Berean Standard Bible

James 1

(Jude 1:1–2)

1JamesἸάκωβοςIakōbosG2385,a servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401of GodθεοῦtheouG2316andκαὶkaiG2532of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,To theταῖςtaisG3588twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427tribesφυλαῖςphulaisG5443ταῖςtaisG3588ofἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588DispersionδιασπορᾷdiasporaG1290:Greetingsχαίρειν.¶chaireinG5463.

Rejoicing in Trials

(Philippians 1:12–20)

2Considerἡγήσασθε,hēgēsastheG2233itpureΠᾶσανPasanG3956joyχαρὰνcharanG5479,myG1473brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,whenὅτανhotanG3752you encounterπεριπέσητεperipesēteG4045trialsπειρασμοῖςpeirasmoisG3986of many kindsποικίλοις,poikiloisG4164,

3because you knowγινώσκοντεςginōskontesG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754theτὸtoG3588testingδοκίμιονdokimionG1383of yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τῆςtēsG3588faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102developsκατεργάζεταιkatergazetaiG2716perseveranceὑπομονήν·hupomonēnG5281.

4δὲdeG1161Allowἐχέτω,echetōG2192ἡhēG3588perseveranceὑπομονὴhupomonēG5281to finishτέλειονteleionG5046itsworkἔργονergonG2041,so thatἵναinaG2443you may beἦτεēteG1510matureτέλειοιteleioiG5046andκαὶkaiG2532completeὁλόκληροιholoklēroiG3648, notlackingλειπόμενοι.leipomenoiG3007ἐνenG1722anythingμηδενὶmēdeniG3367.

5NowδέdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487anyτιςtisG5100of youὑμῶνhumōnG4771lacksλείπεταιleipetaiG3007wisdomσοφίας,sophiasG4678,he should askαἰτείτω παρὰaiteitō paraG154 G3844GodθεοῦtheouG2316,whoτοῦtouG3588givesδιδόντοςdidontosG1325generouslyἁπλῶςhaplōsG574to allπᾶσινpasinG3956καὶkaiG2532withoutμὴmēG3361finding faultὀνειδίζοντος,oneidizontosG3679,andκαὶkaiG2532it will be givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325to himαὐτῷ.autōG846.

6ButδὲdeG1161he must askαἰτείτωaiteitōG154inἐνenG1722faithπίστειpisteiG4102,withoutμηδὲνmēdenG3367doubtingδιακρινόμενος·diakrinomenosG1252,becauseγὰρgarG1063he whoὁhoG3588doubtsδιακρινόμενοςdiakrinomenosG1252is likeἔοικενeoikenG1503a waveκλύδωνιkludōniG2830of the seaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281,blownἀνεμιζομένῳanemizomenōG416andκαὶkaiG2532tossed by the windῥιπιζομένῳ.rhipizomenōG4494.

7γὰρgarG1063ThatἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565ὁhoG3588manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444should notμὴmēG3361expectοἰέσθωoiesthōG3633ὅτιhotiG3754to receiveλήμψεταίlēmpsetaiG2983anythingτιtiG5100fromπαρὰparaG3844theτοῦtouG3588Lordκυρίου·kuriouG2962.

8He isa double-mindedδίψυχοςdipsuchosG1374manἀνὴρanērG435,unstableἀκατάστατοςakatastatosG182inἐνenG1722allπάσαιςpasaisG3956hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846ταῖςtaisG3588waysὁδοῖςhodoisG3598.

9δὲdeG1161TheὁhoG3588brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80ὁhoG3588in humble circumstancesταπεινὸςtapeinosG5011should exultκαυχάσθωkauchasthōG2744inἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846τῷtōG3588high positionὕψειhupseiG5311.

10ButδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588one who isrichπλούσιοςplousiosG4145should exultinἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦautouG846τῇtēaG3588low positionταπεινώσειtapeinōseiG5014,becauseὅτιhotiG3754he will pass awayπαρελεύσεται.pareleusetaiG3928likeὡςhōsG5613a flowerἄνθοςanthosG438of the fieldχόρτουchortouG5528.

11ForγὰρgarG1063theὁhoG3588sunἥλιοςhēliosG2246risesἀνέτειλενaneteilenG393withσὺνsunG4862τῷtōG3588scorching heatκαύσωνιkausōniG2742andκαὶkaiG2532withersἐξήρανενexēranenG3583theτὸνtonG3588plantχόρτονchortonG5528καὶkaiG2532;itsαὐτοῦautouG846τὸtoG3588flowerἄνθοςanthosG438fallsἐξέπεσενexepesenG1601andκαὶkaiG2532itsἡhēG3588beautyεὐπρέπεια τοῦ προσώπου αὐτοῦeuprepeia tou prosōpou autouG2143 G846 G3588 G4383is lostἀπώλετο·apōletoG622.SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779tooκαὶkaiG2532,theὁhoG3588richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145manwill fade awayμαρανθήσεται.maranthēsetaiG3133in the midst ofἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦautouG846ταῖςtaisG3588pursuitsπορείαιςporeiaisG4197.

12BlessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107is themanἀνὴρanērG435whoὃςhosG3739perseveresὑπομένειhupomeneiG5278under trialπειρασμόν,peirasmonG3986,becauseὅτιhotiG3754when he hasγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096stood the testδόκιμοςdokimosG1384,he will receiveλήμψεταιlēmpsetaiG2983theτὸνtonG3588crownστέφανονstephanonG4735τῆςtēsG3588of lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222thatὃνhonG3739Godhas promisedἐπηγγείλατοepēngeilatoG1861to those whoτοῖςtoisG3588loveἀγαπῶσινagapōsinG25Himαὐτόν.¶autonG846.

Good and Perfect Gifts

13When temptedπειραζόμενοςpeirazomenosG3985,no oneΜηδεὶςMēdeisG3367should sayλεγέτωlegetōG3004ὅτιhotiG3754, “Godἀπὸ θεοῦapo theouG575 G2316is tempting meπειράζομαι·peirazomaiG3985.”ForγὰρgarG1063ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316cannot be temptedἀπείραστός ἐστινapeirastos estinG1510 G551by evilκακῶν,kakōnG2556, norδὲdeG1161does He temptπειράζει αὐτὸςpeirazei autosG846 G3985anyoneοὐδένα·oudenaG3762.

14ButδὲdeG1161each oneἕκαστοςhekastosG1538is temptedπειράζεταιpeirazetaiG3985whenbyὑπὸhupoG5259hisτῆςtēsG3588ownἰδίαςidiasG2398evil desiresἐπιθυμίαςepithumiasG1939he is lured awayἐξελκόμενοςexelkomenosG1828andκαὶkaiG2532enticedδελεαζόμενος·deleazomenosG1185.

15ThenεἶταeitaG1534ἡhēG3588afterdesireἐπιθυμίαepithumiaG1939has conceivedσυλλαβοῦσαsullabousaG4815,it gives birth toτίκτειtikteiG5088sinἁμαρτίαν,hamartianG266;andδὲdeG1161ἡhēG3588sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266,when it is full-grownἀποτελεσθεῖσαapotelestheisaG658,gives birth toἀποκύειapokueiG616deathθάνατον.¶thanatonG2288.

16Do notΜὴMēG3361be deceivedπλανᾶσθε,planastheG4105,myG1473belovedἀγαπητοί·agapētoiG27brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80.

17EveryπᾶσαpasaG3956goodδόσις ἀγαθὴdosis agathēG18 G1394andκαὶkaiG2532πᾶνpanG3956perfectτέλειονteleionG5046giftδώρημαdōrēmaG1434isἐστινestinG1510from aboveἄνωθένanōthenG509,coming downκαταβαῖνονkatabainonG2597fromἀπὸapoG575theτοῦtouG3588FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962τῶνtōnG3588of the heavenly lightsφώτωνphōtōnG5457,withπαρ᾽par᾽G3844whomᾧhōG3739there isἔνιeniG1762noοὐκoukG3756changeπαραλλαγὴparallagēG3883orἢēG2228shiftingτροπῆςtropēsG5157shadowἀποσκίασμα.aposkiasmaG644.

18He choseβουληθεὶςboulētheisG1014to give us birthἀπεκύησενapekuēsenG616 G1473through the wordλόγῳlogōG3056of truthἀληθείας,alētheiasG225,thatεἰςeisG1519weG1473τὸtoG3588would beG1510a kind ofτιναtinaG5100firstfruitsἀπαρχήνaparchēnG536of HisαὐτοῦautouG846τῶνtōnG3588creationκτισμάτων.¶ktismatōnG2938.

Hearing and Doing

19MyG1473belovedἀγαπητοί·agapētoiG27brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,understand thisG1492δὲdeG1161:Everyoneπᾶς ἄνθρωποςpas anthrōposG3956 G444should beἔστωestōG1510quickταχὺςtachusG5036toεἰςeisG1519τὸtoG3588listenἀκοῦσαι,akousaiG191,slowβραδὺςbradusG1021toεἰςeisG1519τὸtoG3588speakλαλῆσαι,lalēsaiG2980, andslowβραδὺςbradusG1021toεἰςeisG1519angerὀργήν.orgēnG3709,

20forγὰρgarG1063man’sἀνδρὸςandrosG435angerὀργὴorgēG3709does notοὐκoukG3756bring aboutG2038therighteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343that GodθεοῦtheouG2316desires.

