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↥ James 1NT with xrefs 1. James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. - And they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall scatter them among the nations, and disperse them in the countries. Ezek. 12:15 - Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles? John 7:35 - Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 1 Pet. 1:1 2. My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; - Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby. Heb. 12:11 - 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. James 1:12 - Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: 1 Pet. 1:6 3. Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. - And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; Rom. 5:3 - For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. Heb. 10:36 - That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: 1 Pet. 1:7 4. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. - Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. Matt. 5:48 - Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power: 2 Thess. 1:11 - That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works. 2 Tim. 3:17 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. - Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. Jer. 29:12 - Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: Matt. 7:7 - But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. James 3:17 6. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. - Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. Matt. 21:21 - Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. Mark 11:24 - But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Heb. 11:6 7. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. - The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight. Prov. 15:8 - Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours. Isa. 58:3 - Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. James 4:3 8. A double minded man is unstable in all his ways. - And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word. 1 Kings 18:21 - No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Matt. 6:24 - Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. James 4:8 9. Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted: - But many that are first shall be last; and the last first. Mark 10:31 - For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: 1 Cor. 1:26 - Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him? James 2:5 10. But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away. - Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: Jer. 9:23 - Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; 1 Tim. 6:17 - For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: 1 Pet. 1:24 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. - The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass. Isa. 40:7 - But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? Luke 12:20 - And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away. 1 Cor. 7:31 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. - Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing. 2 Tim. 4:8 - But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. 1 Pet. 5:10 - Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. Rev. 2:10 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: - And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life. Job 2:6 - O LORD, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways, and hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants' sake, the tribes of thine inheritance. Isa. 63:17 - There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. 1 Cor. 10:13 14. But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. - If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. Gen. 4:7 - For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, Mark 7:21 - That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; Eph. 4:22 15. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. - But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. Gen. 2:17 - For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Rom. 6:23 - What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. Rom. 7:7 16. Do not err, my beloved brethren. - Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. 1 Cor. 15:33 - Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. Gal. 6:7 - Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. Col. 2:8 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. - John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. John 3:27 - For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it? 1 Cor. 4:7 - Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever. Heb. 13:8 18. Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. - Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. John 3:3 - For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. Rom. 8:29 - Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. 1 Pet. 1:23 19. Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: - In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise. Prov. 10:19 - He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit. Prov. 17:27 - Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles. Prov. 21:23 20. For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. - Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Eph. 4:26 - And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, 2 Tim. 2:24 - And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace. James 3:18 21. Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls. - But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience. Luke 8:15 - For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. Rom. 1:16 - That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; Eph. 4:22 22. But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. - Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Matt. 7:21 - If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them. John 13:17 - (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified. Rom. 2:13 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: - And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness. Ezek. 33:31 - And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: Matt. 7:26 - What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? James 2:14 24. For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. - Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. Prov. 4:5 - According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me. Hos. 13:6 - But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. 2 Pet. 1:9 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. - But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it. Luke 11:28 - If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them. John 13:17 - So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty. James 2:12 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. - I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me. Ps. 39:1 - Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. Eph. 4:29 - For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: 1 Pet. 3:10 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. - If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail; Job 31:16 - For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Matt. 25:35 - I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil. John 17:15 |