Jacob (James) 1
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Greetings
1Jacob, a slave of God and of the Lord Yeshua the Messiah, To the twelve tribes in the Diaspora: Shalom!
Rejoice in Trials
2Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials,
3knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
4And let endurance have its perfect work, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
5But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all without hesitation and without reproach; and it will be given to him.
6But let him ask in faith, without any doubting—for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.
7For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord—
8he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
9But let the brother in humble circumstances boast in his high position—
10and the rich person in his humble position, because like the flower of the grass he will pass away.
11For the sun arises with a scorching heat and withers the grass, and its flower falls off and the beauty of its appearance is destroyed. So also the rich man in the midst of his pursuits will wither away.
12Happy is the one who endures testing, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love Him.
13Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God”—for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He himself tempts no one.
14But each one is tempted when he is dragged away and enticed by his own desire.
15Then when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is full grown, it brings forth death.
16Do not be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters.
17Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.
18By His will, He brought us forth by the word of truth, so that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all He created.
Quick to Listen, Slow to Anger
19Know this, my dear brothers and sisters: let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger—
20for human anger doesn’t produce the righteousness of God.
21So put away all moral filth and excess of evil and receive with humility the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
22But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding yourselves.
23For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror—
24for once he looks at himself and goes away, he immediately forgets what sort of person he was.
25But the one who looks intently into the perfect Torah, the Torah that gives freedom, and continues in it, not becoming a hearer who forgets but a doer who acts—he shall be blessed in what he does.
26If anyone thinks he is religious and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is futile.
27Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
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Ya'akov (Jas) 1
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1From: Ya‘akov, a slave of God and of the Lord Yeshua the Messiah
To: The Twelve Tribes in the Diaspora:
Shalom!
2Regard it all as joy, my brothers, when you face various kinds of temptations; 3for you know that the testing of your trust produces perseverance. 4But let perseverance do its complete work; so that you may be complete and whole, lacking in nothing. 5Now if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives to all generously and without reproach; and it will be given to him. 6But let him ask in trust, doubting nothing; for the doubter is like a wave in the sea being tossed and driven by the wind. 7Indeed that person should not think that he will receive anything from the Lord, 8because he is double-minded, unstable in all his ways.
9Let the brother in humble circumstances boast about his high position. 10But let the rich brother boast about his being humbled; since, like a wildflower, he will pass away. 11For just as the sun rises with the sharav and dries up the plant, so that its flower falls off and its beauty is destroyed, so too the rich person going about his business will wither away.
12How blessed is the man who perseveres through temptation! For after he has passed the test, he will receive as his crown the Life which God has promised to those who love him. 13No one being tempted should say, “I am being tempted by God.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, and God himself tempts no one. 14Rather, each person is being tempted whenever he is being dragged off and enticed by the bait of his own desire. 15Then, having conceived, the desire gives birth to sin; and when sin is fully grown, it gives birth to death. 16Don’t delude yourselves, my dear brothers.
17Every good act of giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father who made the heavenly lights; with him there is neither variation nor darkness caused by turning. 18Having made his decision, he gave birth to us through a Word that can be relied upon, in order that we should be a kind of firstfruits of all that he created. 19Therefore, my dear brothers, let every person be quick to listen but slow to speak, slow to get angry; 20for a person’s anger does not accomplish God’s righteousness!
21So rid yourselves of all vulgarity and obvious evil, and receive meekly the Word implanted in you that can save your lives. 22Don’t deceive yourselves by only hearing what the Word says, but do it! 23For whoever hears the Word but doesn’t do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror, 24who looks at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. 25But if a person looks closely into the perfect Torah, which gives freedom, and continues, becoming not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work it requires, then he will be blessed in what he does.
26Anyone who thinks he is religiously observant but does not control his tongue is deceiving himself, and his observance counts for nothing. 27The religious observance that God the Father considers pure and faultless is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being contaminated by the world.
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