James 3:1

Inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once, and after this, judgment,

I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and they opened books. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works.

Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to those who believe, in word, in your way of life, in love, in spirit, in faith, and in purity.

You hypocrite! First remove the beam out of your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck out of your brother’s eye.

Why do you see the speck of chaff that is in your brother’s eye, but don’t consider the beam that is in your own eye?

knowing that whatever good thing each one does, he will receive the same good again from the Lord, whether he is bound or free.

I will give you shepherds according to my heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.

For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you.

“If anyone sins, doing any of the things which Yahweh has commanded not to be done, though he didn’t know it, he is still guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.

The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

But we beg you, brothers, to know those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you,

“Don’t judge, so that you won’t be judged.

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows’ houses, and as a pretense you make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.

These signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new languages;

but he who didn’t know, and did things worthy of stripes, will be beaten with few stripes. To whomever much is given, of him will much be required; and to whom much was entrusted, of him more will be asked.

The Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, “This man welcomes sinners, and eats with them.”

Now in these days, prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of the Lord and God which he purchased with his own blood.

But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you again, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.

Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each man will get his praise from God.

Now there are various kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit.

Remember your leaders, men who spoke to you the word of God, and considering the results of their conduct, imitate their faith.

For the work of a man he will render to him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.

Also to you, Lord, belongs loving kindness, for you reward every man according to his work.

Yahweh is near to all those who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.

For the Son of Man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will render to everyone according to his deeds.

Woe to you lawyers! For you took away the key of knowledge. You didn’t enter in yourselves, and those who were entering in, you hindered.”

Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his lord.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.

Therefore you are without excuse, O man, whoever you are who judge. For in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself. For you who judge practice the same things.

Brothers, be imitators together of me, and note those who walk this way, even as you have us for an example.

not because we don’t have the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, that you should imitate us.

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

no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a beloved brother, especially to me, but how much rather to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.

Greet all of your leaders and all the saints. The Italians greet you.

“Behold, I come quickly. My reward is with me, to repay to each man according to his work.

He said to Korah and to all his company, “In the morning, Yahweh will show who are his, and who is holy, and will cause him to come near to him. Even him whom he shall choose, he will cause to come near to him.

“Who is this who darkens counsel by words without knowledge?

Hear Yahweh’s word, you who tremble at his word: “Your brothers who hate you, who cast you out for my name’s sake, have said, ‘Let Yahweh be glorified, that we may see your joy;’ but it is those who shall be disappointed.

You haven’t strengthened the diseased. You haven’t healed that which was sick. You haven’t bound up that which was broken. You haven’t brought back that which was driven away. You haven’t sought that which was lost, but you have ruled over them with force and with rigor.

But don’t you be called ‘Rabbi,’ for one is your teacher, the Christ, and all of you are brothers.

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitened tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness.

Before him all the nations will be gathered, and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

Jesus summoned them, and said to them, “You know that they who are recognized as rulers over the nations lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.

Their scribes and the Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?”

A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher.

Most certainly I tell you, a servant is not greater than his lord, neither is one who is sent greater than he who sent him.

But the Lord said to him, “Go your way, for he is my chosen vessel to bear my name before the nations and kings, and the children of Israel.

As they served the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, “Separate Barnabas and Saul for me, for the work to which I have called them.”

On the next day, we who were Paul’s companions departed, and came to Caesarea. We entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.

But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body, just as he desired.

But now faith, hope, and love remain—these three. The greatest of these is love.

We don’t control your faith, but are fellow workers with you for your joy. For you stand firm in faith.

being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone;

if it is so that you have heard of the administration of that grace of God which was given me toward you,

And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.

subjecting yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ.

although I used to be a blasphemer, a persecutor, and insolent. However, I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.

For this I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.

But you be sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, and fulfill your ministry.

There is no creature that is hidden from his sight, but all things are naked and laid open before the eyes of him to whom we must give an account.

For judgment is without mercy to him who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

They will give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.

not as lording it over those entrusted to you, but making yourselves examples to the flock.

But these, as unreasoning creatures, born natural animals to be taken and destroyed, speaking evil in matters about which they are ignorant, will in their destroying surely be destroyed,

They shall be holy to their God, and not profane the name of their God, for they offer the offerings of Yahweh made by fire, the bread of their God. Therefore they shall be holy.

and say, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “Behold, I am against you, Sidon. I will be glorified among you. Then they will know that I am Yahweh, when I have executed judgments in her, and am sanctified in her.

Woe to the worthless shepherd who leaves the flock! The sword will be on his arm, and on his right eye. His arm will be completely withered, and his right eye will be totally blinded!”

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and decorate the tombs of the righteous,

If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have had sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.

Joses, who by the apostles was also called Barnabas (which is, being interpreted, Son of Encouragement), a Levite, a man of Cyprus by race,

Saul was consenting to his death. A great persecution arose against the assembly which was in Jerusalem in that day. They were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.

He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that this is he who is appointed by God as the Judge of the living and the dead.

Judas and Silas, also being prophets themselves, encouraged the brothers with many words and strengthened them.

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

I tell the truth in Christ. I am not lying, my conscience testifying with me in the Holy Spirit

God has set some in the assembly: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracle workers, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, and various kinds of languages.

For we must all be revealed before the judgment seat of Christ that each one may receive the things in the body according to what he has done, whether good or bad.

which in other generations was not made known to the children of men, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit,

Therefore he says, “When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to people.”

He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;

desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor about what they strongly affirm.

to which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle—I am telling the truth in Christ, not lying—a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

Yahweh will cut off, to the man who does this, him who wakes and him who answers, out of the tents of Jacob, and him who offers an offering to Yahweh of Armies.

having condemnation, because they have rejected their first pledge.

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch on behalf of your souls, as those who will give account, that they may do this with joy, and not with groaning, for that would be unprofitable for you.

Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what Yahweh spoke of, saying, ‘I will show myself holy to those who come near me, and before all the people I will be glorified.’ ” Aaron held his peace.

As for me, I have not hurried from being a shepherd after you. I haven’t desired the woeful day. You know. That which came out of my lips was before your face.

When the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

“A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his lord.

“Now after a long time the lord of those servants came, and reconciled accounts with them.

Don’t judge, and you won’t be judged. Don’t condemn, and you won’t be condemned. Set free, and you will be set free.

who devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers: these will receive greater condemnation.”

Now in the assembly that was at Antioch there were some prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

Therefore he who resists the authority withstands the ordinance of God; and those who withstand will receive to themselves judgment.

According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another builds on it. But let each man be careful how he builds on it.

For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy way eats and drinks judgment to himself if he doesn’t discern the Lord’s body.

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.

He called him, and said to him, ‘What is this that I hear about you? Give an accounting of your management, for you can no longer be manager.’

Jesus answered him, “Are you the teacher of Israel, and don’t understand these things?