James 2:16

If a man says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who doesn’t love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?

but the goal of this command is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience and sincere faith,

Depart from evil, and do good. Seek peace, and pursue it.

But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and scattered, like sheep without a shepherd.

But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his works may be revealed, that they have been done in God.”

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins.

If we say that we haven’t sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment.

However God’s firm foundation stands, having this seal, “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let every one who names the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness.”

Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead in itself.

Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge;

One who says, “I know him,” and doesn’t keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth isn’t in him.

For you have taken pledges from your brother for nothing, and stripped the naked of their clothing.

He plots iniquity on his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good. He doesn’t abhor evil.

You who love Yahweh, hate evil! He preserves the souls of his saints. He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.

I will set no vile thing before my eyes. I hate the deeds of faithless men. They will not cling to me.

Hate evil, love good, and establish justice in the courts. It may be that Yahweh, the God of Armies, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.”

For I don’t know what I am doing. For I don’t practice what I desire to do; but what I hate, that I do.

in pureness, in knowledge, in perseverance, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in sincere love,

Don’t be carried away by various and strange teachings, for it is good that the heart be established by grace, not by food, through which those who were so occupied were not benefited.

Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from the heart fervently,

who forsake the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness,

The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth.

Wash yourselves. Make yourself clean. Put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes. Cease to do evil.

They come to you as the people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear your words, but don’t do them; for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their gain.

For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, there is no way you will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.

Jesus, being moved with compassion, touched their eyes; and immediately their eyes received their sight, and they followed him.

But he who hears, and doesn’t do, is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream broke, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great.”

Again, therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”

Jesus therefore said to them, “Yet a little while the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, that darkness doesn’t overtake you. He who walks in the darkness doesn’t know where he is going.

Simon himself also believed. Being baptized, he continued with Philip. Seeing signs and great miracles occurring, he was amazed.

You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart isn’t right before God.

He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.

Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.

by which also you are saved, if you hold firmly the word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.

I give a judgment in this: for this is expedient for you who were the first to start a year ago, not only to do, but also to be willing.

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision amounts to anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.

remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and perseverance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father.

Test all things, and hold firmly that which is good.

They profess that they know God, but by their deeds they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.

In all things be showing yourself an example of good works. In your teaching, be showing integrity, seriousness, incorruptibility,

This saying is faithful, and concerning these things I desire that you affirm confidently, so that those who have believed God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men;

By faith, Abraham, being tested, offered up Isaac. Yes, he who had gladly received the promises was offering up his one and only son,

Yes, a man will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without works, and I will show you my faith by my works.

If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie, and don’t tell the truth.

He who says he is in the light and hates his brother is in the darkness even until now.

But he who hates his brother is in the darkness, and walks in the darkness, and doesn’t know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

Nevertheless, hold that which you have firmly until I come.

God heard the voice of the boy. The angel of God called to Hagar out of the sky, and said to her, “What troubles you, Hagar? Don’t be afraid. For God has heard the voice of the boy where he is.

you shall not listen to the words of that prophet, or to that dreamer of dreams; for Yahweh your God is testing you, to know whether you love Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

They turn the needy out of the way. The poor of the earth all hide themselves.

the blessing of him who was ready to perish came on me, and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.

if I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or that the needy had no covering;

His mouth was smooth as butter, but his heart was war. His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.

I hate and abhor falsehood. I love your law.

“But if the wicked turns from all his sins that he has committed, and keeps all my statutes, and does that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live. He shall not die.

Jesus summoned his disciples and said, “I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat. I don’t want to send them away fasting, or they might faint on the way.”

Jesus came out, saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he began to teach them many things.

When the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said to her, “Don’t cry.”

The day began to wear away; and the twelve came and said to him, “Send the multitude away, that they may go into the surrounding villages and farms, and lodge, and get food, for we are here in a deserted place.”

Now he said this, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and having the money box, used to steal what was put into it.

Therefore I beg you to take some food; for this is for your safety; for not a hair will perish from any of your heads.”

Therefore let’s keep the feast, not with old yeast, neither with the yeast of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

But to the rest I—not the Lord—say, if any brother has an unbelieving wife, and she is content to live with him, let him not leave her.

For our boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God we behaved ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you.

I speak not by way of commandment, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity also of your love.

For he indeed accepted our exhortation, but being himself very earnest, he went out to you of his own accord.

Therefore show the proof of your love to them before the assemblies, and of our boasting on your behalf.

for I know your readiness, of which I boast on your behalf to those of Macedonia, that Achaia has been prepared for the past year. Your zeal has stirred up very many of them.

Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him who is the head, Christ,

Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptible love. Amen.

so that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense to the day of Christ,

But you know the proof of him, that as a child serves a father, so he served with me in furtherance of the Good News.

For our exhortation is not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in deception.

See that no one returns evil for evil to anyone, but always follow after that which is good for one another and for all.

that the fellowship of your faith may become effective in the knowledge of every good thing which is in us in Christ Jesus.

Let’s consider how to provoke one another to love and good works,

Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for in doing so, some have entertained angels without knowing it.

My little children, let’s not love in word only, or with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.

What good is it, my brothers, if a man says he has faith, but has no works? Can faith save him?