God’s righteousness doesn’t grow from human anger. Its petals wilt and, before you know it, that beautiful face is a barren stem. James 1:2 Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. And when the arrogant rich are brought down to size, cheer! (1) James, a servant (or slave, or bond-servant) of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.--Bound to Him, i.e., in devotion and love. James wants believers to know to expect “trials of various kinds” (James 1… Testing of Your Faith. (AO), 26 Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues(AP) deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless. 19-21 Post this at all the intersections, dear friends: Lead with your ears, follow up with your tongue, and let anger straggle along in the rear. Don’t fool yourself into thinking that you are a listener when you are anything but, letting the Word go in one ear and out the other. Version Information. (K) 6 But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt,(L) because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. So throw all spoiled virtue and cancerous evil in the garbage. The author identifies himself as James (1:1); he was probably the brother of Jesus and leader of the Jerusalem council (Ac 15). We have no one to blame but the leering, seducing flare-up of our own lust. Commentary. James 4:8 Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. If a man enters your church wearing an expensive suit, and a street person wearing rags comes in right after him, and you say to the man in the suit, "Sit here, sir; this is the best seat in the house!" 9 Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted: 10 But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away. (V), 13 When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; 14 but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own(W) evil desire and enticed. Those who hear and don’t act are like those who glance in the mirror, walk away, and two minutes later have no idea who they are, what they look like. James 1:4, ESV: "And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing." 11 For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways. 1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. James 1 1 I, James, am a slave of God and the Master Jesus, writing to the twelve tribes scattered to Kingdom Come: Hello! 15 Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin;(X) and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.(Y). 2 Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. James mentions the use of the tongue a few times in chapters 1 and 2 (e.g., James 1:19; 2:12) then in chapter 3 he turns his full attention to this important topic. Greetings.. At first he did not believe in Je… Four men in the NT have this name. James 1:22-24 MSG. Testing of Your Faith 2 Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. 25 But whoever catches a glimpse of the revealed counsel of God—the free life!—even out of the corner of his eye, and sticks with it, is no distracted scatterbrain but a man or woman of action. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Its petals wilt and, before you know it, that beautiful face is a barren stem. 1 I, James, am a slave of God and the Master Jesus, writing to the twelve tribes scattered to Kingdom Come: Hello! The gifts are rivers of light cascading down from the Father of Light. James 3:1 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] James 3:1, NIV: "Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly." In like manner, St. Paul (Romans 1:1, et seq. Those who hear and don’t act are like those who glance in the mirror, walk away, and two minutes later have no idea who they are, what they look like. James Greeting. Real religion, the kind that passes muster before God the Father, is this: Reach out to the homeless and loveless in their plight, and guard against corruption from the godless world. Lust gets pregnant, and has a baby: sin! 21 Therefore, get rid of(AK) all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you,(AL) which can save you. Sin grows up to adulthood, and becomes a real killer. Faith and Humility. (S) In the same way, the rich will fade away even while they go about their business. He brought us to life using the true Word, showing us off as the crown of all his creatures. 1 I, James, am a slave of God and the Master Jesus, writing to the twelve tribes scattered to Kingdom Come: Hello! 26-27 Anyone who sets himself up as “religious” by talking a good game is self-deceived. 16-18 So, my very dear friends, don’t get thrown off course. Let it do its work so you become mature and well-developed, not deficient in any way. James 1:4 - MSG - So don't try to get out of anything prematurely.... Study verse in the The Message MSG: The Message . Genesis 1 The Message (MSG) Heaven and Earth. 9-11 When down-and-outers get a break, cheer! 1 James,(A) a servant of God(B) and of the Lord Jesus Christ. James 1:7 That man should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. You know that as soon as the sun rises, pouring down its scorching heat, the flower withers. 8 Such a person is double-minded(M) and unstable(N) in all they do. 6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. With striking imagery, he shows how the impact of what we say with the tongue is all out of proportion to the size of this small body part. The other two men named James had neither the stature nor the influence that the writer of this letter had. Ask boldly, believingly, without a second thought. 13-15 Don’t let anyone under pressure to give in to evil say, “God is trying to trip me up.” God is impervious to evil, and puts evil in no one’s way. The temptation to give in to evil comes from us and only us. 9-11 When down-and-outers get a break, cheer! Prosperity is as short-lived as a wildflower, so don’t ever count on it. 15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. 16-18 So, my very dear friends, don’t get thrown off course. Bible Language English. 1 a James, a servant 1 of God and b of the Lord Jesus Christ,. But, in fact, the word “temptation” is in itself of so general a character as to cover the whole usage, and to justify the manner in which it is employed. 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously … James 3:1, ESV: "Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness." 2-4 Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. James 1:22. (AM) 23 Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror 24 and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. He calls believers to develop a new and improved attitude that considers trials from God’s perspective. I, James, am a slave of God and the Master Jesus, writing to the twelve tribes scattered to Kingdom Come: Hello! So don’t try to get out of anything prematurely. 