Yakobus 1:6
Konteks1:6 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
Konteks1:11 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
Konteks1:17 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
Konteks1:23 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
Konteks1:26 If someone thinks he is religious yet does not bridle his tongue, and so deceives his heart, his religion is futile.
[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.”