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James 1:13-27

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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