Berean Standard Bible

James 2

1MyG1473brothersἈδελφοίAdelphoiG80,as you hold outἔχετεecheteG2192yourτὴνtēnG3588faithπίστινpistinG4102inτοῦtouG3588ourG1473gloriousτῆς δόξης.tēs doxēsG3588 G1391LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,do notμὴmēG3361showἐνenG1722favoritismπροσωπολημψίαιςprosōpolēmpsiaisG4382.

2Supposeἐὰν γὰρean garG1063 G1437a manἀνὴρanērG435comesεἰσέλθῃeiselthēG1525intoεἰςeisG1519yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771meetingσυναγωγὴνsunagōgēnG4864wearinga gold ringχρυσοδακτύλιοςchrusodaktuliosG5554andἐνenG1722fineλαμπρᾷ,lampraG2986clothesἐσθῆτιesthētiG2066,andδὲdeG1161a poorπτωχὸςptōchosG4434maninἐνenG1722shabbyῥυπαρᾷrhuparaG4508clothesἐσθῆτιesthētiG2066alsoκαὶkaiG2532comes inεἰσέλθῃeiselthēG1525.

3IfδὲdeG1161you lavish attentionἐπιβλέψητεepiblepsēteG1914onἐπὶepiG1909theτὸνtonG3588maninφοροῦνταphorountaG5409τὴνtēnG3588τὴνtēnG3588fineλαμπρὰνlampranG2986clothesἐσθῆταesthētaG2066andκαὶkaiG2532sayεἴπητεeipēteG2036σὺsuG4771, “HereὧδεhōdeG5602isa seatκάθουkathouG2521of honorκαλῶς,kalōsG2573,” butκαὶkaiG2532sayεἴπητε·eipēteG2036to theτῷtōG3588poorπτωχῷptōchōG4434man, “YouσὺsuG4771must standστῆθιstēthiG2476”orἢēG2228“SitκάθουkathouG2521atὑπὸhupoG1563 G5259myG1473τὸtoG3588feetὑποπόδιόνhupopodionG5286,”

4καὶkaiG2532have you not discriminatedοὐ διεκρίθητεou diekrithēteG3756 G1252amongἐνenG1722yourselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438andκαὶkaiG2532becomeἐγένεσθεegenestheG1096judgesκριταὶkritaiG2923withevilπονηρῶν;¶ponērōnG4190thoughtsδιαλογισμῶνdialogismōnG1261?

5Listenἀκούσατε,akousateG191,myG1473belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80:Has notοὐχouchG3756ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316chosenἐξελέξατοexelexatoG1586theτοὺςtousG3588poorπτωχοὺςptōchousG4434τῷtōG3588of this worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889to berichπλουσίουςplousiousG4145inἐνenG1722faithπίστειpisteiG4102andκαὶkaiG2532to inheritκληρονόμουςklēronomousG2818theτῆςtēsG3588kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932ἧςhēsG3739He promisedἐπηγγείλατοepēngeilatoG1861those whoτοῖςtoisG3588loveἀγαπῶσινagapōsinG25Himαὐτόν;autonG846?

6ButδὲdeG1161youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771have dishonoredἠτιμάσατεētimasateG818theτὸνtonG3588poorπτωχόν.ptōchonG4434. Is itnotοὐχouchG3756theοἱhoiG3588richπλούσιοιplousioiG4145who oppressκαταδυναστεύουσινkatadunasteuousinG2616youὑμῶνhumōnG4771andκαὶkaiG2532αὐτοὶautoiG846dragἕλκουσινhelkousinG1670youὑμᾶςhumasG4771intoεἰςeisG1519courtκριτήρια;kritēriaG2922?

7Are theyαὐτοὶautoiG846notοὐκoukG3756the ones who blasphemeβλασφημοῦσινblasphēmousinG987theτὸtoG3588nobleκαλὸνkalonG2570nameὄνομαonomaG3686by whichἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909youὑμᾶς;humasG4771τὸtoG3588have been calledἐπικληθὲνepiklēthenG1941?

8IfεἰeiG1487you really fulfillμέντοι τελεῖτεmentoi teleiteG3305 G5055theroyalβασιλικὸνbasilikonG937lawνόμονnomonG3551stated inκατὰkataG2596τὴνtēnG3588Scriptureγραφήν·graphēnG1124, “LoveἀγαπήσειςagapēseisG25yourG4771τὸνtonG3588neighborπλησίονplēsionG4139asὡςhōsG5613yourselfG4572,”you are doingποιεῖτε·poieiteG4160wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573.

9ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487you show favoritismπροσωπολημπτεῖτε,prosōpolēmpteiteG4380,youἐργάζεσθεergazestheG2038sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266andare convictedἐλεγχόμενοιelegchomenoiG1651byὑπὸhupoG5259theτοῦtouG3588lawνόμουnomouG3551asὡςhōsG5613transgressorsπαραβάται.parabataiG3848.

10γὰρgarG1063WhoeverὅστιςhostisG3748keepsτηρήσῃ,tērēsēG5083theτὸνtonG3588wholeὅλονholonG3650lawνόμονnomonG3551butδὲdeG1161stumblesπταίσῃptaisēG4417atἐνenG1722just oneἑνί,heniG1520pointisγέγονενgegonenG1096guiltyἔνοχος.enochosG1777of breaking all of itπάντωνpantōnG3956.

11ForγὰρgarG1063He whoὁhoG3588saidεἰπὼνeipōnG2036, “Do not commit adulteryμὴ μοιχεύσῃς,mē moicheusēsG3361 G3431,”alsoκαὶkaiG2532saidεἶπενeipenG2036, “Do not murderμὴ φονεύσῃς.mē phoneusēsG3361 G5407.”δὲdeG1161IfεἰeiG1487you do not commit adulteryοὐ μοιχεύειςou moicheueisG3756 G3431,butδέ,deG1161do commit murderφονεύειςphoneueisG5407,you have becomeγέγοναςgegonasG1096a lawbreakerπαραβάτης νόμου.parabatēs nomouG3848 G3551.

12οὕτωςhoutōsG3779SpeakλαλεῖτεlaleiteG2980andκαὶkaiG2532οὕτωςhoutōsG3779actποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160asὡςhōsG5613those who are goingμέλλοντεςmellontesG3195to be judgedκρίνεσθαι.krinesthaiG2919byδιὰdiaG1223thelawνόμουnomouG3551that gives freedomἐλευθερίαςeleutheriasG1657.

13ForγὰρgarG1063ἡhēG3588judgmentκρίσιςkrisisG2920without mercyἀνέλεοςaneleosG448will be shown toanyone whoτῷtōG3588has not been mercifulμὴ ποιήσαντι ἔλεος·mē poiēsanti eleosG3361 G4160 G1656.MercyἔλεοςeleosG1656triumphs overκατακαυχᾶταιkatakauchataiG2620judgmentκρίσεως.¶kriseōsG2920.

Faith and Works

(Galatians 3:1–9)

14WhatΤίTiG5101τὸtoG3588goodὄφελος,ophelosG3786is it,myG1473brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,ifἐὰνeanG1437someoneτιςtisG5100claimsλέγῃlegēG3004to haveἔχειν,echeinG2192faithπίστινpistinG4102,butδὲdeG1161hasἔχῃ;echēG2192noμὴmēG3361deedsἔργαergaG2041?Canμὴ δύναταιmē dunataiG3361 G1410suchἡhēG3588faithπίστιςpistisG4102saveσῶσαιsōsaiG4982himαὐτόν;autonG846?

15SupposeἐὰνeanG1437a brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80orἢēG2228sisterἀδελφὴadelphēG79isὑπάρχωσινhuparchōsinG5225without clothesγυμνοὶgumnoiG1131andκαὶkaiG2532λειπόμενοιleipomenoiG3007τῆςtēsG3588dailyἐφημέρουephēmerouG2184foodτροφῆς,trophēsG5160.

16IfδέdeG1161oneτιςtisG5100ofἐξexG1537youὑμῶν·humōnG4771tellsεἴπῃeipēG2036himαὐτοῖςautoisG846, “GoὑπάγετεhupageteG5217inἐνenG1722peaceεἰρήνῃ,eirēnēG1515;stay warmθερμαίνεσθεthermainestheG2328andκαὶkaiG2532well fedχορτάζεσθε,chortazestheG5526,”butδὲdeG1161does notμὴmēG3361provide forδῶτε αὐτοῖςdōte autoisG1325 G846hisτὰtaG3588τοῦtouG3588physicalσώματος,sōmatosG4983needsἐπιτήδειαepitēdeiaG2006,whatτίtiG5101τὸtoG3588goodὄφελος;ophelosG3786is that?

17SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779tooκαὶkaiG2532ἡhēG3588,faithπίστις,pistisG4102byκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596itselfἑαυτήν.¶he'autēnG1438,ifἐὰνeanG1437it does not resultμὴ ἔχῃmē echēG2192 G3361in actionἔργα,ergaG2041,isἐστινestinG1510deadνεκράnekraG3498.

