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from the dead' our Lo'rd Je'sus, that grea't Shepherd of the she'ep, through the blood' of the everlasting covenant, 21 Ma'ke you perfect in every good' work' to do' his will', working in you that which is well' ple'asing in his sight', through Jesus Chri'st; to whom 'be' glo'ry for ever and ev'er. A'men'. And I beseech you, breth'ren, suf'fer the word of exhorta'tion; fo'r I have writ'ten a let'ter un'to you in few words. 23 Kno'w ye that our broth'er Tim'othy is set at lib'erty; with whom, if he come sho'rtly, I will se'ę you. 24 Sal'ute a'll them' that have the rule o'ver you, and all the saints. The'y of Italy salute you. 25 Gra'ce be with you all. A'men'.

¶ Writ'ten to the He'brews from Italy by Tim'othy.

THE GENERAL EPISTLE OF

JAMES.

CHAPTER I.

1 JA'MES, a servant of Go'd and of the Lo'rd Je'ṣus Chri'st, to the twelve tri'bes which are scat'tered abro'ad, gre'eting. 2 My breth'ren, count' it all joy' when ye fa'll in'to di'vers tempta'tions; 3 Kno'wing this',' that the try'ing of your faith work'eth pa'tience. But let pa'tience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and enti're, wan'ting nothing. 5 If an'y of you lack wis'dom, let him ask' of Go'd, that giv'eth to a'll 'men' lib'erally, and upbra'ideth not; and it shall be given him. 6 Bụt lẹt him ask' in faith, noth'ing wa'vering: for he that wa'vereth is like a wave of the se'a driven with the wind' and toss'ed. 7 For let not that' man think' that he shall rece'ive an'ÿ thing of the Lo'rd. A doub'le-mi'nded man 'is' unstable in all his ways. 9 Let the broth'er of lo'w degre'e rejoi'ce in that he is exalted; 10 But the rich', in that he is made lo'w because as the flow'er of the grass' he shall pass awa'y. For the sun is no so'oner ris'en with a bur'ning he'at, but it with'ereth the grass', and the flow'er thereof' fa'lleth, and the gra'ce of the fash'ion of it per'isheth: so'

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also shall the rich' man fa'de awa'y in his ways. Bless'ed 'is' the man' that endu'reth tempta'tion: fo'r when he is tri'ed, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lo'rd hath promised to them that lov'e him. 13 Let no' man sa'y, when he is tem'pted, I am tem'pted of Go'd: fo'r Go'd can'not be tem'pted with e'vil, ne'ither tem'pteth he an'ý man: 14 But every man is tempted, when he is dra'wn awa'y of his own lust', and enti'ced. 15 Then', when lust hath conceived, it brin'geth forth sin'; and sin', when it is fin'ished, brin'geth forth death'. 16 Do not err, my belov'ed breth'ren. 17 Every good' gift and ev'ery perfect gift is from above, and com'eth down from the Father of lights, with whom is no va'riableness, ne'ither shadow of turning. 18 Of his own will begat' he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first'-fru'its of his cre'atures. 19 Wherefore, my beloved breth'ren, let ev'ery man be swift' to hear, slo'w to speak, slo'w to wra'th: 20 For the wrath of man' work'eth not the right'eousness of Go'd. 21 Wher'efore, lay apa'rt a'll fil'thiness, and superflu'ity of naughtiness, and receive with me'ekness the ingraf'ted word, which is a'ble to save your so'ulṣ. 22 Bụt be ye do'ers of the word, and not he'arers o'nly, dece'iving your own selves. 23 Fo'r if an'y be a hearer of the word, and not a do'er, he is like un'to a man beholding his nat'ural fa'ce in a glass': 24 Fo'r he beholdeth himself', and go'eth his way, and straightway forget'teth what man'ner of man he was. 25 But whoso look'eth in'to the perfect law of liberty, and contin'ueth therein',' he be'ing not a forget'ful he'arer, but a do'er of the work', this' man shall be bless'ed in his de'ed. 26 If an'y man amon'g you se'em to be religious, and bri'dleth not his ton'gue, but dece'iveth his own heart, this' man's religion is va'in. 27 Pu're religion, and undefi'led, befo're Go'd and the Father, is this', To visit the fatherless and wid'ows in their affliction, and' to keep himself' unspot'ted from the world'.

