Yakobus 1:4

1:4 And let endurance have its perfect effect, so that you will be perfect and complete, not deficient in anything.

Yakobus 1:10

1:10 But the rich person’s pride should be in his humiliation, because he will pass away like a wildflower in the meadow. ¹ 

Yakobus 2:2

2:2 For if someone ²  comes into your assembly ³  wearing a gold ring and fine clothing, and a poor person enters in filthy clothes,

Yakobus 2:11

2:11 For he who said, “Do not commit adultery,” ⁴  also said, “Do not murder.” ⁵  Now if you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a violator of the law.

Yakobus 2:23

2:23 And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Now Abraham believed God and it was counted to him for righteousness,” ⁶  and he was called God’s friend. ⁷ 

Yakobus 3:4

3:4 Look at ships too: Though they are so large and driven by harsh winds, they are steered by a tiny rudder wherever the pilot’s inclination directs.

Yakobus 3:9

3:9 With it we bless the Lord ⁸  and Father, and with it we curse people ⁹  made in God’s image.

Yakobus 5:16

5:16 So confess your sins to one another and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great effectiveness. ¹⁰ 

[1:10]  ¹ tn Grk “a flower of grass.”

[2:2]  ² tn The word for “man” or “individual” here is ἀνήρ (anhr), which often means “male” or “man (as opposed to woman).” But as BDAG 79 s.v. 2 says, “equivalent to τὶς someone.”

[2:2]  ³ tn Grk “synagogue.” Usually συναγωγή refers to Jewish places of worship (e.g., Matt 4:23, Mark 1:21, Luke 4:15, John 6:59). The word can be used generally to refer to a place of assembly, and here it refers specifically to a Christian assembly (BDAG 963 s.v. 2.b.).

[2:11]  ⁴ sn A quotation from Exod 20:14 and Deut 5:18.

[2:11]  ⁵ sn A quotation from Exod 20:13 and Deut 5:17.

[2:23]  ⁶ sn A quotation from Gen 15:6.

[2:23]  ⁷ sn An allusion to 2 Chr 20:7; Isa 41:8; 51:2; Dan 3:35 (LXX), in which Abraham is called God’s “beloved.”

[3:9]  ⁸ tc Most later mss (Ï), along with several versional witnesses, have θεόν (qeon, “God”) here instead of κύριον (kurion, “Lord”). Such is a predictable variant since nowhere else in the NT is God described as “Lord and Father,” but he is called “God and Father” on several occasions. Further, the reading κύριον is well supported by early and diversified witnesses (̲⁰ א A B C P Ψ 33 81 945 1241 1739), rendering it as the overwhelmingly preferred reading.

[3:9]  ⁹ tn Grk “men”; but here ἀνθρώπους (anqrwpous) has generic force, referring to both men and women.

[5:16]  ¹⁰ tn Or “the fervent prayer of a righteous person is very powerful”; Grk “is very powerful in its working.”