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James KJV

New Testament · 5 chapters · 108 verses · about 12 minutes to read

The most practical letter in the New Testament — trials, the tongue, favouritism, money, patience, and prayer. James insists that faith without works is dead.

Author: James, the Lord's brotherTraditionally dated about AD 48Theme: faith that works

Chapters

Outline of James

Key verses

James 1:2-3

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.

James 1:5

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

James 2:17

Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.

Well-known verses in James

James 2:23

And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.

James 5:16

Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

James 4:7

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

James 1:27

Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

James 1:19-20

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.

James 4:8

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

James 3:14

But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

James 1:17

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

James 4:13-15

Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.

James 1:5

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

How long James is

Chapters: 5Verses: 108Words: about 2,304Read in: about 12 minutesLongest chapter: James 1 (27 verses)

James is the 59th book of the Bible and the 20th of the New Testament, between Hebrews and 1 Peter. Compare all 66 books →

Common questions

Who wrote the book of James?

James, the Lord's brother.

When was James written?

It is traditionally dated about AD 48.

What is the book of James about?

The most practical letter in the New Testament — trials, the tongue, favouritism, money, patience, and prayer. James insists that faith without works is dead.

How long is James?

James has 5 chapters and 108 verses in the King James Version — about 2,304 words.

How long does it take to read James?

about 12 minutes at an ordinary reading pace of about 200 words a minute.

How many chapters are in James?

5.

How many verses are in James?

108.

What is the longest chapter in James?

James 1, with 27 verses. The shortest is James 4, with 17.

Where is James in the Bible?

James is the 59th book of the Bible and the 20th of the New Testament, between Hebrews and 1 Peter.

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