1 1 I, James, am a slave of God and the Master Jesus, writing to the twelve tribes scattered to Kingdom Come: Hello!. 13-15 Don’t let anyone under pressure to give in to evil say, “God is trying to trip me up.” God is impervious to evil, and puts evil in no one’s way. You’ll get his help, and won’t be condescended to when you ask for it. Greeting 1 I, James, am a slave of God and the Master Jesus, writing to the twelve tribes scattered to Kingdom Come: Hello! Beholding his natural face in a glass - This metaphor is very simple, but very expressive. The word temptation appears in this chapter to be used in two senses; and the question may arise, why the apostle so employs it. (AS), Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson. Change Language {{#items}} {{local_title}} 2 Peter 2:14 Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. James 1 James 3 James 2 The Message (MSG) The Royal Rule of Love 2 1-4 My dear friends, don’t let public opinion influence how you live out our glorious, Christ-originated faith. 7 That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. 5-8 If you don’t know what you’re doing, pray to the Father. James 1:4 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] James 1:4, NIV: "Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything." This kind of religion is hot air and only hot air. Why was The Message written? (H) 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature(I) and complete, not lacking anything. 22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors. Act on what you hear! 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God,(J) who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. James 1:1 MSG. Don’t think you’re going to get anything from the Master that way, adrift at sea, keeping all your options open. For such persons loyally in love with God, the reward is life and more life. The gifts are rivers of light cascading down from the Father of Light. Job 14:2; Ps 103:15, 16; Isa 40:6, 7; 1Co 7:31; 1Pe 1:24, Ps 34:13; 39:1; 141:3; Jas 3:2-12; 1Pe 3:10, Dt 14:29; Job 31:16, 17, 21; Ps 146:9; Isa 1:17, 23. Trials and Temptations. That person will find delight and affirmation in the action. Don’t think you’re going to get anything from the Master that way, adrift at sea, keeping all your options open. 13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: 14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. James 1 The Message (MSG) 1 I, James, am a slave of God and the Master Jesus, writing to the twelve tribes scattered to Kingdom Come: Hello! 25 But whoever catches a glimpse of the revealed counsel of God—the free life!—even out of the corner of his eye, and sticks with it, is no distracted scatterbrain but a man or woman of action. That person will find delight and affirmation in the action. 3 You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors. 5-8 If you don’t know what you’re doing, pray to the Father. James 1:2-4-2-4 MSG Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. 12 Anyone who meets a testing challenge head-on and manages to stick it out is mighty fortunate. 2 Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. Gain a concise, fundamental grasp of what the Bible is all about with our NEW "Know the Bible" series. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. (P) 11 For the sun rises with scorching heat(Q) and withers(R) the plant; its blossom falls and its beauty is destroyed. Act on what you hear! There is nothing deceitful in God, nothing two-faced, nothing fickle. 1 a James, a servant 1 of God and b of the Lord Jesus Christ, To c the twelve tribes in d the Dispersion: Greetings. Compare James 1:2, James 1:13. 19 My dear brothers and sisters,(AH) take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak(AI) and slow to become angry, 20 because human anger(AJ) does not produce the righteousness that God desires. Cancel. Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson. Every desirable and beneficial gift comes out of heaven. 12 Anyone who meets a testing challenge head-on and manages to stick it out is mighty fortunate. 27 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world. Earth was a soup of nothingness, a bottomless emptiness, an inky blackness. James 2 The Sin of Partiality. (AA) 17 Every good and perfect gift is from above,(AB) coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights,(AC) who does not change(AD) like shifting shadows. 12 Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial(T) because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life(U) that the Lord has promised to those who love him. In simple humility, let our gardener, God, landscape you with the Word, making a salvation-garden of your life. James 1:3-13 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors. Act on what you hear! In simple humility, let our gardener, God, landscape you with the Word, making a salvation-garden of your life. Clarke's Commentary on the Bible. Sin grows up to adulthood, and becomes a real killer. 2 e Count it all joy, my brothers, 2 when you meet trials f of various kinds, 3 for you know that g the testing of your faith h produces steadfastness. 26-27 Anyone who sets himself up as “religious” by talking a good game is self-deceived. He loves to help. God’s righteousness doesn’t grow from human anger. 2 e Count it all joy, my brothers, 2 when you meet trials f of various kinds, 3 for you know that g the testing of your faith h produces steadfastness. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. 1 My dear friends, don't let public opinion influence how you live out our glorious, Christ-originated faith. 19-21 Post this at all the intersections, dear friends: Lead with your ears, follow up with your tongue, and let anger straggle along in the rear. Bible Gateway Plus puts a library of commentaries and Greek & Hebrew language tools right in your pocket. So don’t try to get out of anything prematurely. The author of this letter could not have been the apostle James, who died too early (a.d. 44) to have written it. 21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls. 16 Don’t be deceived,(Z) my dear brothers and sisters. When James says to “count it all joy,” he encourages his readers to evaluate the way they look at trials. The temptation to give in to evil comes from us and only us. Testing of Your Faith. You’ll get his help, and won’t be condescended to when you ask for it. Testing of Your Faith. Well, that’s a picture of the “prosperous life.” At the very moment everyone is looking on in admiration, it fades away to nothing. 4 So don't try to get out of anything prematurely. All rights reserved worldwide. 