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fixing our eyes on Jesus, the originator and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Endure it for discipline. God is dealing with you as sons. For what son is there whom a father does not discipline?

Take care that no one falls short of the grace of God; that no one growing up like a root of bitterness causes trouble, and by it many become defiled;

But you have come to Mount Zion, and to the city of the living God, to the heavenly Jerusalem, and to tens of thousands of angels, to the festal gathering

and assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of righteous people made perfect,

Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be thankful, through which let us serve God acceptably, with awe and reverence.

For indeed our God is a consuming fire.

Marriage must be held in honor by all, and the marriage bed be undefiled, because God will judge sexually immoral people and adulterers.

Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you; considering the outcome of their way of life, imitate their faith.

Therefore through him let us offer up a sacrifice of praise continually to God, that is, the fruit of lips that confess his name.

And do not neglect doing good and generosity, for God is pleased with such sacrifices.

Now may the God of peace, who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant,

James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes in the dispersion. Greetings!

Now if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask for it from God, who gives to all without reservation and not reproaching, and it will be given to him.

No one who is being tempted should say, "I am being tempted by God," for God cannot be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one.

for human anger does not accomplish the righteousness of God.

Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

Listen, my dear brothers! Did not God choose the poor of the world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom that he has promised to those who love him?

You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe, and shudder!

And the scripture was fulfilled that says, "And Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him for righteousness," and he was called God's friend.