat; I was thirsty, and you did not give me to drink; ⁴³ I was a stranger, and you did not take me in; I was naked, and you did not cover me; I was sick and in prison and you did not visit me.

⁴³ I was a stranger, and you did not take me in; I was naked, and you did not cover me; I was sick and in prison and you did not visit me. ⁴⁴ Then they also will answer and say, Our lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick or in the prison, and did not minister to you?

⁴⁴ Then they also will answer and say, Our lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick or in the prison, and did not minister to you? ⁴⁵ Then he will answer and say to them, Truly I say to you, Inasmuch as you did not do it to one of these least ones, you also did not do it to me.

⁴⁵ Then he will answer and say to them, Truly I say to you, Inasmuch as you did not do it to one of these least ones, you also did not do it to me. ⁴⁶ And these shall go into everlasting torment, and the righteous into eternal life.

⁶³ And they said to him, Our lord, we have just remembered that that deceiver used to say when he was alive, After three days I will rise again.

²⁴ And said, Jesus of Nazareth, what have we in common? Have you come to destroy us? I know you, who you are, ôHoly One of God.ö

⁷ And he cried with a loud voice and said, What have we got together, Jesus, Son of the most high God? I adjure you by God, not to torment me.

⁹ He said to them, Well you do injustice to the commandment of God so as to sustain your own tradition.

¹⁴ Then Jesus called all the people and said to them, Hear me, all of you, and understand.

¹⁹ You know the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not murder, Do not bear false witness, Do not oppress, Honor your father and mother.

¹⁰ Have you not read this scripture, The stone which the builders rejected, the same became the corner-stone?

²⁹ Jesus said to him, The first of all commandments is, Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord;

³¹ And the second is like to it, You must love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these. ³² The scribe said to him, Well, Teacher, you have said the truth, that he is one, and there is no other beside him; ³³ And that a man should love him with all the heart, and with all the mind, and with all the soul, and with all the power, and love his neighbor as himself; this is far more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.

⁷ For you always have the poor with you, and when you wish, you can do good to them; but I am not always with you.

²⁷ And they crucified with him two bandits, one on his right and one on his left.

⁷³ And the oaths which he swore to Abraham our father,

¹¹ He answered and said to them, He who has two shirts, let him give to him who has not; and he who has food, let him do likewise.

²¹ And he began to say to them, To-day this scripture is fulfilled in your ears.

³⁴ And said, Leave me alone, what have we in common, O Jesus the Nazarene? have you come to destroy us? I know who you are, ôHoly One of Godö!

²⁰ And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples and said, Blessed are you poor, for the kingdom of God is yours.

³⁷ Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven.

⁴⁹ And he who hears and does not, is like a man who built his house on the earth without a foundation; and when the river beat against it, it fell immediately, and the fall of that house was great.

⁴⁴ And he turned to the woman, and said to Simon, Do you see this woman? I entered your house, you did not give me even water for my feet; but she has wet my feet with her tears, and wiped them with her hair. ⁴⁵ You did not kiss me; but she, since she entered, has not ceased to kiss my feet. ⁴⁶ You did not anoint my head with oil; but she has anointed my feet with perfume.

⁵⁷ And while they were on the journey, a man said to him, My Lord, I will follow you wherever you go. ⁵⁸ Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the fowl of the sky a shelter; but the Son of man has no place even to lay his head.

²⁷ He answered and said to him, You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself. ²⁸ Jesus said to him, You said the truth; do this and you shall live. ²⁹ But as he wanted to justify himself, he said to him, And who is my neighbor? ³⁰ Jesus said to him, There was a man who went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and the bandits attacked him, and robbed him, and beat him, and left him with little life remaining in him, and they went away. ³¹ And it chanced a priest was going down that road; and he saw him and passed on. ³² And likewise a Levite came and arrived at that place, and saw him and passed on. ³³ But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion on him. ³⁴ And he came to him and bound up his wounds, and poured on them wine and oil; and he put him on his own ass, and brought him to the inn, and took care of him. ³⁵ And in the morning, he took out two pennies and gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, Take care of him; and whatever you spend more, when I return, I will give it to you. ³⁶ Who therefore of these three, appears to you, became neighbor to him who fell into the hands of the bandits? ³⁷ He said, The one who had compassion on him. Jesus said to him, You go also, and do the same.

