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James · read by Brian Guerin
29 verses, in order. Only the verses Brian read aloud are shown.
James 1
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Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,Read from NKJV · Perfected in Patience
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Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.Read from ESV · Being Doers of the Word
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For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror,Read from ESV · Being Doers of the Word
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and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.Read from ESV · Being Doers of the Word
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But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does.Read from ESV · Being Doers of the Word
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Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.Read from ESV · The Ascend Pillars Part 1
James 2
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What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?Read from NKJV · Faith That Works
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If one of you tells him, "Go in peace; stay warm and well fed," but does not provide for his physical needs, what good is that?Read from NKJV · Faith That Works
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So too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead.Read from NKJV · Faith That Works
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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 ESV · Being Doers of the Word
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You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.Read from NKJV · Faith That Works
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O foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless?Read from ESV · Being Doers of the Word
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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 NKJV · Faith That Works
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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 ESV · Being Doers of the Word
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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 NKJV · Faith That Works
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As you can see, a man is justified by his deeds and not by faith alone.Read from ESV · Being Doers of the Word
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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 NKJV · Faith That Works
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As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.Read from NKJV · Faith That Works
James 3
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Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.Read from NKJV · Power of the Tongue
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We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body.Read from NKJV · Power of the Tongue
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When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can guide the whole animal.Read from NKJV · Power of the Tongue
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Consider ships as well. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot is inclined.Read from NKJV · Power of the Tongue
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In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze.Read from NKJV · Power of the Tongue
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The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.Read from NKJV · Power of the Tongue
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For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice.Read from ESV · The Ascend Pillars Part 2
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 ESV · Being Doers of the Word
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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 ESV · The Ascend Pillars Part 1
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Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.Read from ESV · The Ascend Pillars Part 1