KJV:
Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.
NASB:
that there be no immoral or godless person like Esau, who sold his own birthright for a single meal.
KJV:
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
NASB:
Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.
KJV:
And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool:
NASB:
and you pay special attention to the one who is wearing the fine clothes, and say, "You sit here in a good place," and you say to the poor man, "You stand over there, or sit down by my footstool,"
KJV:
If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
NASB:
If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food,
KJV:
Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.
NASB:
Can a fig tree, my brethren, produce olives, or a vine produce figs? Nor can salt water produce fresh.
KJV:
Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
NASB:
Or do you think that the Scripture speaks to no purpose: "He jealously desires the Spirit which He has made to dwell in us"?
KJV:
Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
NASB:
Do not speak against one another, brethren. He who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law; but if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge of it.
KJV:
Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:
NASB:
Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, and spend a year there and engage in business and make a profit."
KJV:
For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
NASB:
Instead, you ought to say, "If the Lord wills, we will live and also do this or that."
KJV:
Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.
NASB:
seeking to know what person or time the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating as He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.