Yakobus 1:11

1:11 For the sun rises with its heat and dries up the meadow; the petal of the flower falls off and its beauty is lost forever. ¹  So also the rich person in the midst of his pursuits will wither away.

Yakobus 1:21

1:21 So put away all filth and evil excess and humbly ²  welcome the message implanted within you, which is able to save your souls.

Yakobus 2:1

Prejudice and the Law of Love

2:1 My brothers and sisters, ³  do not show prejudice ⁴  if you possess faith ⁵  in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ. ⁶ 

[1:11]  ¹ tn Or “perishes,” “is destroyed.”

[1:21]  ² tn Or “with meekness.”

[2:1]  ³ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

[2:1]  ⁴ tn Or “partiality.”

[2:1]  ⁵ tn Grk “do not have faith with personal prejudice,” with emphasis on the last phrase.

[2:1]  ⁶ tn Grk “our Lord Jesus Christ of glory.” Here δόξης (doxhs) has been translated as an attributive genitive.