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James · read by Billy Strachan
34 verses, in order. Only the verses Billy read aloud are shown.
James 1
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James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes of the Dispersion: Greetings.Read from KJV · James
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Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,Read from KJV · Active Faith Conquers Temptation
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because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.Read from KJV · Active Faith Conquers Temptation
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Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.Read from KJV · Active Faith Conquers Temptation
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Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.Read from KJV · Active Faith Conquers Temptation
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But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.Read from KJV · Rahab - Example of Faith
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He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.Read from KJV · Active Faith Conquers Temptation
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The brother in humble circumstances should exult in his high position.Read from KJV · Active Faith Conquers Temptation
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But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field.Read from KJV · Active Faith Conquers Temptation
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For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.Read from KJV · Active Faith Conquers Temptation
James 2
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Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?Read from KJV · Loving Others as Yourself
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But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?Read from KJV · Rotten People Belong Here
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Are they not the ones who blaspheme the noble name by which you have been called?Read from NKJV · Rotten People Belong Here
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But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors.Read from KJV · Rotten People Belong Here
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Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.Read from KJV · Rotten People Belong Here
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For He who said, "Do not commit adultery," also said, "Do not murder." If you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.Read from KJV · Rotten People Belong Here
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Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom.Read from KJV · Rotten People Belong Here
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For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.Read from KJV · Rotten People Belong Here
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Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.Read from KJV · An Active Faith Necessary
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So too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead.Read from KJV · An Active Faith Necessary
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But someone will say, "You have faith and I have deeds." Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds.Read from KJV · An Active Faith Necessary
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You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.Read from KJV · Learning to Live for God
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O foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless?Read from KJV · Learning to Live for God
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Was not our father Abraham justified by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?Read from KJV · Learning to Live for God
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You see that his faith was working with his actions, and his faith was perfected by what he did.Read from KJV · Abraham Example of Faith
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And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness," and he was called a friend of God.Read from KJV · Abraham Example of Faith
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In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute justified by her actions when she welcomed the spies and sent them off on another route?Read from KJV · Being What You Are
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As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.Read from NKJV · Rahab - Example of Faith
James 4
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You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.Read from KJV · Rebuking Worldliness
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But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: "God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble."Read from KJV · Spiritual Adultery
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Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning, and your joy to gloom.Read from KJV · Rebuking Worldliness
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Instead, you ought to say, "If the Lord is willing, we will live and do this or that."Read from NKJV · Rebuking Worldliness
James 5
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Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.Read from KJV · Rebuking Worldliness
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You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord's coming is near.Read from KJV · James