²¹ Such is he who lays up treasures for himself, and is not rich in the things in God.

³² Do not be afraid, O little flock; for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.

²² But his father said to his servants, Bring the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet;

²² Now it happened that the poor man died, and the angels carried him into AbrahamÆs bosom; and the rich man also died and was buried.

²⁴ And he called in a loud voice and said, O my father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip his finger in water and wet my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. ²⁵ Abraham said to him, My son, remember you received your pleasures when you were living, and Lazarus his hardships; and behold now he is comfortable here, and you are suffering.

³⁰ But he said to him, No, my father Abraham; but if only a man from the dead go to them, they will repent.

²⁰ You know the commandments: You shall not kill; You shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not bear false witness; Honor your father and your mother.

²⁹ And I promise you, just as my Father has promised me, a kingdom,

⁶⁴ And they covered his head, and smote him on his face, saying, Prophesy, who has struck you. ⁶⁵ And many other things they blasphemed and said against him.

⁴⁶ Then Jesus cried with a loud voice and said, O my Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit. He said this and passed away.

²⁴ Do not judge by partiality, but judge a just judgment.

⁴⁸ Why, have any of the leaders or of the Pharisees believed in him,

⁹ And when they heard it, they left one by one, beginning with the elders; and the man woman was left alone in the midst.

³⁹ They answered and said to him, Our own father is Abraham. Jesus said to them, If you were the sons of Abraham, you would be doing the works of Abraham.

⁴⁶ Which one of you can rebuke me because of sin? If I speak the truth, why do you not believe me?

⁴⁹ Jesus said to them, I am not crazy; but I honor my Father, and you curse me.

⁵³ Why, are you greater than our father Abraham who died, and the prophets who died? Whom do you make yourself?

¹³ There is no greater love than this, when a man lays down his life for the sake of his friends. ¹⁴ You are my friends, if you do everything that I command you. ¹⁵ Henceforth I will not call you servants, because a servant does not know what his master does; but I have always called you my friends, because everything that I heard from my Father I made it known to you.

⁸ And when he is come, he will rebuke the world concerning sin, concerning righteousness, and concerning judgment.

³ And this is life eternal, that they might know you, that you are the only true God, even the one who sent Jesus Christ.

¹⁶ Men and brethren, it was proper that the scripture should be fulfilled, that which the Holy Spirit foretold by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was guide to them that seized Jesus.

¹ AND while they were speaking these words to the people, the priests and the SadÆdu-cees and the leaders of the temple rose up against them, ² Being infuriated that they taught the people and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead. ³ And they laid hands on them and detained them until the next day, for it was now eventide.

¹² There is no salvation by any other man; for there is no other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

²⁶ The kings and the rulers of the earth have revolted and have taken counsel together against the LORD and against his Anointed. ²⁷ For truly, they assembled in this very city, together with both Herod and Pilate and with the Gentiles and with the people of Israel, against your holy Son Jesus, ²⁸ To execute whatever your hand and your will had previously decreed to take place.

¹⁷ Then the high priest was filled with jealousy and all of those who were with him, for they were adherents to the teachings of the SadÆdu-cees, ¹⁸ So they laid hold on the apostles and arrested them and bound them in prison.

²⁶ Then the leaders went with the soldiers to bring them, not by force, for they were afraid that the people might stone them. ²⁷ And when they had brought them, they made them stand before the whole council, and the high priest proceeded,

² He said, Men, brethren and our fathers, harken: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was still in Mes-opo- taÆmi-a before he came to dwell in HaÆran.

⁵⁹ And they stoned Stephen as he prayed, saying, Our LORD Jesus, accept my spirit. ⁶⁰ And as he knelt down, he cried with a loud voice and said, Our LORD, do not hold this sin against them. When he had said this, he passed away.

³ As for Saul, he continued to persecute the church of God, entering into houses and dragging out men and women and delivering them to prison,

¹³ Semon himself also believed and was baptized and attached himself to Philip, and as he saw the miracles and great signs performed by his hand, he marvelled greatly.

²¹ You have no part nor lot in this faith because your heart is not right in the sight of God.

