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James 2:14-20

14WhatΤίTiG5101τὸtoG3588goodὄφελος,ophelosG3786is it,myG1473brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,ifἐὰνeanG1437someoneτιςtisG5100claimsλέγῃlegēG3004to haveἔχειν,echeinG2192faithπίστινpistinG4102,butδὲdeG1161hasἔχῃ;echēG2192noμὴmēG3361deedsἔργαergaG2041?Canμὴ δύναταιmē dunataiG3361G1410suchἡhēG3588faithπίστιςpistisG4102saveσῶσαιsōsaiG4982himαὐτόν;autonG846?
15SupposeἐὰνeanG1437a brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80orἢēG2228sisterἀδελφὴadelphēG79isὑπάρχωσινhuparchōsinG5225without clothesγυμνοὶgumnoiG1131andκαὶkaiG2532λειπόμενοιleipomenoiG3007τῆςtēsG3588dailyἐφημέρουephēmerouG2184foodτροφῆς,trophēsG5160.
16IfδέdeG1161oneτιςtisG5100ofἐξexG1537youὑμῶν·humōnG4771tellsεἴπῃeipēG2036himαὐτοῖςautoisG846, “GoὑπάγετεhupageteG5217inἐνenG1722peaceεἰρήνῃ,eirēnēG1515;stay warmθερμαίνεσθεthermainestheG2328andκαὶkaiG2532well fedχορτάζεσθε,chortazestheG5526,”butδὲdeG1161does notμὴmēG3361provide forδῶτε αὐτοῖςdōte autoisG1325G846hisτὰtaG3588τοῦtouG3588physicalσώματος,sōmatosG4983needsἐπιτήδειαepitēdeiaG2006,whatτίtiG5101τὸtoG3588goodὄφελος;ophelosG3786is that?
17SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779tooκαὶkaiG2532ἡhēG3588,faithπίστις,pistisG4102byκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596itselfἑαυτήν.¶he'autēnG1438,ifἐὰνeanG1437it does not resultμὴ ἔχῃmē echēG2192G3361in 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?
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