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CHAP. II. My breth'ren, have not the faith of our Lo'rd Jesus Chri'st, the Lo'rd' of glo'ry, with respect' of per sons. 2 For if there come un'to your assembly a man with a gold ring, in good'ly apparel, and there come in' also a poor man in vi'le ra'iment; 3 And ye have respect' to him that wea'reth the ga'y clo'thing, and say un'to him, Sit thou he're in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit he're un'der my fo'otstool; 4 Are

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ye not then partial in yourselves, and are becom'e judg'es of evil thoughts? 5 Hea'rken, my beloved breth'ren, Hath not Go'd cho'sen the po'or of this' world rich' in fa'ịth, and he'irs of the kingdom which he hath prom'ised to them that love him? 6 But ye have despi'sed the poor. Do not rich men oppress' you, and dra'w you befo're the judgment-se'ats? 7 Do not they blasphe'me that worthy na'me by the which ye are called? If ye fulfil the roy'al la'w acco'rding to the scrip'ture, Thou shalt love thy ne'ighbour as thyself', ye do well': 9 But if ye have respect to per'sons, ye commit' sin', and are convin'ced of the la'w as transgress'ors. 10 For whosoever shall ke'ep the whole law, and yet offend' in on'e 'point,' he is guilty of a'll. 11 Fo'r he that said, Do not commit' adultery, said a'lso, Do not kill'. Now', if thou commit' no' adul'tery, yet if thou kill', thou art become a transgress'or of the law. 12 So speak ye, and so do', as they that shall be judged by the law of lib'erty. 13 Fo'r he shall have judg'ment without mercy that hath she'wed no' mer'cy; and mer'cy rejoi'ceth against judgment. 14 What' doth it' prof'it, my breth'ren, though a man sa'y he hath faith, and have not work's? can faith save him? 15 If a brother or sis'ter be naked, and des'titute of daily fo'od, 16 And one of you sa'y un'to them, Depa'rt in peace, be' 'ye' wa'rmed and filled; notwithstan'ding ye give them not tho'se things which are ne'edful to the body; what' 'doth it' prof'it? 17 Even so faith, if it hath not work's, is dead', be'ing alo'ne. 18 Yea', a man may sa'y, Thou hast fa'ith, and I' have work's she'w me thy' faith without' thy work's, and I' will shew thee my faith by' my works. 19 Thou belie'vest that there is on'e Go'd; thou do'est well' the dev'ils also belje've, and trem'ble. 20 But wilt thou kno'w, O va'in man, that faith without' work's is dead? 21 Was not A'braham our father jus'tified by work's, when he had of'fered I'saac his son' upon' the altar? 22 Se'est thou how fa'ith wrought with his works, and by work's was fa'ith made perfect? 23 And the scripture was fulfill'ed which saith, A'braham belje'ved Go'd, and it was impu'ted un'to him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend' of Go'd. 24 Ye se'e then how that by work's a man is jus'tified, and not by faith o'nly. 25 Likewise a'lso, was not Ra'hab the ha'rlot jus'tified by work's, when she had rece'ived the mes'sengers, and had sent them' out' anoth'er

way? 26 Fo'r as the bod'y without' the spir'it is dead', so fa'ith without' work's is dead also.