²⁹ And he spoke openly in the name of Jesus, and debated with the Jews who understood Greek: but they wanted to kill him.

²⁶ And when he had found him, he brought him to AnÆti-och. And for the whole year they assembled together in the church, and taught a great many people. The disciples were called Christians first at AnÆti-och and from that time on.

⁵⁰ But the Jews stirred up the chief men of the city and the rich women who worshipped God with them, so that they stirred up a persecution against Paul and BarÆna-bas, and expelled them beyond their borders.

⁹ And he did not discriminate between us and them, because he purified their hearts by faith.

¹⁷ And she followed Paul and us, crying and saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, and they preach to you the way of salvation.

¹⁹ And when her masters saw that the hope for their business was lost with her power, they seized Paul and Silas and beat them and brought them to the market place. ²⁰ And they brought them before the soldiers and the city magistrates and said, These men are Jews, and they create disturbances in our city,

⁶ And when they failed to find them there, they dragged forth Jason and the brethren who were there and brought them before the authorities of the city, crying, These are the men who have created disturbances throughout the world, and behold, they have come here also,

¹² And when GalÆli-o was proconsul of AchaÆia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul; and they brought him to the judgment seat,

¹⁵ And the insane man answered and said to them, Jesus I recognize and Paul I know; but who are you?

²¹ Thus testifying both to the Jews and to the SyrÆi-ans, about repentance toward God and faith in our LORD Jesus Christ.

²⁴ And after a few days, FeÆlix with his wife Dru-silÆla, who was a Jewess, sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith of Christ. ²⁵ And as he spoke with them concerning righteousness, holiness, and the judgment to come, FeÆlix was filled with fear, and said, You may go, and when I have opportunity I will send for you.

¹¹ And I tortured them in every synagogue, thus compelling them to blaspheme the name of Jesus; and being exceedingly mad against them, I also went to other cities to persecute them.

¹¹ For I long to see you, and to impart to you the gift of the Spirit, in order that you may be strengthened by it,

²¹ For they knew God and did not glorify him and give thanks to him as God, but became vain in their imaginations, and their hearts were darkened so that they could not understand.

²⁵ For circumcision is profitable only if you keep the law: but if you break the law, then circumcision becomes uncircumcision.

²⁰ For by the deeds of the law, no flesh shall be justified before his presence: for by means of the law, sin is known.

²⁸ Therefore we conclude that it is by faith a man is justified and not by the works of the law.

³⁰ Because it is one God, who justifies the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision by the same faith.

¹ WHAT then shall we say concerning Abraham, the chief of our forefathers, who lived according to the flesh before God called him?

³ For what said the scripture? Abraham believed in God, and it was counted to him for righteousness. ⁴ But to him who works, wages are not considered as a favor but as that which is due to him. ⁵ And to him who works not, but only believes in him who justifies sinners, his faith is counted for righteousness. ⁶ Just as David also said about the blessedness of the man, whom God declared righteous without works,

⁶ Just as David also said about the blessedness of the man, whom God declared righteous without works,

¹⁰ How then was it given to him? by means of circumcision, or in uncircumcision? It was not given in circumcision, but in uncircumcision. ¹¹ For he received circumcision as a sign and a seal of the righteousness of his faith while he was uncircumcised: that he might become the father of all them who believe, though they be not circumcised, that righteousness might be given to them also; ¹² So that the father of circumcision is not only to those who are of circumcision, but also to those who walk in the steps of the faith of our father Abraham while he was yet uncircumcised.

¹⁶ Therefore it is by faith that we will be justified by grace; so that the promise might be sure to all his seed; not only to him who is of the law, but also to him who is of the faith of Abraham who is the father of us all,

²² Therefore it was given to him for righteousness. ²³ That his faith was given for righteousness, was not written for his sake alone, ²⁴ But for us also, for he will number us also, who believe in him who raised our LORD Jesus Christ from the dead;

⁷ What shall we say then? Is the law sin? Far be it. I would not have known the meaning of sin, except by means of the law: for I would never have known the meaning of lust, except the law said, Thou shalt not covet. ⁸ So by means of this commandment, sin found an occasion and provoked in me every kind of lust. For without the law sin was dead. ⁹ Formerly I lived without the law: but when the commandment came, sin came to life and I died. ¹⁰ And the commandment which was ordained to life I found to be for death. ¹¹ For sin, finding occasion by the commandment, misled me and by it killed me. ¹² Wherefore the law is holy and the commandment holy, and just, and good. ¹³ Has then that which is good, become death to me? Far be it. But sin that is exposed as sin and works death in me for that which is good, will be the more condemned by means of the law.