18ButἈλλ᾽All᾽G235someoneτις·tisG5100will sayG2046, “YouσὺsuG4771haveἔχεις,echeisG2192faithπίστινpistinG4102and IG2504haveἔχω·echōG2192deedsἔργαergaG2041.”ShowδεῖξόνdeixonG1166meκἀγὼkagōkaiG1473yourσουsouG4771τὴνtēnG3588faithπίστινpistinG4102withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565τῶνtōnG3588deedsἔργωνergōnG2041,and IG2504will showδείξωdeixōG1166youσοιsoiG4771myτῶνtōnG3588faithπίστινpistinG4102byἐκekG1537myκἀγώkagōkaiG1473τὴνtēnG3588deedsἔργωνergōnG2041.

19YouσὺsuG4771believeπιστεύειςpisteueisG4100thatὅτιhotiG3754Godθεός·theosG2316isἐστινestinG1510ὁhoG3588oneεἷςheisG1520.GoodκαλῶςkalōsG2573for youποιεῖς·poieisG4160!EvenκαὶkaiG2532theτὰtaG3588demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140believeπιστεύουσινpisteuousinG4100that—andκαὶkaiG2532shudderφρίσσουσιν.phrissousinG5425.

20OὦōG5599foolishκενέ,keneG2756manἄνθρωπεanthrōpeG444δὲdeG1161,do you wantθέλειςtheleisG2309evidenceγνῶναι,gnōnaiG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754ἡhēG3588faithπίστιςpistisG4102withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565τῶνtōnG3588deedsἔργωνergōnG2041isἐστιν;estinG1510worthlessἀργήargēG692?

21Was notοὐκoukG3756ourG1473ὁhoG3588fatherπατὴρpatērG3962AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11justifiedἐδικαιώθηedikaiōthēG1344byἐξexG1537what he didἔργωνergōnG2041when he offeredἀνενέγκαςanenegkasG399hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸνtonG3588sonυἱὸνhuionG5207IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464onἐπὶepiG1909theτὸtoG3588altarθυσιαστήριον;thusiastērionG2379?

22You seeβλέπειςblepeisG991thatὅτιhotiG3754hisἡhēG3588faithπίστιςpistisG4102was working withσυνήργειsunērgeiG4903hisαὐτοῦautouG846τοῖςtoisG3588actionsἔργοιςergoisG2041,andκαὶkaiG2532hisτῶνtōnG3588faithπίστιςpistisG4102was perfectedἐτελειώθη;eteleiōthēG5048byἐκekG1537whatἡhēG3588he didἔργωνergōnG2041.

23AndκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588ScriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124was fulfilledἐπληρώθηeplērōthēG4137thatἡhēG3588saysλέγουσα·legousaG3004δὲdeG1161, “AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100τῷtōG3588GodθεῷtheōG2316,andκαὶkaiG2532it was creditedἐλογίσθηelogisthēG3049to himαὐτῷautōG846asεἰςeisG1519righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343,”andκαὶkaiG2532he was calledἐκλήθη.eklēthēG2564a friendφίλοςphilosG5384of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

24As you can seeὁρᾶτεhorateG3708ὅτιhotiG3754,a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444is justifiedδικαιοῦταιdikaioutaiG1344byἐξexG1537hisdeedsἔργωνergōnG2041andκαὶkaiG2532notοὐκoukG3756byἐκekG1537faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102aloneG3440.

25In the same wayὉμοίως δὲHomoiōs deG1161 G3668,was notοὐκoukG3756evenκαὶkaiG2532RahabῬαὰβRhaabG4460theἡhēG3588prostituteπόρνηpornēG4204justifiedἐδικαιώθηedikaiōthēG1344byἐξexG1537her actionsἔργωνergōnG2041when she welcomedὑποδεξαμένηhupodexamenēG5264theτοὺςtousG3588spiesἀγγέλουςangelousG32andκαὶkaiG2532sent them offἐκβαλοῦσα;ekbalousaG1544on anotherἑτέρᾳheteraG2087routeὁδῷhodōG3598?

26γὰρgarG1063AsὥσπερhōsperG5618theτὸtoG3588bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565thespiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151isἐστιν,estinG1510deadνεκρόνnekronG3498,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779καὶkaiG2532ἡhēG3588faithπίστιςpistisG4102withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565deedsἔργωνergōnG2041isἐστιν.¶estinG1510deadνεκράnekraG3498.

Faith and Works

(Galatians 3:1–9)

Commentaries on James 2