1:1 [] IakwboV, douloV tou Qeou kai tou Kuriou Ihsou Cristou, proV taV dwdeka fulaV taV diesparmenaV, cairein.

1:2 [] Pasan caran nomisate, adelfoi mou, otan peripeshte eiV diaforouV peirasmouV,

1:3 gnwrizonteV oti h dokimasia thV pistewV saV ergazetai upomonhn.

1:4 H de upomonh aV ech ergon teleion, dia na hsqe teleioi kai oloklhroi, mh onteV eiV mhden ellipeiV.

1:5 Ean de tiV apo saV hnai elliphV sofiaV, aV zhth para tou Qeou tou didontoV eiV pantaV plousiwV kai mh oneidizontoV, kai qelei doqh eiV auton.

1:6 AV zhth omwV meta pistewV, cwriV na distazh pantelwV× dioti o distazwn omoiazei me kuma qalasshV kinoumenon upo anemwn kai suntarattomenon.

1:7 Dioti aV mh nomizh o anqrwpoV ekeinoV oti qelei labei ti para tou Kuriou.

1:8 AnqrwpoV dignwmoV einai akatastatoV en pasaiV taiV odoiV autou.

1:9 AV kaucatai de o adelfoV o tapeinoV eiV to uyoV autou,

1:10 o de plousioV eiV thn tapeinwsin autou, epeidh wV anqoV cortou qelei parelqei.

1:11 Dioti aneteilen o hlioV me ton kauswna kai exhrane ton corton, kai to anqoV autou exepese, kai to kalloV tou proswpou autou hfanisqh× outw kai o plousioV qelei maranqh en taiV odoiV autou.

1:12 MakarioV o anqrwpoV, ostiV upomenei peirasmon× dioti afou dokimasqh, qelei labei ton stefanon thV zwhV, ton opoion upesceqh o KurioV eiV touV agapwntaV auton.

1:13 [] MhdeiV peirazomenoV aV legh oti apo tou Qeou peirazomai× dioti o QeoV einai apeirastoV kakwn kai autoV oudena peirazei.

1:14 Peirazetai de ekastoV upo thV idiaV autou epiqumiaV, parasuromenoV kai deleazomenoV.

1:15 Epeita h epiqumia afou sullabh, genna thn amartian, h de amartia ektelesqeisa genna ton qanaton.

1:16 Mh planasqe, adelfoi mou agaphtoi.

1:17 Pasa dosiV agaqh kai pan dwrhma teleion einai anwqen katabainon apo tou PatroV twn fwtwn, eiV ton opoion den uparcei alloiwsiV h skia metabolhV.

1:18 Ex idiaV autou qelhsewV egennhsen hmaV dia tou logou thV alhqeiaV, dia na hmeqa hmeiV aparch tiV twn ktismatwn autou.

1:19 [] Loipon, adelfoi mou agaphtoi, aV einai paV anqrwpoV tacuV eiV to na akouh, braduV eiV to na lalh, braduV eiV orghn×

1:20 dioti h orgh tou anqrwpou den ergazetai thn dikaiosunhn tou Qeou.

1:21 Dia touto aporriyanteV pasan ruparian kai perisseian kakiaV decqhte meta praothtoV ton emfuteuqenta logon ton dunamenon na swsh taV yucaV saV.

1:22 Ginesqe de ektelestai tou logou kai mh monon akroatai, apatwnteV eautouV.

1:23 Dioti ean tiV hnai akroathV tou logou kai ouci ektelesthV, outoV omoiazei me anqrwpon, ostiV qewrei to fusikon autou proswpon en katoptrw×

1:24 dioti eqewrhsen eauton kai anecwrhse, kai euquV elhsmonhsen opoioV hto.

1:25 OstiV omwV egkuyh eiV ton teleion nomon thV eleuqeriaV kai epimeinh eiV auton, outoV genomenoV ouci akroathV epilhsmwn, all' ektelesthV ergou, outoV qelei eisqai makarioV eiV thn ektelesin autou.

1:26 Ean tiV metaxu saV nomizh oti einai qrhskoV, kai den calinonh thn glwssan autou all' apata thn kardian autou, toutou h qrhskeia einai mataia.