¹ THERE is therefore no condemnation to them who walk in the flesh after the Spirit of Jesus Christ.

¹⁷ And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint heirs with Jesus Christ; so that if we suffer with him, we shall also be glorified with him.

¹⁷ For in the scripture, he said to Pharaoh, It was for this purpose that I have appointed you, that I might shew my power in you, so that my name might be preached throughout all the earth.

² God has not rejected his people which he foreknew. Do you not know what the scripture says of Elijah? How he complained to God against Israel, saying,

⁹ Let not your love be deceitful. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

⁸ Owe no man anything, but love one another: for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law, ⁹ Which says, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not covet; and if there is any other commandment, it is fulfilled in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

⁹ Which says, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not covet; and if there is any other commandment, it is fulfilled in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

²³ For he who is doubtful and eats, violates his beliefs: for whatever is not of faith, is sin. The strong must help the weak.

²⁶ For consider also your own calling, my brethren, not many among you are wise in terms of worldly things, and not many among you are mighty, and not many among you belong to the nobility. ²⁷ But God has chosen the foolish ones of the world to put the wise to shame; and God has chosen the weak ones of the world to embarrass the mighty; ²⁸ And he has chosen those of humble families in the world, and the lowly, and those who are insignificant, in order to belittle those who consider themselves important,

⁸ Which none of the rulers of the world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the LORD of glory. ⁹ But as it is written, The eye has not seen, and the ear has not heard, and the heart of man has not conceived the things which God has prepared for those who love him.

²¹ Therefore, let no man boast about men. For all things are yours; ²² Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all things are yours; ²³ And you are of Christ, and Christ is of God.

⁴ As concerning the eating of the food offered to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other God but one.

⁶ To us there is one God, the Father, from whom comes every thing and by whom we live; and one LORD Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.

²² Why? Have you not houses to eat and drink in? or do you not respect the church of God, and want to shame those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? No, for this, I cannot praise you.#

² And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not love in my heart, I am nothing.

² And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not love in my heart, I am nothing. ³ And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not love in my heart, I gain nothing.

³ And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not love in my heart, I gain nothing.

¹³ And now abides faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love. *

²⁴ But if all prophesy, and an unlearned man or an unbeliever enter, he will be convinced by all, and he will be set right by all.

² By which also you are saved if you keep in remembrance that very word which I have preached to you, and if your conversion has not been in vain.

³⁵ But some of you will say, How are the dead raised up? And with what body do they come? ³⁶ Thou fool, the seed which you sow, is not quickened, except it die.

²² Whoever does not love our LORD Jesus Christ, let him be accursed. Maranatha, that is to say, our LORD has come.

¹⁵ For all things are for your sakes that the abundant grace might, through the thanksgiving of many, redound to the glory of God.

¹⁷ Whoever from now on is a follower of Christ, is a new creation: old things have passed away;

¹⁰ As sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet enriching many; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

¹ HAVING therefore these promises, my beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, and let us serve in holiness in the fear of God.

⁸ I am not making a demand on you, but I am prompted by the devotion of your fellow believers to test the sincerity of your love. ⁹ For you know the gracious gift of our LORD Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that you, through his poverty, might be rich.

¹⁹ For through the law I am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.

⁶ Just as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness,

⁸ Because God knew in advance that the Gentiles would be declared righteous through faith, he first preached to Abraham, as it is said in the Holy Scripture, In you shall all the Gentiles be blessed. ⁹ So then, it is the believers who are blessed through Abraham the faithful. ¹⁰ For those who rely on the works of the law are still under the curse: for as it is written, Cursed is everyone who does not practice everything which is written in the book of the law.

¹⁰ For those who rely on the works of the law are still under the curse: for as it is written, Cursed is everyone who does not practice everything which is written in the book of the law.

