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New Living Translation (NLT)

James 1
⁶ But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind.
⁷ Such people should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.
⁸ Their loyalty is divided between God and the world, and they are unstable in everything they do.
⁹ Believers who are poor have something to boast about, for God has honored them.
¹⁰ And those who are rich should boast that God has humbled them. They will fade away like a little flower in the field.
¹¹ The hot sun rises and the grass withers; the little flower droops and falls, and its beauty fades away. In the same way, the rich will fade away with all of their achievements.
¹² God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.
¹³ And remember, when you are being tempted, do not say, “God is tempting me.” God is never tempted to do wrong, and he never tempts anyone else.
¹⁴ Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away.
¹⁵ These desires give birth to sinful actions. And when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to death.
¹⁶ So don’t be misled, my dear brothers and sisters.