21ThereforeδιὸdioG1352,get ridἀποθέμενοιapothemenoiG659of allπᾶσανpasanG3956moral filthῥυπαρίανrhuparianG4507andκαὶkaiG2532every expressionπερισσείανperisseianG4050of evilκακίαςkakiasG2549, andhumblyἐνenG1722 G4240acceptδέξασθεdexastheG1209theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056plantedἔμφυτονemphutonG1721in you,whichτὸνtonG3588canδυνάμενονdunamenonG1410saveσῶσαιsōsaiG4982yourὑμῶν.¶humōnG4771τὰςtasG3588soulsψυχὰςpsuchasG5590.

22δὲdeG1161BeΓίνεσθεGinestheG1096doersποιηταὶpoiētaiG4163of the wordλόγουlogouG3056,andκαὶkaiG2532notμὴmēG3361hearersἀκροαταὶakroataiG202onlyG3440. Otherwise,you are deceivingπαραλογιζόμενοιparalogizomenoiG3884yourselvesἑαυτούς.he'autousG1438.

23ForὅτιhotiG3754εἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100who hearsἀκροατὴς ἐστὶνakroatēs estinG1510 G202thewordλόγουlogouG3056butκαὶkaiG2532does not carry it outοὐ ποιητής,ou poiētēsG3756 G4163οὗτοςhoutosG3778is likeἔοικενeoikenG1503a manἀνδρὶandriG435wholooksκατανοοῦντιkatanoountiG2657τὸtoG3588τῆςtēsG3588at hisαὐτοῦautouG846faceπρόσωπον γενέσεωςprosōpon geneseōsG1078 G4383inἐνenG1722a mirrorἐσόπτρῳ·esoptrōG2072,

24andγὰρgarG1063after observingκατενόησενkatenoēsenG2657himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438καὶkaiG2532goes awayἀπελήλυθενapelēluthenG565andκαὶkaiG2532immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112forgetsἐπελάθετοepelathetoG1950what he looks likeὁποῖος ἦν.hopoios ēnG3697 G1510.

25ButδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588one wholooks intentlyπαρακύψαςparakupsasG3879intoεἰςeisG1519theperfectτέλειονteleionG5046lawνόμονnomonG3551τὸνtonG3588τῆςtēsG3588of freedomἐλευθερίαςeleutheriasG1657,andκαὶkaiG2532continues to do soπαραμείνας,parameinasG3887—notοὐκoukG3756beingγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096a forgetfulἐπιλησμονῆςepilēsmonēsG1953hearerἀκροατὴςakroatēsG202,butἀλλὰallaG235an effectiveἔργου,ergouG2041doerποιητὴςpoiētēsG4163—heοὗτοςhoutosG3778will beἔσται.¶estaiG1510blessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107inἐνenG1722whatτῇtēaG3588heαὐτοῦautouG846doesG4162.

26IfΕἴEiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100considers himselfδοκεῖdokeiG1380 G1510religiousθρησκὸςthrēskosG2357and yetdoes not bridleμὴ χαλιναγωγῶνmē chalinagōgōnG3361 G5468hisαὐτοῦautouG846tongueγλῶσσανglōssanG1100ἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,he deceivesἀπατῶνapatōnG538hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846heartκαρδίανkardianG2588and hisτούτουtoutouG3778ἡhēG3588religionθρησκεία.thrēskeiaG2356isworthlessμάταιοςmataiosG3152.

27PureκαθαρὰkatharaG2513andκαὶkaiG2532undefiledἀμίαντοςamiantosG283religionθρησκείαthrēskeiaG2356beforeπαρὰparaG3844ourτῷtōG3588GodθεῷtheōG2316andκαὶkaiG2532FatherπατρὶpatriG3962isἐστίν,estinG1510thisαὕτηhautēG3778:to care forἐπισκέπτεσθαιepiskeptesthaiG1980orphansὀρφανοὺςorphanousG3737andκαὶkaiG2532widowsχήραςchērasG5503inἐνenG1722theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846τῇtēaG3588distressθλίψειthlipseiG2347, andto keepτηρεῖνtēreinG5083oneselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438from being pollutedἄσπιλονaspilonG784byἀπὸapoG575theτοῦtouG3588worldκόσμου.¶kosmouG2889.