Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

James 3:13

There are 2 footnotes for this reference.

Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume 8, page 619, footnote 4 (Image)

Twelve Patriarchs, Excerpts and Epistles, The Clementina, Apocryphal Gospels and Acts, Syriac Documents

The Decretals. (HTML)

The Epistle of Pope Urban First. (HTML)

Preface. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 2766 (In-Text, Margin)

It becomes all Christians, most dearly beloved, to imitate Him whose name they have received. “What doth it profit, my brethren,” says the Apostle James, “though a man say he hath faith, and have not works?” “My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that ye receive (sumitis) the greater condemnation; for in many things we offend all.” “Let him who is a wise man, and endued with knowledge among you, show out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.”[James 3:13]

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 1, Volume 5, page 126, footnote 6 (Image)

Augustine: Anti-Pelagian Writings

A Treatise on Nature and Grace. (HTML)

Explanation of This Text Continued. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 1166 (In-Text, Margin)

... Let him show out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. For where there is envying and strife, there is confusion and every evil work. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.”[James 3:13-17] This is the wisdom which tames the tongue; it descends from above, and springs from no human heart. Will any one, then, dare to divorce it from the grace of God, and with most arrogant vanity place it in the power of man? Why should I pray to God ...