Yakobus 1:18

1:18 By his sovereign plan he gave us birth ¹  through the message of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.

Yakobus 2:16

2:16 and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, keep warm and eat well,” but you do not give them what the body needs, ²  what good is it?

Yakobus 4:14

4:14 You ³  do not know about tomorrow. What is your life like? ⁴  For you are a puff of smoke ⁵  that appears for a short time and then vanishes.

[1:18]  ¹ tn Grk “Having willed, he gave us birth.”

[2:16]  ² tn Grk “what is necessary for the body.”

[4:14]  ³ 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]  ⁴ tn Or “you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow.”

[4:14]  ⁵ 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).