²⁰ Now a mediator does not represent one alone, but God is one.

²² But the scripture has included everything under sin, that the promise by the faith of Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.

⁶ For in Christ Jesus, neither is circumcision anything nor uncircumcision; but faith which is accomplished by love.

¹³ For, my brethren, you have been called unto liberty; only do not use your liberty for an occasion to the things of the flesh, but by love serve one another. ¹⁴ For the whole law is fulfilled in one saying, that is; Thou shall love thy neighbor as thyself.

² Bear one anotherÆs burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. ³ For if man thinks himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

⁶ To the praise of the glory of his grace that he has poured upon us by his beloved one. ⁷ In him we have salvation, and in his blood, forgiveness of sins, according to the richness of his grace;

¹⁸ And so that the eyes of your understanding may be enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the glorious riches of his inheritance in the saints;

⁴ But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us, ⁵ Even when we were dead in our sins, has made us live together with Christ, by whose grace we are saved; ⁶ And he has raised us up with him, and seated us with him in heaven, through Jesus Christ. ⁷ In the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Jesus Christ. ⁸ For it is by grace that you are saved through faith; not of your doing: it is the gift of God: ⁹ Not of works, lest any man should boast. ¹⁰ For we are his creation, created through Jesus Christ ultimately for good works, which God has before ordained that we should live in them.

⁸ Even to me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ:

¹⁵ For whom all fatherhood in heaven and in earth is named,

⁵ There is one LORD, one faith, and one baptism; ⁶ One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in all of us.

⁹ Wherefore God also has highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name; ¹⁰ That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, of those on earth, and those under the earth, ¹¹ And every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is the LORD, to the glory of God his Father.

⁸ Finally, my brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

¹⁴ But you have done well to share my difficulties.

⁴ Since we heard of your faith in Jesus Christ, and of your love for all the saints,

⁸ Beware lest any man mislead you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the teaching of men, after the principles of the world, and not after Christ.

¹⁷ And whatever you do in word or deed, do it in the name of our LORD Jesus Christ, giving thanks through him to God the Father.

³ Mentioning before God the Father the works of your faith and the labor of your love, and the patience of your hope in our LORD Jesus Christ.

³ Mentioning before God the Father the works of your faith and the labor of your love, and the patience of your hope in our LORD Jesus Christ. ⁴ For we know that you are the elected ones, my brethren, and beloved of God. ⁵ For our preaching to you was not in words only, but also in power, and with the Holy Spirit, and with sincere assurance; and you know also how we lived among you for your sakes. ⁶ And you became followers of us, and of our LORD, for you welcomed the word with much tribulation and with joy of the Holy Spirit: ⁷ Thus you have become examples to all the believers in Mac-e-doÆni-a and A-chaÆia. ⁸ Not only have you sounded out the word of our LORD in Mac-e-doÆni-a and A-chaÆia but also, in every place your faith in God has been heard so that we need not speak anything about you. ⁹ For these people themselves relate how we entered first among you, and how you turned to God from idols, to serve the living and true God; ¹⁰ To wait for his Son from heaven, even Jesus, whom he raised from the dead, for it is he who will deliver us from the wrath to come.

¹² And we bore the testimony to you, so that you may live a life worthy of God, who has called you to his kingdom and glory.

⁹ Now concerning brotherly love, you do not need me to write to you for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another.

⁵ As an example of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be made worthy of his kingdom, for which you also suffer.

⁵ Now the fulfillment of the commandment is love out of a pure heart and of a good conscience and of a true faith: ⁶ From which some have gone astray and have turned aside to foolish words;

¹³ Who was before a blasphemer and a persecutor and a reviler; but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

¹⁹ In faith and good conscience; those who have rejected this charge have lost their faith:

⁵ For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

⁸ For physical training profits only for a little while: but righteousness is profitable in all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

²¹ I adjure you before God and our LORD Jesus Christ, and his elect angels, that you observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing by partiality.

¹⁸ That they do good works, and become rich in good deeds, and be ready to give and willing to share,

¹⁶ All scripture, written by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction and for instruction in righteousness:

⁸ Henceforth there is preserved for me a crown of righteousness, which my LORD, the righteous judge, will give me at that day: and not to me only but also to all those who eagerly await his appearance.

