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James · read by John Hunter
104 verses, in order. Only the verses John 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 · Epistle of James - Part 1
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Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 1
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because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 1
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Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 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 KJV · Epistle of James - Part 1
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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 · Epistle of James - Part 1
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The brother in humble circumstances should exult in his high position.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 1
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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 · Epistle of James - Part 1
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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 · Epistle of James - Part 1
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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 KJV · Epistle of James - Part 1
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When tempted, no one should say, "God is tempting me." For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 1
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But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 1
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Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 1
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Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 1
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He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 1
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My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 1
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for man's anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 1
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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 KJV · Epistle of James - Part 1
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Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 1
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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 KJV · Epistle of James - Part 1
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and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 1
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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 KJV · Epistle of James - Part 1
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If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 1
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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 KJV · Epistle of James - Part 1
James 2
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My brothers, as you hold out your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, do not show favoritism.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 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 KJV · Epistle of James - Part 2
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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 KJV · Epistle of James - Part 2
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have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 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 · Epistle of James - Part 2
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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 · Epistle of James - Part 2
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Are they not the ones who blaspheme the noble name by which you have been called?Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 2
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If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, "Love your neighbor as yourself," you are doing well.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 2
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But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 2
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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 · Epistle of James - Part 2
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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 · Epistle of James - Part 2
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Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 2
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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 · Epistle of James - Part 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 KJV · Epistle of James - Part 2
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Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 2
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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 KJV · Epistle of James - Part 2
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So too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 2
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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 · Epistle of James - Part 2
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You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 2
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O foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless?Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 2
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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 · Epistle of James - Part 2
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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 · Epistle of James - Part 2
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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 · Epistle of James - Part 2
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As you can see, a man is justified by his deeds and not by faith alone.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 2
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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 · Epistle of James - Part 2
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As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.Read from NKJV · Epistle of James - Part 2
James 3
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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 KJV · Epistle of James - Part 3
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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 KJV · Epistle of James - Part 3
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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 KJV · Epistle of James - Part 3
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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 KJV · Epistle of James - Part 3
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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 KJV · Epistle of James - Part 3
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All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man,Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 3
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but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 3
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With the tongue we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God's likeness.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 3
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Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, this should not be!Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 3
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Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring?Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 3
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My brothers, can a fig tree grow olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 3
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Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 3
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But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 3
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Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 3
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For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 3
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But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 3
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Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 3
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 KJV · Epistle of James - Part 4
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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 KJV · Epistle of James - Part 4
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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 KJV · Epistle of James - Part 4
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Or do you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy?Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 4
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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 · Epistle of James - Part 4
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Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.Read from ESV · Epistle of James - Part 4
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Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 4
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Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning, and your joy to gloom.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 4
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Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 4
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Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. And if you judge the law, you are not a practitioner of the law, but a judge of it.Read from KJV · Baptism - Holy Spirit and Water
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There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is able to save and destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?Read from KJV · Baptism - Holy Spirit and Water
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You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 4
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Instead, you ought to say, "If the Lord is willing, we will live and do this or that."Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 4
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As it is, you boast in your proud intentions. All such boasting is evil.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 4
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Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do, yet fails to do it, is guilty of sin.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 4
James 5
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Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 5
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Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes.Read from NKJV · Epistle of James - Part 5
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Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 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 · Epistle of James - Part 5
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You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 5
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You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 5
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Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord's coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 5
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You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord's coming is near.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 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 KJV · Epistle of James - Part 5
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Brothers, as an example of patience in affliction, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 5
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See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job's perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 5
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Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your "Yes" be yes, and your "No," no, so that you will not fall under judgment.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 5
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Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 5
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Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 5
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And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 5
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Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 5
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Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 5
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Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 5
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My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back,Read from KJV · Epistle of James - Part 5
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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 KJV · Epistle of James - Part 5