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James · read by James Jennings
29 verses, in order. Only the verses James read aloud are shown.
James 1
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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 ESV · Discernment and Asking In Prayer
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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 ESV · Discernment and Asking In Prayer
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Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.Read from ESV · A Call to Rescue the Wanderer
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My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,Read from ESV · A Call to Rescue the Wanderer
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for man's anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.Read from ESV · Don't Forget the Word, But Obey It
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Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.Read from ESV · A Call to Rescue the Wanderer
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Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.Read from ESV · Don't Forget the Word, But Obey It
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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 · Don't Forget the Word, But Obey It
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and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.Read from ESV · Don't Forget the Word, But Obey It
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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 · Don't Forget the Word, But Obey It
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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 · A Call to Rescue the Wanderer
James 2
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Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes in.Read from ESV · A Call to Rescue the Wanderer
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If you lavish attention on the man in fine clothes and say, "Here is a seat of honor," but say to the poor man, "You must stand" or "Sit at my feet,"Read from ESV · A Call to Rescue the Wanderer
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have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?Read from ESV · A Call to Rescue the Wanderer
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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 ESV · A Call to Rescue the Wanderer
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Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.Read from ESV · Eunice and Timothy Examples of Sincere Faith (Video)
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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 ESV · Eunice and Timothy Examples of Sincere Faith
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So too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead.Read from ESV · Don't Forget the Word, But Obey It
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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 · Eunice and Timothy Examples of Sincere Faith (Video)
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You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.Read from ESV · Eunice and Timothy Examples of Sincere Faith
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O foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless?Read from ESV · Eunice and Timothy Examples of Sincere Faith
James 4
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What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don't they come from the passions at war within you?Read from ESV · A Call to Rescue the Wanderer
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You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask.Read from ESV · A Call to Rescue the Wanderer
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And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.Read from ESV · Discernment and Asking In Prayer
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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 · A Call to Rescue the Wanderer
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Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do, yet fails to do it, is guilty of sin.Read from ESV · Don't Close Your Eyes - The Sin of Omission
James 5
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Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!Read from ESV · A Call to Rescue the Wanderer
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My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back,Read from ESV · A Call to Rescue the Wanderer
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consider this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and cover over a multitude of sins.Read from ESV · Importance of Strengthening One Another