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For as the sun rises with its burning heat and causes the grass to wither, and the flower to fall and its beauty to perish: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.

So speak and so act, as men who are to be judged by the law of liberty.

Even so faith, without works, is dead, by itself.

For as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.

Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasts great things. Likewise, a small fire sets ablaze the large forests.

Out of the same mouth proceed curses and blessings. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

So that the proof of your faith, being much more precious than refined gold which has been purified by fire, may be made manifest for the glory and honour and praise at the appearing of Jesus Christ,

Let your souls be sanctified by obedience to the truth, and be filled with sincere love, so that you may love one another with pure and perfect hearts:

If so be you have tasted and found out that the LORD is good.

And let your conduct be good before all men, so that those who speak evil words against you, may see your good works and glorify God at the day of trial.

LIKEWISE, you wives, be submissive to your own husbands, so that those who obey not the word may be won without difficulty through your good example.

For so also in the past did the holy women, who trusted in God, adorn their lives and were submissive to their own husbands:

Even as Sara was submissive to Abraham and called him my LORD: whose daughters you are by reason of good works, and so long as you are not confused by any kind of false value.

Having a good conscience; so that they who speak evil of you, as of evil doers, may be ashamed as men who belittle your good works in Christ.

So let everyone of you according to the gift he has received from God, minister the same to your fellowmen, like good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

If any man preach, let him preach the word of God; and if any man minister, let him do it according to the ability which God has given him: so that in everything you do, God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belongs glory and honour for ever and ever. Amen.

For by so doing, an entrance shall be given freely to you into the everlasting kingdom of our LORD and Saviour Jesus Christ.

As also in all his epistles, he spoke concerning these things, in which there are certain things so hard to be understood that those who are ignorant and unstable pervert their meaning, as they do also the other scriptures, to their own destruction.

It is that which we have seen and heard that we declare to you, so that you also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.

He who says, he abides in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.