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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;

for once he has looked at himself and gone away, he has immediately forgotten what kind of person he was.

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,

For whoever keeps the whole Law, yet stumbles in one point, has become guilty of all.

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.

For judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment.

and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and be filled," yet you do not give them what is necessary for their body, what use is that?

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

For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to rein in the whole body as well.

For every species of beasts and birds, of reptiles and creatures of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by the human race.

For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every evil thing.

Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. For you are just a vapor that appears for a little while, and then vanishes away.

So for one who knows the right thing to do and does not do it, for him it is sin.

Come now, you rich people, weep and howl for your miseries which are coming upon you.

You have lived for pleasure on the earth and lived luxuriously; you have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.

Therefore be patient, brothers and sisters, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious produce of the soil, being patient about it, until it gets the early and late rains.

You too be patient; strengthen your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is near.

Is anyone among you sick? Then he must call for the elders of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord;

Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. A prayer of a righteous person, when it is brought about, can accomplish much.