[Note: The material in this chapter with a grey background has not yet been fully proofread, and may be based on the older 2007 printing (bi12) of the Mandarin NWT Bible. It will be updated as time allows.]

### 📖 📄 📘 Yǎgè‐Shū ((Yǎgè James’ 雅各)‐(Shū Writing → [Letter] 书 書) → [The Letter of James]) 1 🔼
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📖 📄 📘 2 Wǒ de ((Wǒ me 我) (de ’s 的) → [my]) dìxiong, nǐmen zāoyù gè yàng kǎoyàn de (’s 的) shíhou, yào bǎ zhè yíqiè shìwéi xǐlè de (’s 的) shì, 3 yīnwei zhīdào, nǐmen xìnxīn de (’s 的) sùzhì jīngguò yànzhèng yǐhòu, jiù néng chǎnshēng rěnnài. …

📖 📄 📘 5 Nǐmen (Nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) yǒu ({are having} 有) shéi (whom 谁 誰) quēfá (lacking 缺乏) zhìhuì (zhì·huì wisdom · intelligence → [wisdom] 智慧), dōu ({each one} 都) yīnggāi (should 应该 應該) búduàn (bú·duàn not · {breaking off} → [keeping on] 不断 不斷) qíqiú (qí·qiú {pray to} · {request of} 祈求) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · {Emperor → [God]} → [God] 上帝), jiù (then 就) kěyǐ (kě·yǐ can · [suf] 可以) dédào (dé·dào get · {arriving at} 得到) zhìhuì (zhì·huì wisdom · intelligence → [wisdom] 智慧), yīnwei (yīn·wei because · for 因为 因為) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · {Emperor → [God]} → [God] 上帝) duì (towards → [to] 对 對) suǒyǒu (suǒ·yǒu {(all) whom} · {(there) are having} → [all] 所有) rén (people 人) dōu ({all of them} 都) huì (will 会 會) kāngkǎi (kāng·kǎi {being generous} · {sighing with emotion → [generously]} 慷慨) shīyǔ (give 施与/予 施與/予), érqiě (ér·qiě and · moreover 而且) bù (not 不) zémà (zé·mà {does reproach} · {does reprove} 责骂 責罵) rén (people 人). …

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📖 📄 📘 … 13 Shòudào (Shòu·dào {being subjected to} · {arriving at} 受到) kǎoyàn (testing → [trial] 考验 考驗) de (’s 的) shíhou ({(particular) times} 时候 時候), shéi (whoever 谁 誰) dōu ({each one} 都) bù (not 不) gāi (should 该 該) shuō (say 说 說/説): “Shì ({(it) is} 是) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · {Emperor → [God]} → [God] 上帝) kǎoyàn (testing → [trying] 考验 考驗) wǒ (me 我).” Yīnwei (yīn·wei because · for 因为 因為) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · {Emperor → [God]} → [God] 上帝) jì (both 既) bùnéng (bù·néng not · can → [cannot] 不能) bèi (by 被) huàishì (huài·shì bad · things 坏事 壞事) kǎoyàn ({be tested} → [be tried] 考验 考驗), tā (he 他) zìjǐ (himself 自己) yě (also 也) bú (not 不) yòng ({does use} 用) huàishì (huài·shì bad · things 坏事 壞事) kǎoyàn ({to test} → [to try] 考验 考驗) rén (people 人). 14 Qíshí (Qí·shí his/her · {being solid → [actuality]} → [actually] 其实 其實) gèrén (gè·rén each · person 各人) shòu ({being subjected to} 受) kǎoyàn (testing → [trial] 考验 考驗), shì (is 是) bèi ([passive signifier] → [by] 被) zìjǐ (self 自己) de (’s 的) sīyù (sī·yù selfish · desire 私欲 私欲/慾) gōuyǐn (gōu·yǐn {being lured} · {being drawn} → [being enticed] 勾引) hé (and 和) yòuhuò (yòu·huò {being enticed} · {being deluded} 诱惑 誘惑) de (’s 的). 15 Sīyù (Sī·yù selfish · desire 私欲 私欲/慾) huáile (huái·le {has conceived} · [indicates a change] 怀了 懷了) tāi (embryo 胎), jiù (then 就) shēngxia (shēng·xia {gives birth to} · down 生下) zuì (sin 罪) lai ({to come} 来 來); zuì (sin 罪) jì (since 既) déchěng (dé·chěng {has gotten} · {to succeed in a scheme} 得逞), jiù (then 就) dàilái (dài·lái brings · {to come} 带来 帶來) sǐwáng (dying → [death] 死亡).

