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James 1:11-18

11ForγὰρgarG1063theὁhoG3588sunἥλιοςhēliosG2246risesἀνέτειλενaneteilenG393withσὺνsunG4862τῷtōG3588scorching heatκαύσωνιkausōniG2742andκαὶkaiG2532withersἐξήρανενexēranenG3583theτὸνtonG3588plantχόρτονchortonG5528καὶkaiG2532;itsαὐτοῦautouG846τὸtoG3588flowerἄνθοςanthosG438fallsἐξέπεσενexepesenG1601andκαὶkaiG2532itsἡhēG3588beautyεὐπρέπεια τοῦ προσώπου αὐτοῦeuprepeia tou prosōpou autouG2143G846G3588G4383is 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.
13When temptedπειραζόμενοςpeirazomenosG3985,no oneΜηδεὶςMēdeisG3367should sayλεγέτωlegetōG3004ὅτιhotiG3754, “Godἀπὸ θεοῦapo theouG575G2316is tempting meπειράζομαι·peirazomaiG3985.”ForγὰρgarG1063ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316cannot be temptedἀπείραστός ἐστινapeirastos estinG1510G551by evilκακῶν,kakōnG2556, norδὲdeG1161does He temptπειράζει αὐτὸςpeirazei autosG846G3985anyoneοὐδένα·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 agathēG18G1394andκαὶkaiG2532πᾶνpanG3956perfectτέλειονteleionG5046giftδώρημαdōrēmaG1434isἐστινestinG1510from aboveἄνωθένanōthenG509,coming downκαταβαῖνονkatabainonG2597fromἀπὸapoG575theτοῦtouG3588FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962τῶνtōnG3588of the heavenly lightsφώτωνphōtōnG5457,withπαρ᾽par᾽G3844whomᾧhōG3739there isἔνιeniG1762noοὐκoukG3756changeπαραλλαγὴparallagēG3883orἢēG2228shiftingτροπῆςtropēsG5157shadowἀποσκίασμα.aposkiasmaG644.
18He choseβουληθεὶςboulētheisG1014to give us birthἀπεκύησενapekuēsenG616G1473through the wordλόγῳlogōG3056of truthἀληθείας,alētheiasG225,thatεἰςeisG1519weG1473τὸtoG3588would beG1510a kind ofτιναtinaG5100firstfruitsἀπαρχήνaparchēnG536of HisαὐτοῦautouG846τῶνtōnG3588creationκτισμάτων.¶ktismatōnG2938.
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