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For the sun has risen with its burning heat, and has withered the grass, and its flower has fallen, and the comeliness of its look has perished: thus the rich also shall wither in his goings.

But every one is tempted, drawn away, and enticed by his own lust;

According to his own will begat he us by the word of truth, that we should be a certain first-fruits of *his* creatures.

For if any man be a hearer of [the] word and not a doer, *he* is like to a man considering his natural face in a mirror:

But *he* that fixes his view on [the] perfect law, that of liberty, and abides in [it], being not a forgetful hearer but a doer of [the] work, *he* shall be blessed in his doing.

If any one think himself to be religious, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, this man's religion is vain.

Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?

Thou seest that faith wrought with his works, and that by works faith was perfected.

Who [is] wise and understanding among you; let him shew out of a good conversation his works in meekness of wisdom;

Think ye that the scripture speaks in vain? Does the Spirit which has taken his abode in us desire enviously?

Speak not against one another, brethren. He that speaks against [his] brother, or judges his brother, speaks against [the] law and judges [the] law. But if thou judgest [the] law, thou art not doer of [the] law, but judge.

let him know that he that brings back a sinner from [the] error of his way shall save a soul from death and shall cover a multitude of sins.

Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to his great mercy, has begotten us again to a living hope through [the] resurrection of Jesus Christ from among [the] dead,

But *ye* [are] a chosen race, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a possession, that ye might set forth the excellencies of him who has called you out of darkness to his wonderful light;

For to this have ye been called; for Christ also has suffered for you, leaving you a model that ye should follow in his steps:

who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth;

who himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, in order that, being dead to sins, we may live to righteousness: by whose stripes ye have been healed.

For he that will love life and see good days, let him cause his tongue to cease from evil and his lips that they speak no guile.

because [the] eyes of [the] Lord [are] on [the] righteous, and his ears towards their supplications; but [the] face of [the] Lord [is] against them that do evil.

no longer to live the rest of [his] time in [the] flesh to men's lusts, but to God's will.