References to the Sermon on the Mount within the Epistle of St. James
| Letter of St. James | Jesus' Sermon on the Mount from the Gospel of Matthew | Context |
| 1:2 | 5:12 | Rejoice in persecution for the sake of the Kingdom |
| 1:4 | 5:16; 5:48 | Good works glorify God and complete and perfect us |
| 1:5 | 7:7 | Asking God for what is good |
| 1:2, 12-15 | 6:13 | Asking God for what is good |
| 1:17 | 7:11 | All that is good comes from God |
| 1:19-20 | 5:22 | God's justice is never served by anger |
| 1:22-23 | 7:24-27 | Listen to the words of God and put them into practice |
| 1:25-27 | 7:21-23 | One must be a doer of the word |
| 2:5 | 5:3 | The "poor in spirit" (those who deny self-sufficiency and admit they need God) are heirs to the kingdom of heaven |
| 2:10 | 5:19 | Believers must keep all of the commandments; to break one is to break all |
| 2:11 | 5:21-22, 27 | The commandment against murder and adultery |
| 2:13 | 5:7; 6:14-15 | The merciful will be shown mercy; the unmerciful will be shown no mercy |
| 2:14-26 | 6:1-3; 7:21-23 | Give freely to those in need; faith without action is dead and worthless faith |
| 3:12 | 7:16-20 | The fruit a tree produces represents what kind of tree it is as the works a person produces represents the faith of that person |
| 3:18 | 5:9 | Blessing of peacemakers |
| 4:2-3 | 7:7-8 | God grants the prayers that are petitions of good intent |
| 4:4 | 6:24 | One cannot serve both God and the world |
| 4:8 | 5:8 | To please God one must have a pure heart |
| 4:9 | 5:4 | Those who mourn |
| 4:11-12 | 7:1-5 | Warning against being judgmental |
| 4:13-14 | 6:34 | Tomorrow is uncertain; it is in God's hands |
| 5:1-6 | 6:19-21 | Curse of the selfish rich |
| 5:9 | 5:22; 7:1 | God is the judge |
| 5:10 | 5:10-12 | Blessing for those who endure persecution |
| 5:10 | 5:12 | The prophets: our example of suffering and perseverance |
| 5:12 | 5:33-37 | Avoid making an oath (vow) unless you can faithfully keep it - do not swear by heaven or by earth. You will be judged on the fulfillment of your oaths. |
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