Yakobus 1:17

1:17 All generous giving and every perfect gift ¹  is from above, coming down ²  from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or the slightest hint of change. ³ 

Yakobus 1:26

1:26 If someone thinks he is religious yet does not bridle his tongue, and so deceives his heart, his religion is futile.

Yakobus 2:14

Faith and Works Together

2:14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, ⁴  if someone claims to have faith but does not have works? Can this kind of faith ⁵  save him? ⁶ 

Yakobus 3:17

3:17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, accommodating, ⁷  full of mercy and good fruit, ⁸  impartial, and not hypocritical. ⁹ 

Yakobus 4:6

4:6 But he gives greater grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud, but he gives grace to the humble.” ¹⁰ 

Yakobus 5:7

Patience in Suffering

5:7 So be patient, brothers and sisters, ¹¹  until the Lord’s return. ¹²  Think of how the farmer waits ¹³  for the precious fruit of the ground and is patient ¹⁴  for it until it receives the early and late rains.

[1:17]  ¹ tn The first phrase refers to the action of giving and the second to what is given.

[1:17]  ² tn Or “All generous giving and every perfect gift from above is coming down.”

[1:17]  ³ tn Grk “variation or shadow of turning” (referring to the motions of heavenly bodies causing variations of light and darkness).

[2:14]  ⁴ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

[2:14]  ⁵ tn Grk “the faith,” referring to the kind of faith just described: faith without works. The article here is anaphoric, referring to the previous mention of the noun πίστις (pisti") in the verse. See ExSyn 219.

[2:14]  ⁶ sn The form of the question in Greek expects a negative answer.

[3:17]  ⁷ tn Or “willing to yield,” “open to persuasion.”

[3:17]  ⁸ tn Grk “fruits.” The plural Greek term καρπούς has been translated with the collective singular “fruit.”

[3:17]  ⁹ tn Or “sincere.”

[4:6]  ¹⁰ sn A quotation from Prov 3:34.

[5:7]  ¹¹ tn Grk “brothers”; this phrase occurs again three times in the paragraph. See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

[5:7]  ¹² tn Or “advent”; or “coming” (also in v. 8).

[5:7]  ¹³ tn Grk “Behold! The farmer waits.”

[5:7]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “being patient.”