like a lame man, but rather be healed.

Pursue peace toward all men, and sanctification; without which no man shall see the LORD.

And take heed lest any man neglect the grace of God, lest a “bitter root grow up, and cause mischief, and many be defiled by it;

Lest any man be a fornicator, or an ungodly man, as Esau, which sold his firstborn for meat.

But know that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he is rejected; For he found no room for repentance, though he sought it with tears.

For ye are not come unto the mountain that was touched, and burned with fire, nor unto darkness and gloom and tempest.

Nor to the sound of the trumpet, nor to the voice of the words, “Which they refused to hear, that the word should not be spoken unto them.

For they could not bear what was said. And if any beast touched the mountain, it should be stoned, or shot with a projectile.

And so the vision was terrible, that Moses said: I am afraid and tremble), 22. But ye are come unto mount Zion, and to the city of the living God, to the heavenly Jerusalem, and to the multitude of many thousands of angels.

And to the congregation of the firstborn who are written in heaven, and to GOD, the Judge of all, and to the spirits of the perfect righteous.

And to the mediator of the new testament, JESUS, and to the blood of sprinkling, which speaketh better than Abel.

Take heed that ye refuse not him which speaketh. For they that refused him when he spake on earth fled not; much less we, if we refuse him that speaketh from heaven, 26. Which voice at that time moved the earth. But now he hath promised, saying, Once more I will not only move the earth, but also heaven.

But such “once more” signifieth that the movable shall be changed, as that which is made, that there may remain the immovable.

Therefore, because we receive an immovable kingdom, we have grace, by which we ought to serve God, to please him with discipline and fear.

For our God is a consuming fire.
(Hebrews)
Chapter 13
Exhortation to Christian walk and pure doctrine.

Stand firm in brotherly love!

Forget not to be hospitable: for by this some have entertained angels without their knowledge.

Remember them that are bound with you, and them which are afflicted, even as ye also which are in the body.

Marriage shall be kept honest among all, and the marriage bed undefiled: but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

Let your walk be without covetousness; and be content with that which is. For he hath said, I will not leave thee, nor forsake thee,

So that we may say, The LORD is my helper, and will not fear me: what shall any man do unto me?

Remember your teachers, which have told you the word of God, whose end look ye on, and follow their faith.

Jesus Christ yesterday and today, and the same forever.

Be not carried away with divers and strange doctrines: for it is a precious thing that the heart should be established; which is by grace, and not by meat; of which they that handle it profit nothing.

We have an altar, whereof they have no power to eat that keep the tabernacle.

For every beast whose blood is borne by the high priest into the holy place for sin, his body shall be burned without the camp.

Wherefore also Jesus, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.

Let us go forth therefore unto him out of the camp, and bear his reproach.

For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come.

Through him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to GOD always, that is, the fruit of the lips which confess his name.

To do good and to communicate forget not: for such sacrifices please God.

Obey your teachers, and follow them: for they watch over your souls, as they that should give an account of them; that they may do it with joy, and not with sighing: for that is not good for you.

Pray for us. Our consolation is that we may have a good conscience, and be diligent to do good in all.

But I exhort you abundantly to do these things, that I may come unto you again most surely.

But God of peace, who hath brought forth from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep by the blood of the everlasting testament, our Lord Jesus,

Who hath made you perfect in every good work to do his will, and hath wrought in you that which is acceptable in his sight, through Jesus Christ: to whom be glory for ever and ever.
Amen.

But I exhort you, brethren, take heed to the word of exhortation: for I have written unto you briefly.

Know ye that the brother Timotheus is again single, with whom, if he come quickly, I will see you.

Greet all your teachers and all the saints. The brothers from Italy greet you.

May grace be with you all! Amen.
Written from Italy by Timothy.
Text of the unrevised Luther Bible 1545:
DeepL English Translation
[Processed by BackToLuther. German text published here.]
The Letter of James ^
Chapter 1
Of patience in the cross and suffering.

James, a servant of GOD, and of the LORD JEsu Christ, to the twelve generations which are to and fro: Rejoice ye first.

My brethren, count it joy when ye fall into many temptations, 3. And know that your faith, if it be righteous, worketh patience.

But patience shall stand firm unto the end, that ye may be perfect and entire, and not lacking.

But if any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to every man understandingly, and putteth it on none: and it shall be given him.

But pray in faith, doubting not: for he that doubteth is like unto the wave of the sea, which is tossed and waved with the wind.

Such a man thinketh not that he shall receive any thing of the LORD.

A doubter is fickle in all his ways.

But let a brother that is lowly glory in his high estate,

And let him that is rich glory in his lowliness: for as a flower of grass he shall perish.

The sun riseth with the heat, and the grass withereth, and the flower falleth, and his fair form is spoiled: so shall the rich man wither in his substance.

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for after he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which God hath promised to them that love him.

Let no man say, when he is tempted, that he is tempted of God: for God is not a tempter of evil; he tempteth no man:

But every man is tempted when he is provoked and enticed of his own lusts.

After that, when lust hath conceived, it begetteth sin: but sin, when it is finished, beareth death.
(Epistle on the fourth Sunday after Easter, Cantate.)

Be not deceived, brethren.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, even from the Father of lights, with whom is no variation, nor change of light and darkness.

He begat us according to his will by the word of truth, that we should be the firstfruits of his creatures.

Wherefore, brethren, let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to wrath; 20. For the wrath of man does not do what is right in the sight of God.

Therefore put away all filthiness and all wickedness, and receive with meekness the word which is planted in you, which is able to save your souls].
(Epistle on the fifth Sunday after Easter, Rogate or Vocem Jucunditatis.) 22. But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, that ye may deceive yourselves.

For if any man be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like a man beholding his bodily face in a mirror;

For after he hath looked, he departeth from that hour, and forgetteth how he was fashioned.

But he that looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, and is not a forgetful hearer, but a doer, the same shall be blessed in his deed.

But if any man among you think that he serveeth God, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his heart, his service is vain.

a pure and undefiled service before GOD the Father is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world].
(James)
Chapter 2
Of the prestige of the person and hypocrisy.

Brethren, think not that faith in Jesus Christ our Lord of glory suffereth any respect of person.

For if there come into your assembly a man with a ring of gold, and with a glorious garment; but there come also a poor man with an unclean garment,

And ye saw him that bare the glorious robe, and said unto him, Sit thou here in the best, and say unto the poor man: Stand thou there, or sit thou here at my feet, 4. And consider not rightly, but become judges, and make evil difference.

Listen, my dear brothers! Does not God have the poor in this world who are rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He has promised to those who love Him?

But ye have done dishonour to the poor. Are not the rich the ones who do violence to you and drag you into court?

Do they not blaspheme the good name whereof ye are called?

If ye perfect the royal law according to the scripture: Love thy neighbour as thyself, and ye shall do well.

But if ye look on the person, ye sin, and are punished of the law as transgressors.

For if any man keep the whole