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But he must ask in faith without doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed around by the wind.

But the rich person's pride should be in his humiliation, because he will pass away like a wildflower in the meadow.

But each one is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desires.

But be sure you live out the message and do not merely listen to it and so deceive yourselves.

But the one who peers into the perfect law of liberty and fixes his attention there, and does not become a forgetful listener but one who lives it out—he will be blessed in what he does.

But you have dishonored the poor! Are not the rich oppressing you and dragging you into the courts?

But if you fulfill the royal law as expressed in this scripture, " You shall love your neighbor as yourself ," you are doing well.

But if you show prejudice, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as violators.

For the one who obeys the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it.

For he who said, " Do not commit adultery ," also said, " Do not murder ." Now if you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a violator of the law.

For judgment is merciless for the one who has shown no mercy. But mercy triumphs over judgment.

What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but does not have works? Can this kind of faith save him?

and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, keep warm and eat well," but you do not give them what the body needs, what good is it?

But someone will say, "You have faith and I have works." Show me your faith without works and I will show you faith by my works.

But would you like evidence, you empty fellow, that faith without works is useless?

But no human being can subdue the tongue; it is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

But if you have bitter jealousy and selfishness in your hearts, do not boast and tell lies against the truth.

Such wisdom does not come from above but is earthly, natural, demonic.

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and not hypocritical.

But he gives greater grace. Therefore it says, " God opposes the proud , but he gives grace to the humble ."