📖 📄 📘 … 17 Gè yàng měishàn de (’s 的) ēncì, gè yàng wánměi de (’s 的) shǎngcì, dōu shì (are 是) cóng shàngtou lái de (’s 的), shì (are 是) cóng tiānshàng zhòngguāng zhī Fù nàli jiàng xialai de (’s 的). Zài tā (him 他) zhīxià jué méiyǒu biànhuà yídòng de (’s 的) yǐngzi. …

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📖 📄 📘 … 23 Yīnwei tīngjian shénshèng huàyǔ què bù (not 不) shíjiàn de (’s 的), jiù xiàng yí (one 一) ge ([mw] 个 個/个) rén duìzhe jìngzi guānkàn zìjǐ tiānshēng de (’s 的) miànmào, 24 kànguo jiù zǒukāi, mǎshàng wàngle zìjǐ shì (is 是) nǎ yì (one 一) zhǒng rén. 25 Kěshì, rén rúguǒ zǐxì chákàn nà zìyóu de (’s 的) wánměi lǜfǎ, bìngqiě héngxīn zūnshǒu, bú (not 不) shì (is 是) suítīng‐suíwàng, ér shì (is 是) fùzhū‐shíxíng, jiù huì yīnwei shíjiàn chulai ér défú.

📖 📄 📘 26 Shéi yǐwéi zìjǐ zài chóngbài Shàngdì, què méiyǒu hǎohāor yuēshù zìjǐ de shétou (shé·tou tongue · {head → [suf]} → [tongue] 舌头 舌頭), jiùshì qīpiàn zìjǐ de xīn, tā de chóngbài jiù (then 就) háowú (háo·wú {(even) a fine hair (of)} · {is not having} → [is not having even a little] 毫无 毫無) jiàzhí le. 27 Zài (in 在) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · {Emperor’s → [God’s]} → [God’s] 上帝) wǒmen de ((wǒ·men us · [pl] 我们 我們) (de ’s 的) → [our]) Fùqin (Fù·qin Father · Relative’s 父亲 父親) kànlai (kàn·lai {looking at} · {coming to be} → [considering] 看来 看來), jiéjìng (clean 洁净 潔凈/淨) ér (and 而) méiyǒu (méi·yǒu not · having 没有 沒有) wūhuì (wū·huì {being filthy} · {being dirty} 污秽 污/汙穢) de (’s 的) chóngbài (worshipping 崇拜)*, jiùshì (jiù·shì exactly · is 就是) yào ({(one) must} 要) guānxīn (guān·xīn {close → [concern]} · heart (with) → [care for] 关心 關心) zhàogu ({look after} 照顾 照顧) huànnàn (huàn·nàn trouble · calamity → [tribulation] 患难 患難) zhōng ({in the midst of} 中) de (’s 的) gū’ér (gū’·ér {(by) myself → [orphaned]} · children → [orphans] 孤儿 孤兒) guǎfu (guǎ·fu {impoverished → [widowed]} · women → [widows] 寡妇 寡婦), bìngqiě (bìng·qiě {side by side with (that)} · also 并且 並且) bú (not 不) ràng (allow 让 讓) zìjǐ (self 自己) bèi ([passive signifier] → [by] 被) shìsú (shì·sú {generation → [world]} · {secular (world)} 世俗) diànwū (diàn·wū {(with) blemishes} · {to be defiled} 玷污 玷污/汙).