¹⁸ And my LORD shall deliver me from every evil work, and will give me life in his heavenly Kingdom: To him be glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

¹ PAUL, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, in the faith of GodÆs elect, and in the knowledge of true godliness;

¹⁰ For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers of the people, especially those who belong to the circumcision:

¹⁶ They profess to know God, but in works they deny him, and they are abominable, and disobedient, condemning every kind of good work.

⁷ In every thing show yourself an example in all good works, and in your teaching let your word be sound.

¹¹ For the grace of God that brings salvation has been revealed to all men. ¹² It teaches us to renounce ungodliness and worldly lusts, and to live in this world soberly, righteously, and in godliness; ¹³ Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

¹³ Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; ¹⁴ Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and might purify us to be his own, a new people, zealous of good works.

⁸ This is a true saying, and these things I want you to constantly affirm, so that those who believe in God may be careful to continually do good works. These things are good and profitable to men.

³ For he is the brightness of his glory and the express image of his being, upholding all things by the power of his word; and when he had through his person, cleansed our sins, then he sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

⁶ Without faith, man cannot please God: for he who comes near to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him. ⁷ By faith Noah, when he was warned concerning the things not seen, became fearful and he made an ark to save his household, and by it he condemned the world and he became heir of righteousness which is by faith. ⁸ By faith Abraham, when he was called to depart for the land which he was to receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing where he was going.

¹⁷ By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac: he lifted upon the altar his only begotten son, even that very one who had been received in the promise.

¹⁷ By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac: he lifted upon the altar his only begotten son, even that very one who had been received in the promise. ¹⁸ Of whom it was said, In Isaac shall thy seed be called: ¹⁹ And he reasoned in himself, It is possible for God even to raise the dead, and because of this Isaac was given to him as a parable.

²⁶ And he reasoned that the reproach of Christ was greater riches than the treasures of Egypt: for he looked forward to be paid the reward.

³¹ By faith Rahab the harlot did not perish with those who were disobedient, for she had received the spies in peace.

³³ Who through faith conquered kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

³⁷ Others were stoned, others were sawn apart, others died by the edge of the sword: others wandered about, wearing sheep skins and goat skins; destitute, afflicted and tormented;

⁹ Do not be carried away by strange and divers doctrines. For it is a good thing to strengthen our hearts with grace; not with food, because it did not help those who greatly sought after it.

¹ JAMES, a servant of God and of our LORD Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered among the Gentiles, greeting. ² MY brethren, take it as a joy to you when you enter into many and divers temptations; ³ For you know that the trial of faith will increase your patience. ⁴ And let patience be a perfect work, that you may be perfect and entire, lacking nothing. ⁵ If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all men liberally and with grace; and it shall be given him. ⁶ But let him ask in faith, not doubting. For he who doubts is like the waves of the sea driven by the wind and tossed. ⁷ Thus let not that man expect that he will receive anything of the LORD. ⁸ A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways. ⁹ Let the brother of low estate rejoice because he is exalted.

⁹ Let the brother of low estate rejoice because he is exalted. ¹⁰ Let the rich man rejoice in his humbleness: because as the flower of the grass, so shall he pass away. ¹¹ For as the sun rises with its burning heat and causes the grass to wither, and the flower to fall and its beauty to perish: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways. ¹² Blessed is the man who endures temptations: for when he is tested, he shall receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.

¹² Blessed is the man who endures temptations: for when he is tested, he shall receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him. ¹³ Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither does he tempt any man: ¹⁴ But every man is tempted by his own lust; and he covets and is enticed. ¹⁵ Then when lust has conceived, it brings forth sin: and sin when it has matured, brings forth death. ¹⁶ Do not err, my beloved brethren.

¹⁶ Do not err, my beloved brethren. ¹⁷ Every good and perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variableness nor shadow of change. ¹⁸ It is he, who begot us of his own will with the word of truth, that we should be the firstfruits of his creatures. ¹⁹ Therefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, and slow to speak, and slow to anger: ²⁰ For the wrath of man does not bring about the righteousness of God. ²¹ Wherefore cast away all filthiness, and all the multitude of evil things, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls. ²² But you be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

²² But you be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. ²³ For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like a man who sees his face in a mirror;

²³ For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like a man who sees his face in a mirror; ²⁴ For he sees himself and goes his way, and forgets how he looked.

