“James does not remove the power to do good, but he shows that it is not just a matter of one's own will. To do good as we ought, we need the grace of God.”
John Chrysostom, 5th c. — CATENA
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17Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
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15For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
16But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.