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James 2:14-26

14Whatdothitprofitὄφελος,ophelosG3786,mybrethren,ifamansayλέγῃlegēG3004hehathfaithπίστινpistinG4102,buthavenotworksἔργαergaG2041?canthatfaithπίστιςpistisG4102saveσῶσαιsōsaiG4982him?

15IfabrotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80orsisterἀδελφὴadelphēG79benakedG1131andinlackλειπόμενοιleipomenoiG3007ofdailyfoodτροφῆς,trophēsG5160,

16andoneG5100ofyousayG3004untothem,GoὑπάγετεhupageteG5217inpeaceεἰρήνῃ,eirēnēG1515,beyewarmedG2328andfilledχορτάζεσθε,chortazestheG5526;andyetyegiveδῶτεdōteG1325themnotthethingsneedfultothebodyσώματος,sōmatosG4983;whatdothitprofitὄφελος;ophelosG3786?

17EvenG2532sofaithπίστις,pistisG4102,ifithavenotworksἔργα,ergaG2041,isG1510deadνεκράnekraG3498initself.

18Yea,amanwillsayG3004, Thou hastfaithπίστινpistinG4102,andIhaveworksἔργαergaG2041:showδεῖξόνdeixonG1166methyfaithπίστινpistinG4102apartG5565fromthyworksἔργωνergōnG2041,andIbymyworksἔργωνergōnG2041willshowδείξωdeixōG1166theemyfaithπίστινpistinG4102.

19Thou believestthatGodθεός·theosG2316isG1510oneεἷςheisG1520; thou doestwellκαλῶςkalōsG2573:thedemonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140alsoG2532believeG4100,andshudder.

20Butwilt thouknowγνῶναι,gnōnaiG1097,OvainG2756manἄνθρωπεanthrōpeG444,thatfaithπίστιςpistisG4102apartχωρὶςchōrisG5565fromworksἔργωνergōnG2041isG1510barren?

21WasnotAbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11ourfatherπατὴρpatērG3962justifiedG1344byworksἔργωνergōnG2041,inthatheofferedἀνενέγκαςanenegkasG399upIsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464hissonυἱὸνhuionG5207uponthealtarθυσιαστήριον;thusiastērionG2379?

22Thou seestthatfaithπίστιςpistisG4102wroughtwithhisworksἔργοιςergoisG2041,andbyworksἔργωνergōnG2041wasfaithπίστιςpistisG4102madeG5048perfectἐτελειώθη;eteleiōthēG5048;

23andthescriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124wasfulfilledwhichsaith,AndAbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11believedG4100GodθεῷtheōG2316,anditwasreckonedG3049untohimforrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343;andhewascalledἐκλήθη.eklēthēG2564thefriendφίλοςphilosG5384ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316.

24YeseeὁρᾶτεhorateG3708thatbyworksἔργωνergōnG2041amanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444isjustifiedG1344,andnotonlyG3440byfaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102.

25AndinlikemannerwasnotalsoG2532RahabῬαὰβRhaabG4460theharlotjustifiedG1344byworksἔργωνergōnG2041,inthatshereceivedthemessengersἀγγέλουςangelousG32,andsentG1544themoutanotherwayὁδῷhodōG3598?

26ForasthebodyσῶμαsōmaG4983apartχωρὶςchōrisG5565fromthespiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151isG1510deadνεκρόνnekronG3498,evenG2532sofaithπίστιςpistisG4102apartχωρὶςchōrisG5565fromworksἔργωνergōnG2041isG1510deadνεκράnekraG3498.

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