²⁴ For he sees himself and goes his way, and forgets how he looked. ²⁵ But whoever looks into the perfect law of liberty, and abides in it, is not merely a hearer of the word which can be forgotten but a doer of the work, and this man shall be blessed in his work.

²⁵ But whoever looks into the perfect law of liberty, and abides in it, is not merely a hearer of the word which can be forgotten but a doer of the work, and this man shall be blessed in his work.

²⁵ But whoever looks into the perfect law of liberty, and abides in it, is not merely a hearer of the word which can be forgotten but a doer of the work, and this man shall be blessed in his work. ²⁶ If any man thinks that he ministers to God, and does not control his tongue, he deceives his own heart, and this manÆs ministry is in vain.

²⁶ If any man thinks that he ministers to God, and does not control his tongue, he deceives his own heart, and this manÆs ministry is in vain. ²⁷ For a pure and holy ministry before God, the Father, is this, To visit the fatherless and the widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

¹ MY brethren, do not, with hypocrisy, uphold the glorious faith of our LORD Jesus Christ. ² For if there should enter into your synagogue a man with gold rings and costly garments, and there should also enter a poor man in soiled clothing; ³ And you should attend to the one who wears the beautiful clothing, and say to him, Sit here in a good place; and say to the poor man, Stand up there, or sit here before our footstool;

³ And you should attend to the one who wears the beautiful clothing, and say to him, Sit here in a good place; and say to the poor man, Stand up there, or sit here before our footstool; ⁴ Are you not then showing partiality, and thereby give preference to evil thoughts? ⁵ Hear this, my beloved brethren, Has not God chosen the poor of the world who are rich in faith, to be heirs of the kingdom which God has promised to those who love him? ⁶ But you have despised the poor. Do not rich men exalt themselves over you and drag you before the judgment seat?

⁸ If you fulfil the law of God by this, as it is written, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, you do well: ⁹ But if you discriminate among men, you commit sin and you will be condemned by the law as transgressors of the law.

¹² So speak and so act, as men who are to be judged by the law of liberty.

¹⁴ Though a man say he has faith, what profit is it, my brethren, if he does not have works? Can faith save him? ¹⁵ If a brother or sister be naked, and lacking of daily food, ¹⁶ And one of you say to them, Depart in peace, be warmed, and be filled; yet you do not give to them those things which are needed for the body, what does it profit?

¹⁶ And one of you say to them, Depart in peace, be warmed, and be filled; yet you do not give to them those things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? ¹⁷ Even so faith, without works, is dead, by itself.

¹⁷ Even so faith, without works, is dead, by itself. ¹⁸ For a man may say, You have faith, and I have works: show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.

¹⁸ For a man may say, You have faith, and I have works: show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. ¹⁹ You believe that there is one God; you do well. The devils also believe, and they tremble.

¹⁹ You believe that there is one God; you do well. The devils also believe, and they tremble. ²⁰ Would you know, O weak man, that faith without works is dead?

²⁰ Would you know, O weak man, that faith without works is dead? ²¹ Was not our father Abraham justified by works, when he raised Isaac his son upon the altar? ²² You can see, how his faith helped his works, and how by works his faith was made perfect.

²² You can see, how his faith helped his works, and how by works his faith was made perfect.

²² You can see, how his faith helped his works, and how by works his faith was made perfect. ²³ And the scripture was fulfilled which said, Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God. ²⁴ You see then, how a man by works becomes righteous, and not by faith only.

²⁴ You see then, how a man by works becomes righteous, and not by faith only. ²⁵ Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot, justified by works, when she welcomed the spies, and sent them out another way? ²⁶ For as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.

¹³ Who is wise among you and has training? let him prove his words by his good deeds, in the humbleness of wisdom.

¹⁷ But the wisdom that is from above is first pure then full of peace, and gentle, obedient, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

¹¹ Do not speak against one another, my brethren, for he who speaks against his brother, and judges his brother, speaks against the law, and judges the law; but if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law, but a judge of it.

⁴ Behold, the wage of the labourers, who have reaped down your fields, that which you have fraudulently kept back, cries: and the cry of the reapers has already entered into the ears of the LORD of sabaoth.

