I. Greeting (1:1)
II. Trials, Perseverance, Wisdom And Faith (1:2-8)
A. Trials (1:2-4).
B. Perseverance (1:4).
C. Wisdom (1:5).
D. Prayer (1:5).
E. Faith (1:6-8).
III. Riches, Temptation And The New Birth (1:9-18)
C. Riches (1:9-11).
D. Trials (1:12).
E. Temptations (1:13-15).
F. The new birth (1:16-18).
IV. The Tongue, The Word And Pure Religion (1:19-27)
C. Watch your tongue (1:19-21).
D. Be doers of the word (1:21-25).
E. Pure religion (1:26-27).
V. Partiality (2:1-13)
A. The command (2:1).
B. The conduct (2:2-3).
C. The consequences (2:4-13).
VI. Faith And Works (2:14-26)
A. The inquiry (2:14).
B. The illustration (2:15-17).
C. The indoctrination (2:18-26).
VII.The Tongue (3:1-12)
A. Its bridling (3:1-4).
B. Its boasting (3:5-12).
VIII.Two Kinds Of Wisdom (3:13-18)
A. The wisdom from below (3:13-16).
B. The wisdom from above (3:17-18).
IX. Worldliness (4:1-17)
A. Its cause (4:1-2).
B. Its consequences (4:3-6).
C. Its cure (4:7-10).
D. Its characteristics (4:11-17).
X. Riches, Patience, The Tongue, Prayer And Evangelism (5:1-20)
A. The rich (5:1-6).
B. Patience under suffering (5:7-11).
C. The tongue (5:12).
D. Prayer (5:13-18).
E. The conversion of the erring (5:19-20).
