G1161–δέ–de

But when a man is tempted, it is his own passions that carry him away and serve as a bait.

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Then the passion conceives, and becomes the parent of sin; and sin, when fully matured, gives birth to death.

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You know this, my dearly-loved brethren. But let every one be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to be angry.

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But prove yourselves obedient to the Message, and do not be mere hearers of it, imposing a delusion upon yourselves.

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But he who looks closely into the perfect Law--the Law of freedom--and continues looking, he, being not a hearer who forgets, but an obedient doer, will as the result of his obedience be blessed.

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For suppose a man comes into one of your meetings wearing gold rings and fine clothes, and there also comes in a poor man wearing shabby clothes,

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and you pay court to the one who wears the fine clothes, and say, "Sit here; this is a good place;" while to the poor man you say, "Stand there, or sit on the floor at my feet;"

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But *you* have put dishonour upon the poor man. Yet is it not the rich who grind you down? Are not they the very people who drag you into the Law courts? --

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But if you are making distinctions between one man and another, you are guilty of sin, and are convicted by the Law as offenders.

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A man who has kept the Law as a whole, but has failed to keep some one command, has become guilty of violating all.

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For He who said, "Do not commit adultery," also said, "Do not commit murder," and if you are a murderer, although not an adulterer, you have become an offender against the Law.

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What good is it, my brethren, if a man professes to have faith, and yet his actions do not correspond? Can such faith save him?

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Suppose a Christian brother or sister is poorly clad or lacks daily food,

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and one of you says to them, "I wish you well; keep yourselves warm and well fed," and yet you do not give them what they need; what is the use of that?

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But, idle boaster, are you willing to be taught how it is that faith apart from obedience is worthless? Take the case of Abraham our forefather.

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and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "And Abraham believed God, and his faith was placed to his credit as righteousness," and he received the name of `God's friend.'

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In the same way also was not the notorious sinner Rahab declared to be righteous because of her actions when she welcomed the spies and hurriedly helped them to escape another way?

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Remember that we put the horses' bit into their mouths to make them obey us, and so we turn their whole bodies round.

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But the tongue no man or woman is able to tame. It is an ever-busy mischief, and is full of deadly poison.

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But if in your hearts you have bitter feelings of envy and rivalry, do not speak boastfully and falsely, in defiance of the truth.

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The wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peaceful, courteous, not self-willed, full of compassion and kind actions, free from favouritism and from all insincerity.

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And peace, for those who strive for peace, is the seed of which the harvest is righteousness.

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You covet things and yet cannot get them; you commit murder; you have passionate desires and yet cannot gain your end; you begin to fight and make war. You have not, because you do not pray;

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But He gives more abundant grace, as is implied in His saying, "God sets Himself against the haughty, but to the lowly He gives grace."

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Submit therefore to God: resist the Devil, and he will flee from you.

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