⁶ You have condemned and murdered the righteous; and yet he does not resist you.

⁴ To an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled, that does not fade away, and is prepared in heaven for you,

⁶ For as it is said in the scriptures, Behold, I lay in Sion, a chief corner stone, approved, precious: and he who believes on him shall not be ashamed.

⁹ But you are a chosen people; ministers to the kingdom, a holy people, a congregation redeemed to proclaim the glories of him who has called you out of darkness to his marvelous light:

¹ SIMON Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who through the righteousness of our LORD and Saviour Jesus Christ have been made equal with us in the precious faith;

⁴ Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these you might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. ⁵ And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith, virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;

⁵ And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith, virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;

⁵ And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith, virtue; and to virtue, knowledge; ⁶ And to knowledge, self-control; and to selfcontrol, patience; and to patience; godliness;

⁶ And to knowledge, self-control; and to selfcontrol, patience; and to patience; godliness; ⁷ And to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.

⁷ And to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. ⁸ For when these things are found among you and abound, you are not empty nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our LORD Jesus Christ.

⁸ For when these things are found among you and abound, you are not empty nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our LORD Jesus Christ. ⁹ But he who lacks these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his former sins.

¹¹ For by so doing, an entrance shall be given freely to you into the everlasting kingdom of our LORD and Saviour Jesus Christ.

⁵ But whoso keeps his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby we know that we are in him.

⁴ Whoever commits sin commits evil: for all sin is evil.

¹⁶ By this we know his love for us, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for our brethren. ¹⁷ Whoever has worldly goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts his mercy from him, how can the love of God dwell in him? ¹⁸ My children, let us not love one another in word and in tongue, but in deed and in truth.

⁸ He who does not love, does not know God; for God is love. ⁹ By this was the love of God toward us made known, for God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. ¹⁰ Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that God loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. ¹¹ My beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. ¹² No man has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and his love is perfected in us; ¹³ Hereby we know that we abide in him, and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. ¹⁴ And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent his Son to be the Saviour of the world. ¹⁵ Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. ¹⁶ And we have believed and have known the love that God has for us. God is love; and he who dwells in love, abides in God. ¹⁷ Herein is his love made perfect in us, so that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. ¹⁸ There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear: because fear is tormenting. He who fears is not made perfect in love.

¹⁸ There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear: because fear is tormenting. He who fears is not made perfect in love. ¹⁹ We love God because he first loved us.

⁴ For whoever is born of God triumphs over the world: and this is the victory which conquers the world, even our faith. ⁵ Who is he who triumphs over the world but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

⁴ For certain men have falsely entered among you, and these were foreordained from the very beginning to this condemnation; they are ungodly men, turning the grace of God into lasciviousness, and denying the only LORD God, and our LORD Jesus Christ.

⁶ And the angels that did not keep their first estate but left their own habitation, he has reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.

¹⁵ To execute judgment upon all, and to punish all who are ungodly for all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and for all the harsh words which the ungodly sinners have spoken. * ¹⁶ These are the ones who murmur and complain, following after their own lusts, and their mouths speak idle flattering words, praising people for the sake of gain.

⁹ I know your works and your suffering and poverty, but you are rich, and I know the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews, and are not, but are of the synagogue of Satan.

¹⁸ I advise you to buy of me gold refined in the fire, that you may become rich; and white raiment, that you may be clothed, so that the shame of your nakedness does not appear; and anoint your eyes with salve that you may see.

⁵ And there was given to him a mouth that he might utter great things and blasphemies; and power was given to him to make war for forty and two months. ⁶ And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name and his dwelling place, and those who dwell in heaven.

¹² Here is the patience of the saints: here are they who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.

¹³ And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and he called his name, The Word of God.

¹⁶ And he had a name written on his vesture and on his thigh, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

² And he seized the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Tempter and Satan, who deceived the whole world, and bound him a thousand years, ³ And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up and set a seal over him, that he should no more deceive the nations until the thousand years should be fulfilled: after that he will be loosed for a short time.

¹⁰ And the devil who deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where also are the beast and the false prophet; and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

⁷ He who overcomes shall inherit these things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.