James 2:11

2:11 For he who said, “Do not commit adultery,” ¹  also said, “Do not murder.” ²  Now if you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a violator of the law.

James 2:16

2:16 and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, keep warm and eat well,” but you do not give them what the body needs, ³  what good is it?

James 5:3-4

5:3 Your gold and silver have rusted and their rust will be a witness against you. It will consume your flesh like fire. It is in the last days that you have hoarded treasure! ⁴  5:4 Look, the pay you have held back from the workers who mowed your fields cries out against you, and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.

James 5:11

5:11 Think of how we regard ⁵  as blessed those who have endured. You have heard of Job’s endurance and you have seen the Lord’s purpose, that the Lord is full of compassion and mercy. ⁶ 

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¹ sn A quotation from Exod 20:14 and Deut 5:18.

² sn A quotation from Exod 20:13 and Deut 5:17.

³ tn Grk “what is necessary for the body.”

⁴ tn Or “hoarded up treasure for the last days”; Grk “in the last days.”

⁵ tn Grk “Behold! We regard…”

⁶ sn An allusion to Exod 34:6; Neh 9:17; Ps 86:15; 102:13; Joel 2:13; Jonah 4:2.