The Letters · New Testament
James
James is book 59 of 66 and belongs to the Letters in the New Testament. It has 5 chapters, each with source-checked General, Historical and Literary context. 6 people are indexed in its passages.
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Chapters
- James 1: James 1: trials, asking for wisdom, and doing rather than only hearing
The letter opens with a name and an address and no more: James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, writing to the twelve tribes scattered… - James 2: James 2: the rich man's seat and faith without works
Holding the faith of the Lord Jesus Christ with respect of persons is forbidden, and a case is put. Two men come into the assembly, one with a gold… - James 3: James 3: the tongue, and wisdom from above set against wisdom from below
The chapter opens with a warning against many becoming masters, since teachers receive the greater condemnation, and with an admission that all… - James 4: James 4: where quarrels come from, and boasting about tomorrow
A question opens the chapter: where do wars and fightings among them come from? The answer given is lusts that war in their members. They lust and… - James 5: James 5: a charge against the rich, waiting for the harvest, and prayer
The rich are addressed directly and told to weep and howl for miseries coming on them. Their riches are corrupted, their garments motheaten, their…
