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James 1

1JamesἸάκωβοςIakōbosG2385,aservantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316andoftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,tothetwelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427tribesG5443whichareoftheDispersionδιασπορᾷdiasporaG1290,greetingχαίρειν.¶chaireinG5463.

2CountitalljoyχαρὰνcharanG5479,mybrethren,whenὅτανhotanG3752ye fall intomanifoldtemptations;

3knowingγινώσκοντεςginōskontesG1097thattheprovingofyourfaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102workethpatience.

4AndletpatiencehaveitsperfectτέλειονteleionG5046workἔργονergonG2041,thatyemaybeἦτεēteG1510perfectτέλειοιteleioiG5046andentire,lackingλειπόμενοι.leipomenoiG3007innothingμηδενὶmēdeniG3367.

5Butifanyofyoulackethwisdomσοφίας,sophiasG4678, lethimaskαἰτείτωaiteitōG154ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,whogivethtoallliberallyandupbraidethnot;anditshallbegivenG1325him.

6ButlethimaskαἰτείτωaiteitōG154infaithπίστειpisteiG4102,nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367doubtingG1252:forhethatdoubtethislikethesurgeoftheseaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281drivenbythewindandtossed.

7ForletnotthatmanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444thinkthatheshallreceiveλήμψεταίlēmpsetaiG2983anythingτιtiG5100oftheLordκυρίου·kuriouG2962;

8adoublemindedmanἀνὴρanērG435,unstableinallhiswaysὁδοῖςhodoisG3598.

9ButletthebrotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80oflow degreegloryinhishighG5311estate:

10andtherichπλούσιοςplousiosG4145,inthatheismade low:becauseastheflowerἄνθοςanthosG438ofthegrassχόρτουchortouG5528heshallpassπαρελεύσεται.pareleusetaiG3928awayG3928.

11ForthesunἥλιοςhēliosG2246arisethwiththescorchingwind,andwithereththegrassχόρτονchortonG5528;andtheflowerἄνθοςanthosG438thereof falleth,andthegraceofthefashionofitperisheth:soalsoG2532shalltherichπλούσιοςplousiosG4145manG4145fadeawayG3583inhisgoings.

12BlessedisthemanἀνὴρanērG435thatendurethtemptationG3986;forwhenG1096hehathbeenapproved,heshallreceiveλήμψεταιlēmpsetaiG2983thecrownστέφανονstephanonG4735oflifeζωῆςzōēsG2222,whichtheLordpromisedG1861tothemthatloveG25him.

13LetnomansayλεγέτωlegetōG3004whenheisG1510temptedG3985,IamG1510temptedG3985ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316;forGodθεὸςtheosG2316cannotbeG1510temptedG3985withevilκακῶν,kakōnG2556,andhehimselftemptethnoman:

14buteachmanἕκαστοςhekastosG1538istemptedπειράζεταιpeirazetaiG3985,whenheisdrawnawaybyhisownἰδίαςidiasG2398lustG1939,andenticed.

15ThenG1161thelustG1939,whenithathconceived, bearethsinἁμαρτίαν,hamartianG266:andthesinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266,whenitisfullgrown, bringethforthἀποκύειapokueiG616deathθάνατον.¶thanatonG2288.

16BenotdeceivedG4105,mybelovedἀγαπητοί·agapētoiG27brethren.

17EverygoodἀγαθὴagathēG18giftδώρημαdōrēmaG1434andeveryperfectτέλειονteleionG5046giftG1434isG1510fromabove,comingG2597downκαταβαῖνονkatabainonG2597fromtheFatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962oflightsφώτωνphōtōnG5457,withwhomcanbeG1510novariation,neithershadowthatisG1510castbyturning.

18OfhisownwillhebroughtusforthἀπεκύησενapekuēsenG616bythewordλόγῳlogōG3056oftruthἀληθείας,alētheiasG225,thatweshouldbeG1510akindoffirstfruitsofhiscreaturesG2938.

19Yeknowthis,mybelovedἀγαπητοί·agapētoiG27brethren.ButleteverymanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444beἔστωestōG1510swifttohearἀκοῦσαι,akousaiG191,slowβραδὺςbradusG1021tospeakλαλῆσαι,lalēsaiG2980,slowβραδὺςbradusG1021towrathG3709:

20forthewrathG3709ofmanἀνδρὸςandrosG435workethnottherighteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316.

21WhereforeputtingἀποθέμενοιapothemenoiG659awayallfilthinessandoverflowingofwickednessκακίαςkakiasG2549,receiveδέξασθεdexastheG1209withmeeknesstheimplantedwordλόγονlogonG3056,whichisableδυνάμενονdunamenonG1410tosaveσῶσαιsōsaiG4982yoursoulsψυχὰςpsuchasG5590.

22ButbeyedoersποιηταὶpoiētaiG4163ofthewordλόγουlogouG3056,andnothearersἀκροαταὶakroataiG202onlyG3440, deludingyourownG1438selves.

23ForifanyoneG5100isG1510ahearerἀκροατὴςakroatēsG202ofthewordλόγουlogouG3056andnotadoerποιητής,poiētēsG4163,heisG1510likeuntoamanἀνδρὶandriG435beholdinghisnaturalfaceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383inamirror:

24forhebeholdethhimself,andgoethawayἀπελήλυθενapelēluthenG565,andstraightway forgettethwhatmannerofmanhewasG1510.

25ButhethatlookethintotheperfectτέλειονteleionG5046lawνόμονnomonG3551,thelawG3551ofliberty,andsocontinueth,beingG1510notahearerἀκροατὴςakroatēsG202thatforgettethbutadoerποιητὴςpoiētēsG4163thatworketh,thismanG3778shallbeἔσται.¶estaiG1510blessedinhisdoing.

26IfanymanG3778thinkethhimselftobeG1510religious,whilehebridlethnothistongueγλῶσσανglōssanG1100butdeceivethhisheartκαρδίανkardianG2588,thisman’sreligionθρησκεία.thrēskeiaG2356isG1510vain.

27PureκαθαρὰkatharaG2513religionθρησκείαthrēskeiaG2356andundefiledἀμίαντοςamiantosG283beforeourGodθεῷtheōG2316andFatherπατρὶpatriG3962isG1510this,tovisitἐπισκέπτεσθαιepiskeptesthaiG1980thefatherlessandwidowsχήραςchērasG5503intheirafflictionG2347,andtokeepτηρεῖνtēreinG5083oneselfunspottedfromtheworldκόσμου.¶kosmouG2889.

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