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James · read by Shane Idleman
83 verses, in order. Only the verses Shane 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 · How To Benefit From Trials
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Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,Read from NKJV · How To Benefit From Trials
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because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.Read from NKJV · Proverbs 19- Lord, Why Is This Happening?
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Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.Read from NKJV · 3 Ways To Make Wise Decisions (Video)
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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 NKJV · 3 Ways to Make Wise Decisions
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He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.Read from KJV · Desperate For More Of God – 5 Things You Need To Know
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The brother in humble circumstances should exult in his high position.Read from NKJV · If God Doesn't Tempt Me, Who Does?
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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 NKJV · If God Doesn't Tempt Me, Who Does?
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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 NKJV · If God Doesn't Tempt Me, Who Does?
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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 NKJV · If God Doesn't Tempt Me, Who Does?
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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 NKJV · I Am Barabbas and So Are You
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But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed.Read from NKJV · If God Doesn't Tempt Me, Who Does?
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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 ESV · Sexual Sin - What Is Legal Is Not Lawful
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for man's anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.Read from ESV · Anger - One Letter Away From Danger
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Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.Read from ESV · Break Every Chain
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 NKJV · Faith Without Works Is Dead
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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 NKJV · Faith Without Works Is Dead
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Are they not the ones who blaspheme the noble name by which you have been called?Read from NKJV · Faith Without Works Is Dead
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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 NKJV · Do We Hate One Another
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Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.Read from NKJV · Faith Without Works Is Dead
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Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom.Read from NKJV · Faith Without Works Is Dead
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For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.Read from NKJV · Faith Without Works Is Dead
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Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.Read from NKJV · Faith Without Works Is Dead
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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 Without Works Is Dead
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So too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead.Read from NKJV · Faith Without Works Is Dead
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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 NKJV · A House Divided Cannot Stand
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You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.Read from NKJV · A House Divided Cannot Stand
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O foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless?Read from NKJV · A House Divided Cannot Stand
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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 Without Works Is Dead
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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 NKJV · Faith Without Works Is Dead
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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 Without Works Is Dead
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As you can see, a man is justified by his deeds and not by faith alone.Read from NKJV · Faith Without Works Is Dead
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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 Without Works Is Dead
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As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.Read from NKJV · Faith Without Works Is Dead
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 · Taming the Untamable 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 · Taming the Untamable 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 · Taming the Untamable 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 · Taming the Untamable 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 · Taming the Untamable 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 · Taming the Untamable Tongue
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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 NKJV · Taming the Untamable Tongue
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but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.Read from NKJV · Taming the Untamable Tongue
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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 NKJV · Taming the Untamable Tongue
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Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, this should not be!Read from NKJV · Taming the Untamable Tongue
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Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring?Read from NKJV · Taming the Untamable Tongue
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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 NKJV · Taming the Untamable Tongue
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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 NKJV · Taming the Untamable Tongue
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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 NKJV · Taming the Untamable Tongue
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Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.Read from NKJV · Is the Lord 'Really' With You?
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For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice.Read from ESV · Marriage: Anger, the Great Destroyer
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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 NKJV · Taming the Untamable Tongue
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Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness.Read from NKJV · Taming the Untamable Tongue
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 NKJV · The Cure for Strife and Conflict
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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 NKJV · The Cure for Strife and Conflict
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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 NKJV · The Cure for Strife and Conflict
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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 NKJV · The Cure for Strife and Conflict
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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 NKJV · The Devil Made Me Do It
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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 Day God Was Sorry
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Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.Read from NKJV · Hearing His Voice Through Submission
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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 ESV · The Devil Made Me Do It
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Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning, and your joy to gloom.Read from NKJV · The Devil Made Me Do It
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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 NKJV · Do Not Judge a Brother
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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 NKJV · Do Not Judge a Brother
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Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit."Read from NKJV · It's Hard for a Rich Man (James pt.10)
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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 NKJV · Do Not Judge a Brother
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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 · It's Hard for a Rich Man (James pt.10)
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As it is, you boast in your proud intentions. All such boasting is evil.Read from NKJV · It's Hard for a Rich Man (James pt.10)
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Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do, yet fails to do it, is guilty of sin.Read from NKJV · It's Hard for a Rich Man (James pt.10)
James 5
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Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.Read from NKJV · It's Hard for a Rich Man
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Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes.Read from NKJV · It's Hard for a Rich Man (James pt.10)
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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 NKJV · It's Hard for a Rich Man
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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 NKJV · It's Hard for a Rich Man (James pt.10)
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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 NKJV · It's Hard for a Rich Man (James pt.10)
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You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.Read from NKJV · It's Hard for a Rich Man
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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 NKJV · It's Hard for a Rich Man (James pt.10)
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You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord's coming is near.Read from ESV · It's Hard for a Rich Man (James pt.10)
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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 ESV · James on Sickness, Suffering and Wandering
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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 NKJV · One Thing That Hinders Spiritual Growth (Video)
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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 NKJV · One Thing That Hinders Spiritual Growth
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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 NKJV · James on Sickness, Suffering and Wandering
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Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.Read from NKJV · James on Sickness, Suffering and Wandering
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My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back,Read from NKJV · James on Sickness, Suffering, & Wandering (James pt.12)
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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 · Proverbs 21- Decisions Determine Destiny