James 1:13-27 ▼

13 Let no man say when hee is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God can not bee tempted with euill, neither tempteth he any man.

14 But euery man is tempted, when hee is drawen away by his owne concupiscence, and is entised.

15 Then when lust hath conceiued, it bringeth foorth sinne, and sinne when it is finished, bringeth foorth death.

16 Erre not, my deare brethren.

17 Euery good giuing, and euery perfect gift is from aboue, and commeth downe from the Father of lights, with whome is no variablenes, neither shadow of turning.

18 Of his owne will begate hee vs with the woorde of trueth, that we shoulde be as the first fruites of his creatures.

19 Wherefore my deare brethren, let euery man be swift to heare, slowe to speake, and slowe to wrath.

20 For the wrath of man doeth not accomplish the righteousnesse of God.

21 Wherefore lay apart all filthinesse, and superfluitie of maliciousnesse, and receiue with meekenes the word that is graffed in you, which is able to saue your soules.

22 And be ye doers of the word, and not hearers onely, deceiuing your owne selues.

23 For if any heare the woorde, and doe it not, he is like vnto a man, that beholdeth his naturall face in a glasse.

24 For when he hath considered himselfe, hee goeth his way, and forgetteth immediately what maner of one he was.

25 But who so looketh in the perfect Lawe of libertie, and continueth therein, hee not being a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the woorke, shalbe blessed in his deede.

26 If any man amog you seeme religious, and refraineth not his tongue, but deceiueth his owne heart, this mans religion is vaine.

27 Pure religion & vndefiled before God, euen the Father, is this, to visite the fatherlesse, and widdowes in their aduersitie, and to keepe himselfe vnspotted of the world.