James 1:16 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)16 [So], do not be deceived, my dearly loved brothers. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 176916 Do not err, my beloved brethren. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition16 Do not be misled, my beloved brethren. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)16 Be not deceived, my beloved brethren. See the chapterCommon English Bible16 Don’t be misled, my dear brothers and sisters. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version16 And so, do not choose to go astray, my most beloved brothers. See the chapter |
So then, my dear ones, just as you people were always obedient [to my teaching] when I was there with you, so now, in my absence [also], be [obedient] all the more. [Continue to] complete your own salvation [i.e., by living faithfully to the end. See Rom. 13:11] with fear and trembling [i.e., with a reverent and submissive spirit],
Or, do you not know that evil people will not possess God’s kingdom? Do not be misled: neither will sexually immoral people, nor idolaters, nor those who are sexually unfaithful to their mates, nor homosexual perverts. [Note: The Greek uses two words here, denoting both the passive and active partners in male homosexual acts].