Verse 7
James 1:7
Bible in Basic English
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Let it not seem to such a man that he will get anything from the Lord;
Original Language Text
greek
μὴ γὰρ οἰέσθω ὁ ἄνθρωπος ἐκεῖνος ὅτι λήμψεταί τι παρὰ τοῦ κυρίου
English Translation
For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord.
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 1 Context
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James, a servant of God (Elohim) and of the Lord Yashua (Jesus) Christ, sends words of love to the t...
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Let it be all joy to you, my brothers, when you undergo tests of every sort;
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Because you have the knowledge that the testing of your faith gives you the power of going on in hop...
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But let this power have its full effect, so that you may be made complete, needing nothing.
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But if any man among you is without wisdom, let him make his request to God (Elohim), who gives free...
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Let him make his request in faith, doubting nothing; for he who has doubt in his heart is like the w...
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Let it not seem to such a man that he will get anything from the Lord;
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For there is a division in his mind, and he is uncertain in all his ways.
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But let the brother of low position be glad that he is lifted up;
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But the man of wealth, that he is made low; because like the flower of the grass he will come to his...
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For when the sun comes up with its burning heat, the grass gets dry and the grace of its form is gon...
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12
There is a blessing on the man who undergoes testing; because, if he has God (Elohim)'s approval, he...
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Let no man say when he is tested, I am tested by God (Elohim); for it is not possible for God (Elohi...
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But every man is tested when he is turned out of the right way by the attraction of his desire.
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Then when its time comes, desire gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is of full growth, gives birth...
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Do not be turned from the right way, dear brothers.
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Every good and true thing is given to us from heaven, coming from the Father of lights, with whom th...
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Of his purpose he gave us being, by his true word, so that we might be, in a sense, the first-fruits...
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You have knowledge of this, dear brothers. But let every man be quick in hearing, slow in words, slo...
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For the righteousness of God (Elohim) does not come about by the wrath of man.
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For this reason, putting away all dirty behaviour and the overweight of evil, take into your souls w...
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But be doers of the word, and not only hearers of it, blinding yourselves with false ideas.
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Because if any man is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his natural f...
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For after looking at himself he goes away, and in a short time he has no memory of what he was like.
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But he who goes on looking into the true law which makes him free, being not a hearer without memory...
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If a man seems to have religion and has no control over his tongue but lets himself be tricked by wh...
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The religion which is holy and free from evil in the eyes of our God (Elohim) and Father is this: to...
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