Discovery BoxJames 1:14 
Context1:14 But each one is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desires.
James 2:20
Context2:20 But would you like evidence, 1 you empty fellow, 2 that faith without works is useless? 3
James 3:15
Context3:15 Such 4 wisdom does not come 5 from above but is earthly, natural, 6 demonic.
James 4:7
Context4:7 So submit to God. But resist the devil and he will flee from you.
James 4:16
Context4:16 But as it is, 7 you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.
1 tn Grk “do you want to know.”
2 tn Grk “O empty man.” Here the singular vocative ἄνθρωπε (anqrwpe, “man”) means “person” or even “fellow.” Cf. BDAG 82 s.v. ἄνθρωπος 8 which views this as an instance of rhetorical address in a letter; the pejorative sense is also discussed under the previous heading (7).
3 tc Most witnesses, including several important ones (א A C2 P Ψ 33 Ï sy bo), have νεκρά (nekra, “dead”) here, while Ì74 reads κενή (kenh, “empty”). Both variants are most likely secondary, derived from ἀργή (argh, “useless”). The reading of the majority is probably an assimilation to the statements in vv. 17 and 26, while Ì74’s reading picks up on κενέ (kene) earlier in the verse. The external evidence (B C* 323 945 1739 sa) for ἀργή is sufficient for authenticity; coupled with the strong internal evidence for the reading (if νεκρά were original, how would ἀργή have arisen here and not in vv. 17 or 26?), it is strongly preferred.
4 tn Grk “This.”
5 tn Grk “come down”; “descend.”
6 tn Grk “soulish,” which describes life apart from God, characteristic of earthly human life as opposed to what is spiritual. Cf. 1 Cor 2:14; 15:44-46; Jude 19.
7 tn Grk “but now.”