CHAP. III. My breth'ren, be not man'y mas'ters, kno'wing that we shall receive the grea'ter condemna'tion. 2 Fo'r in man'y things we offend' a'll. If an'y man offend not in word', the same 'is' a perfect man, 'and' a'ble a'lso to bri'dle the whole bod'ý. 3 Behold, we put bit's in the ho'rses' mouths, that they may obe'y us; and we turn about' their whole bod'ý. 4 Behold a'lso the ship's, which, though they be so grea't, and are driven of fie'rce wind's, yet are they turned about' with a very small helm', whithersoev'er the governor lis'teth. 5 E'ven so' the ton'gue is a little mem'ber, and bo'asteth grea't things. Behold how grea't mat'ter a little fi're kin'dleth! 6 And the tongue 'is' a fi're, a world of iniq'uity: so' is the ton'gue amon'g our members, that it defi'leth the whole body, and set'teth on fire the course of na'ture; and it' is set on fi're of hell'. 7 For every kind of be'asts, and of bird's, and of ser pents, and of things in the se'a, is' tamed, and hath' been tamed of mankind: But the ton'gue can no' man ta'me; it is' an unruly e'vil, full' of dead'ly poi'son. 9 Therewith' bless' we Go'd, e'ven the Father; and therewith' curs'e we men', which are ma'de af'ter the similitude of Go'd. 10 Out of the sa'me mouth proce'edeth bless'ing and cur'sing. My breth'ren, the'se things o'ught not so' to be'. 11 Doth a foun'tain send fo'rth at the same pla'ce swe'et wa'ter' and bit'ter? 12 Can the fig'-tre'e, my breth'ren, bea'r ol'iveberries? either a vi'ne, fig's? so' 'can' no foun'tain bo'th yield salt water and fresh'. 13 W'ho 'is' a wi'ṣẹ mạn, and endu'ed with knowledge amon'g you? let him she'w out of a good' conversa'tion his work's with me'ekness of wis'dom. 14 But if ye have bit'ter en'vying and stri'fe in your hea'rts, glo'ry not, and li'e not against the truth. This wis'dom descen'deth not from above, but is' earth'ly, sen'sual, dev'ilish. 16 Fo'r where en'vying and stri'fe is,' the're 'is' confu'sion, and every e'vil work. 17 But the wis'dom that is from above is first pu're, then pe'aceable, gen'tle, and easy to be entreated, full' of mer'cy and good' fruits, without' partial'ity, and without' hypocrisy. 18 And the fruit of right'eousness is so'wn in peace of them that make peace.

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CHAP. IV. From whenc'e 'come' wa'rs and fight'ings amon'g you? 'come they' not hence, 'e'ven' of your lust's

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that wa'r in your mem'bers? 2 Ye lust', and hav'e not: ye kill', and desire to have, and can'not obta'jn: ye fight' and wa'r, yet ye hav'e not, because ye ask' not. Ye ask', and receive not, because ye ask amiss', that ye may consu'me 'it' upon' your lust's. 4 Ye adul'terers and adul'teresses, know ye not that the friend'ship of the world' is en'mity with Go'd? whosoev'er ther'efore will be a friend' of the world' is the en'emy of Go'd. 5 Do ye think that the scrip'ture sa'ith in va'in, The spir'it that dwell'eth in us lus'teth to en'vy? 6 But he giv'eth more gra'ce: wher'efore he saith, Go'd resis'teth the proud', but giv'eth gra'ce un'to the hum'ble. 7 Submit' yourselves therefore to Go'd. Resist' the devil, and he will fle'e from you. 3 Draw nigh to Go'd, and he' will draw ni'gh to yo'u. Cleans'e 'your hands, 'ye' sin'ners; and purify your' hea'rts, 'ye' doub'le-mi'nded. 9 Be afflic'ted, and mo'urn, and we'ẹp: let your laughter he turned to mo'urning, and your' joy' to heav'iness. Hum'ble yourselves in the sight of the Lo'rd, and he' shall lift you up'. 11 Spe'ak not e'vil one of anoth'er, breth'ren. He that spe'aketh e'vil of 'his' broth'er, and judg'eth his broth'er, spe'aketh e'vil of the la'w, and judg'eth the law: but if thou judg'e the law, thou art not a do'er of the law, but a judg'e. 12 There is on'e la'wgiver, who is able to sa've and to destroy': w'ho art thou' that judg'est another? 13 Go to now, ye that say, To-da'y or to-morrow we will go in'to such' a city, and contin'ue the're a year, and buy and sell', and get ga'in; 14 Whereas' ye know not what shall be' on the mor'row: fo'r what is your life? It is e'ven a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then' van'isheth awa'y. 15 Fo'r that ye 'o'ught' to say, If the Lo'rd will', we shall liv'e, and do this, or that. 16 But now ye rejoi'ce in your bo'astings: a'll such rejoicing is e'vil. 17 Therefore to him' that knoweth to do good', and do'eth 'it' not', to him' it is sin'.

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CHAP. V. Go to now, 'ye' rich' men, we'ẹp and how for your mis'eries that shall com'e upon' you.' 2 Your rich'es are corrupted, and your garments are moth'e'aten. 3 Your go'ld and silver is can'kered; and the rust' of them shall be a witness against' you, and shall e'at your flesh' as it were fi're. Ye have he'aped treasure togeth'er for the last' days. 4 Behold, the hi're of the la'bourers which have re'aped down your fields, which is of ou kept back' by fra'ud, cri'eth and the cri'es of them