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James 4:11-17

11Brothersἀδελφοί·adelphoiG80, donotΜὴMēG3361slanderκαταλαλεῖτεkatalaleiteG2635one anotherἀλλήλων,allēlōnG240.Anyone whoὁhoG3588speaks againstκαταλαλῶνkatalalōnG2635hisbrotherἀδελφοῦadelphouG80orἢēG2228judgesκρίνωνkrinōnG2919himτὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦton adelphon autouG846G3588G80speaks againstκαταλαλεῖkatalaleiG2635thelawνόμουnomouG3551andκαὶkaiG2532judgesκρίνειkrineiG2919itνόμον·nomonG3551.AndδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487you judgeκρίνεις,krineisG2919thelawνόμονnomonG3551,you areεἶeiG1510notοὐκoukG3756a practitionerποιητὴςpoiētēsG4163of the lawνόμουnomouG3551,butἀλλὰallaG235a judgeκριτής.kritēsG2923of it.
12There isἐστινestinG1510ὁhoG3588only oneεἷςheisG1520LawgiverνομοθέτηςnomothetēsG3550andκαὶkaiG2532JudgeκριτὴςkritēsG2923,theὁhoG3588One whois ableδυνάμενοςdunamenosG1410to saveσῶσαιsōsaiG4982andκαὶkaiG2532destroyἀπολέσαι·apolesaiG622.ButδὲdeG1161whoτίςtisG5101areεἶeiG1510youσὺsuG4771ὁhoG3588to judgeκρίνωνkrinōnG2919yourτὸνtonG3588neighborπλησίον;¶plēsionG4139?
13ComeἌγεAgeG71nowνῦνnunG3568,you whoοἱhoiG3588sayλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “TodayσήμερονsēmeronG4594orἢēG2228tomorrowαὔριονaurionG839we will goπορευσόμεθαporeusomethaG4198toεἰςeisG1519this or thatτήνδεtēndeG3592τὴνtēnG3588cityπόλινpolinG4172καὶkaiG2532,spendποιήσομενpoiēsomenG4160a yearἐνιαυτὸνeniautonG1763thereἐκεῖekeiG1563καὶkaiG2532,carry on businessἐμπορευσόμεθαemporeusomethaG1710,andκαὶkaiG2532make a profitκερδήσομεν·kerdēsomenG2770.”
14YouοἵτινεςoitinesG3748do not even knowοὐκ ἐπίστασθεouk epistastheG1987G3756whatτὸtoG3588will happentomorrowτῆς αὔριονtēs aurionG3588G839!WhatποίαpoiaG4169isyourὑμῶν.humōnG4771ἡhēG3588lifeζωὴzōēG2222γάρgarG1063?You areἐστεesteG1510a mistἀτμὶςatmisG822that appearsἡ πρὸς φαινομένηhē pros phainomenēG4314G3588G5316for a littleὀλίγονoligonG3641whileandκαὶkaiG2532thenἔπειταepeitaG1899vanishesἀφανιζομένη·aphanizomenēG853.
15InsteadἀντὶantiG473,youὑμᾶς·humasG4771oughtτοῦtouG3588to sayλέγεινlegeinG3004, “IfἐὰνeanG1437theὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962is willingθελήσῃthelēsēG2309καὶkaiG2532,we will liveζήσομενzēsomenG2198andκαὶkaiG2532doποιήσομενpoiēsomenG4160thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778orἢēG2228thatἐκεῖνο.ekeinoG1565.”
16As it isνῦν δὲnun deG1161G3568,you boastκαυχᾶσθεkauchastheG2744inἐνenG1722yourὑμῶν·humōnG4771ταῖςtaisG3588proud intentionsἀλαζονείαιςalazoneiaisG212.AllπᾶσαpasaG3956suchτοιαύτηtoiautēG5108boastingκαύχησιςkauchēsisG2746isἐστιν.estinG1510evilπονηράponēraG4190.
17AnyoneαὐτῷautōG846,thenοὖνounG3767,who knowsG1492theright thingκαλὸνkalonG2570to doποιεῖνpoieinG4160,yetκαὶkaiG2532failsμὴmēG3361to doποιοῦντι,poiountiG4160it,isἐστιν.¶estinG1510guilty of sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266.
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