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James 1 according to Papyrus 23

10 and the rich, in that he is made humble, because like the flower in the grass, he will pass away. 11 For the sun arises with the scorching wind and withers the grass, and the flower in it falls, and the beauty of its appearance perishes. So the rich man will also fade away in his pursuits.

12 Blessed is a person[1] who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord He promised to those who love him.

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15 Then the lust, when it has conceived, bears sin. The sin, when it is full grown, produces death. 16 Don’t be deceived, my beloved brothers. 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow. 18 Of his own will he gave birth to us by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.



[1] The World English Bible has translated the Greek word “aner” as “a person.” It is more literally “a man.” The World English Bible is not usually a gender-neutral translation, but this is an exception.

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•      The translation to the left is based on the World English Bible. Words in regular black font are words in the manuscript matching the Majority Text for that passage.

•      Words in italics cannot be seen in the manuscript, since the manuscript is fragmentary. These words are supplied for readability by the World English Bible translation.

•      Words present in the manuscript but with some letters unreadable or missing are in blue like this: blue. One Greek word often is translated into multiple English words, and when this occurs, all the English words are in blue.

•      Words present in the manuscript but with spelling or trivial word order differences that do not affect the meaning are in green like this: green.

•      If the manuscript is different from the Majority Text, words in the Majority Text that are missing from the text of the manuscript are marked through in red like this: strike-through.If the manuscript differs from the Majority Text yet matches another well-known text, this is noted in the footnotes.

•      If the manuscript is different from the Majority Text, words in the manuscript that are not in the Majority Text are underlined in red like this: new words.If the manuscript differs from the Majority Text yet matches another well-known text, this is noted in the footnotes.