Yakobus 1:6

1:6 But he must ask in faith without doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed around by the wind.

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 1:17

1:17 All generous giving and every perfect gift ²  is from above, coming down ³  from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or the slightest hint of change. ⁴ 

Yakobus 1:23

1:23 For if someone merely listens to the message and does not live it out, he is like someone ⁵  who gazes at his own face ⁶  in a mirror.

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 3:3

3:3 And if we put bits into the mouths of horses to get them to obey us, then we guide their entire bodies. ⁷ 

Yakobus 3:5

3:5 So too the tongue is a small part of the body, ⁸  yet it has great pretensions. ⁹  Think ¹⁰  how small a flame sets a huge forest ablaze.

Yakobus 3:7

3:7 For every kind of animal, bird, reptile, and sea creature ¹¹  is subdued and has been subdued by humankind. ¹² 

Yakobus 3:12

3:12 Can a fig tree produce olives, my brothers and sisters, ¹³  or a vine produce figs? Neither can a salt water spring produce fresh water.

Yakobus 4:14

4:14 You ¹⁴  do not know about tomorrow. What is your life like? ¹⁵  For you are a puff of smoke ¹⁶  that appears for a short time and then vanishes.

Yakobus 5:1-2

Warning to the Rich

5:1 Come now, you rich! Weep and cry aloud ¹⁷  over the miseries that are coming on you. 5:2 Your riches have rotted and your clothing has become moth-eaten.

Yakobus 5:7

Patience in Suffering

5:7 So be patient, brothers and sisters, ¹⁸  until the Lord’s return. ¹⁹  Think of how the farmer waits ²⁰  for the precious fruit of the ground and is patient ²¹  for it until it receives the early and late rains.

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

[1:17]  ² tn The first phrase refers to the action of giving and the second to what is given.

[1:17]  ³ tn Or “All generous giving and every perfect gift from above is coming down.”

[1:17]  ⁴ tn Grk “variation or shadow of turning” (referring to the motions of heavenly bodies causing variations of light and darkness).

[1:23]  ⁵ tn The word for “man” or “individual” is ἀνήρ (anhr), which often means “male” or “man (as opposed to woman).” However, as BDAG 79 s.v. 2 says, here it is “equivalent to τὶς someone, a person.”

[1:23]  ⁶ tn Grk “the face of his beginning [or origin].”

[3:3]  ⁷ tn Grk “their entire body.”

[3:5]  ⁸ tn Grk “a small member.”

[3:5]  ⁹ tn Grk “boasts of great things.”

[3:5]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “Behold.”

[3:7]  ¹¹ tn Grk (plurals), “every kind of animals and birds, of reptiles and sea creatures.”

[3:7]  ¹² tn Grk “the human species.”

[3:12]  ¹³ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

[4:14]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “who” (continuing the description of the people of v. 13). Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[4:14]  ¹⁵ tn Or “you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow.”

[4:14]  ¹⁶ tn Or “a vapor.” The Greek word ἀτμίς (atmis) denotes a swirl of smoke arising from a fire (cf. Gen 19:28; Lev 16:13; Joel 2:30 [Acts 2:19]; Ezek 8:11).

[5:1]  ¹⁷ tn Or “wail”; Grk “crying aloud.”

[5:7]  ¹⁸ 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]  ¹⁹ tn Or “advent”; or “coming” (also in v. 8).

[5:7]  ²⁰ tn Grk “Behold! The farmer waits.”

[5:7]  ²¹ tn Grk “being patient.”