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 2:11

2:11 For he who said, “Do not commit adultery,” ¹  also said, “Do not murder.” ²  Now if you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a violator of the law.

Yakobus 2:21

2:21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar?

Yakobus 4:1

Passions and Pride

4:1 Where do the conflicts and where ³  do the quarrels among you come from? Is it not from this, ⁴  from your passions that battle inside you? ⁵ 

Yakobus 4:3

4:3 you ask and do not receive because you ask wrongly, so you can spend it on your passions.

Yakobus 4:8

4:8 Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and make your hearts pure, you double-minded. ⁶ 

Yakobus 5:5

5:5 You have lived indulgently and luxuriously on the earth. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter. ⁷ 

[2:11]  ¹ sn A quotation from Exod 20:14 and Deut 5:18.

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

[4:1]  ³ tn The word “where” is repeated in Greek for emphasis.

[4:1]  ⁴ tn Grk “from here.”

[4:1]  ⁵ tn Grk “in your members [i.e., parts of the body].”

[4:8]  ⁶ tn Or “two-minded” (the same description used in 1:8).

[5:5]  ⁷ sn James’ point seems to be that instead of seeking deliverance from condemnation, they have defied God’s law (fattened your hearts) and made themselves more likely objects of his judgment (in a day of slaughter).