3 You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors. Those who hear and don’t act are like those who glance in the mirror, walk away, and two minutes later have no idea who they are, what they look like. James 1:2-4-2-4 MSG Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. Real religion, the kind that passes muster before God the Father, is this: Reach out to the homeless and loveless in their plight, and guard against corruption from the godless world. (O) 10 But the rich should take pride in their humiliation—since they will pass away like a wild flower. James 1 1 I, James, am a slave of God and the Master Jesus, writing to the twelve tribes scattered to Kingdom Come: Hello! Version. Let it do its work so you become mature and well-developed, not deficient in any way. 2 e Count it all joy, my brothers, 2 when you meet trials f of various kinds, 3 for you know that g the testing of your faith h produces steadfastness. Do what it says. To the twelve tribes(C) scattered(D) among the nations: 2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,[a] whenever you face trials of many kinds,(F) 3 because you know that the testing of your faith(G) produces perseverance. Many have supposed that James here addressed them as Jews, and that the Epistle was sent to them as such. You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors. 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. 2-4 Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. 12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. People who “worry their prayers” are like wind-whipped waves. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan. God’s Spirit brooded like a bird above the watery abyss. 22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. 26 If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain. You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors. Lust gets pregnant, and has a baby: sin! 8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways. So don’t try to get out of anything prematurely. Well, that’s a picture of the “prosperous life.” At the very moment everyone is looking on in admiration, it fades away to nothing. James 1:1: I, James, am a slave of God and the Master Jesus, writing to the twelve tribes scattered to Kingdom Come: Hello! So don’t try to get out of anything prematurely. 1 I, James, am a slave of God and the Master Jesus, writing to the twelve tribes scattered to Kingdom Come: Hello! 18 He chose to give us birth(AE) through the word of truth,(AF) that we might be a kind of firstfruits(AG) of all he created. Prosperity is as short-lived as a wildflower, so don’t ever count on it. The best answer to that question comes from Eugene Peterson himself: ""While I was teaching a class on Galatians, I began to realize that the adults in my class weren't feeling the vitality and directness that I sensed as I read and studied the New Testament in its original Greek. 1 1-2 First this: God created the Heavens and Earth—all you see, all you don’t see. Read verse in The Message Bible For such persons loyally in love with God, the reward is life and more life. 19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: 20 For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. 27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after(AQ) orphans and widows(AR) in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. Salutation. Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. 4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. So throw all spoiled virtue and cancerous evil in the garbage. 23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: 24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. I, James, am a slave of God and the Master Jesus, writing to the twelve tribes scattered to Kingdom … He brought us to life using the true Word, showing us off as the crown of all his creatures. 22-24 Don’t fool yourself into thinking that you are a listener when you are anything but, letting the Word go in one ear and out the other. NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. James 1:23 Parallel. People who “worry their prayers” are like wind-whipped waves. To c the twelve tribes in d the Dispersion:. He loves to help. 25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. 22-24 Don’t fool yourself into thinking that you are a listener when you are anything but, letting the Word go in one ear and out the other. But this opinion has no probability; because: (1)If this had been the case, he would not have been likely to begin his Epistle by saying that he was “a servant of Jesus Christ,” a name so odious to the Jews. 1 James, a bond-servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes who are dispersed abroad: G 9 Believers in humble circumstances ought to take pride in their high position. ), St. Peter (), and St. Jude brother of James (), begin their Letters.The writer of this has been identified (see Introduction, ante, p. 352) with James the Just, first bishop of Jerusalem, the brother of our Lord. 1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,. And when the arrogant rich are brought down to size, cheer! 18 Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. We have no one to blame but the leering, seducing flare-up of our own lust. James 1:4, KJV: "But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing." Ask boldly, believingly, without a second thought. James 1 New American Standard Bible (NASB) The Testing of Your Faith. James was one of several brothers of Christ, probably the oldest since he heads the list in Mt 13:55. 1 I, James, am a slave of God and the Master Jesus, writing to the twelve tribes scattered to Kingdom Come: Hello! 2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; 3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. You know that as soon as the sun rises, pouring down its scorching heat, the flower withers. 1 1I, James, am a slave of God and the Master Jesus, writing to the twelve tribes scattered to Kingdom Come: Hello! This kind of religion is hot air and only hot air. James 1 1 I, James, am a slave of God and the Master Jesus, writing to the twelve tribes scattered to Kingdom Come: Hello! 25 But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom,(AN) and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do. 7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. Every desirable and beneficial gift comes out of heaven. 1 a James, a servant 1 of God and b of the Lord Jesus Christ, To c the twelve tribes in d the Dispersion: Greetings. James 1 The Message (MSG) 1 I, James, am a slave of God and the Master Jesus, writing to the twelve tribes scattered to Kingdom Come: Hello! There is nothing deceitful in God, nothing two-faced, nothing fickle. 5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations: Greetings. 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