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James 1:2-11

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 paraG154G3844GodθεοῦtheouG2316,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 autouG2143G846G3588G4383is lostἀπώλετο·apōletoG622.SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779tooκαὶkaiG2532,theὁhoG3588richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145manwill fade awayμαρανθήσεται.maranthēsetaiG3133in the midst ofἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦautouG846ταῖςtaisG3588pursuitsπορείαιςporeiaisG4197.
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