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that there be no sexually immoral or godless person like Esau, who sold his own birthright for a single meal.

For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and to a blazing fire, and to darkness and gloom and whirlwind,

and to the blast of a trumpet and the sound of words, which sound was such that those who heard begged that no further word be spoken to them.

and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood, which speaks better than the blood of Abel.

Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let's show gratitude, by which we may offer to God an acceptable service with reverence and awe;

for our God is a consuming fire.

For here we do not have a lasting city, but we are seeking the city which is to come.

Through Him then, let's continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips praising His name.

Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a good conscience, desiring to conduct ourselves honorably in all things.

James, a bond-servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes who are dispersed abroad: Greetings.

being a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.

In the exercise of His will He gave us birth by the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits among His creatures.

for a man's anger does not bring about the righteousness of God.

For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror;

But one who has looked intently at the perfect law, the law of freedom, and has continued in it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an active doer, this person will be blessed in what he does.

For if a man comes into your assembly with a gold ring and is dressed in bright clothes, and a poor man in dirty clothes also comes in,

and you pay special attention to the one who is wearing the bright clothes, and say, "You sit here in a good place," and you say to the poor man, "You stand over there, or sit down by my footstool,"

For He who said, "DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY," also said, "DO NOT MURDER." Now if you do not commit adultery, but do murder, you have become a violator of the Law.

If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food,