Berean Standard Bible

James 5

(Proverbs 23:1–5; 1 Timothy 6:17–19)

1ComeἌγεAgeG71nowνῦνnunG3568, you who areοἱhoiG3588richπλούσιοι,plousioiG4145,weepκλαύσατεklausateG2799andwailὀλολύζοντεςololuzontesG3649overἐπὶepiG1909theταῖςtaisG3588miseryταλαιπωρίαιςtalaipōriaisG5004ταῖςtaisG3588to comeἐπερχομέναις.eperchomenaisG1904upon youὑμῶνhumōnG4771.

2YourὑμῶνhumōnG4771ὁhoG3588richesπλοῦτοςploutosG4149have rottedσέσηπενsesēpenG4595andκαὶkaiG2532moths have eatenσητόβρωτα γέγονεν·sētobrōta gegonenG1096 G4598yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὰtaG3588clothesἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440.

3YourὑμῶνhumōnG4771ὁhoG3588goldχρυσὸςchrusosG5557andκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588silverἄργυροςargurosG696are corrodedκατίωταιkatiōtaiG2728καὶkaiG2532.TheirαὐτῶνautōnG846ὁhoG3588corrosionἰὸςiosG2447willἔσταιestaiG1510εἰςeisG1519testifyμαρτύριονmarturionG3142against youὑμῖνhuminG4771andκαὶkaiG2532consumeφάγεταιphagetaiG5315yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὰςtasG3588fleshσάρκαςsarkasG4561likeὡςhōsG5613fireπῦρ·purG4442.You have hoarded treasureἐθησαυρίσατεethēsaurisateG2343inἐνenG1722thelastἐσχάταιςeschataisG2078daysἡμέραις.hēmeraisG2250.

4LookἰδοὺidouG2400,theὁhoG3588wagesμισθὸςmisthosG3408τῶνtōnG3588you withheldἀπεστερημένοςapesterēmenosG650from theτῶνtōnG3588workmenἐργατῶνergatōnG2040whoτὰςtasG3588mowedἀμησάντωνamēsantōnG270yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771ὁhoG3588fieldsχώραςchōrasG5561are crying outκράζειkrazeiG2896againstἀφ᾽aph᾽G575youὑμῶνhumōnG4771καὶkaiG2532.TheαἱhaiG3588criesβοαὶboaiG995of theτῶνtōnG3588harvestersθερισάντωνtherisantōnG2325have reachedεἰς εἰσεληλύθασιν.eis eiselēluthasinG1525 G1519theτὰtaG3588earsὦταōtaG3775of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962of HostsσαβαὼθsabaōthG4519.

5You have lived onἐπὶepiG1909τῆςtēsG3588earthγῆςgēsG1093in luxuryἐτρυφήσατεetruphēsateG5171andκαὶkaiG2532self-indulgenceἐσπαταλήσατε,espatalēsateG4684.You have fattenedἐθρέψατεethrepsateG5142yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὰςtasG3588heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588inἐνenG1722thedayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250of slaughterσφαγῆς.sphagēsG4967.

6You have condemnedκατεδικάσατε,katedikasateG2613andmurderedἐφονεύσατεephoneusateG5407theτὸνtonG3588righteousδίκαιον·dikaionG1342,who did not resistοὐκ ἀντιτάσσεταιouk antitassetaiG3756 G498youὑμῖν.¶huminG4771.

Patience in Suffering

(Job 1:1–5)

7Be patientΜακροθυμήσατεMakrothumēsateG3114,thenοὖν,ounG3767,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193theτῆςtēsG3588Lord’sκυρίου.kuriouG2962τοῦtouG3588comingπαρουσίαςparousiasG3952.See howἰδοὺidouG2400theὁhoG3588farmerγεωργὸςgeōrgosG1092awaitsἐκδέχεταιekdechetaiG1551theτὸνtonG3588preciousτίμιονtimionG5093fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590of theτῆςtēsG3588soilγῆςgēsG1093—how patient he isμακροθυμῶνmakrothumōnG3114forἐπ᾽ αὐτῷ ἕως λάβῃep᾽ autō he'ōs labēG1909 G846 G2193 G2983the fallπρόϊμονproimonG4406andκαὶkaiG2532spring rainsὄψιμον·opsimonG3797.

8Youὑμεῖς,humeisG4771,tooκαὶkaiG2532,be patientμακροθυμήσατεmakrothumēsateG3114andstrengthenστηρίξατεstērixateG4741yourὑμῶν,humōnG4771τὰςtasG3588heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,becauseὅτιhotiG3754theἡhēG3588Lord’sκυρίουkuriouG2962τοῦtouG3588comingπαρουσίαparousiaG3952is nearἤγγικεν.ēngikenG1448.

9Do notμὴmēG3361complainστενάζετε,stenazeteG4727aboutκατ᾽kat᾽G2596one anotherἀλλήλων,allēlōnG240,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,so thatἵναinaG2443you will not be judgedμὴ κριθῆτε·mē krithēteG3361 G2919.LookἰδοὺidouG2400,theὁhoG3588JudgeκριτὴςkritēsG2923is standingἕστηκεν.hestēkenG2476atπρὸproG4253theτῶνtōnG3588doorθυρῶνthurōnG2374!

10BrothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80, asan exampleὑπόδειγμαhupodeigmaG5262τῆςtēsG3588τῆςtēsG3588of patienceμακροθυμίαςmakrothumiasG3115in afflictionκακοπαθείαςkakopatheiasG2552καὶkaiG2532,takeλάβετε,labeteG2983theτοὺςtousG3588prophetsπροφήταςprophētasG4396whoοἳhoiG3739spokeἐλάλησανelalēsanG2980inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of the Lordκυρίου.kuriouG2962.

11See howἰδοὺidouG2400blessed we considerμακαρίζομενmakarizomenG3106those whoτοὺςtousG3588have perseveredὑπομείναντας·hupomeinantasG5278.You have heardἠκούσατεēkousateG191of Job’sἸὼβIōbG2492τὴνtēnG3588perseveranceὑπομονὴνhupomonēnG5281andκαὶkaiG2532have seenG3708theτὸtoG3588outcomeτέλοςtelosG5056from the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962ὅτιhotiG3754.TheὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962isἐστινestinG1510full of compassionπολύσπλαγχνόςpolusplagchnosG4184andκαὶkaiG2532mercyοἰκτίρμων.¶oiktirmōnG3629.

12AboveΠρὸ δέ,Pro deG1161 G4253allπάντωνpantōnG3956,myG1473brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,do notμὴmēG3361swearὀμνύετε,omnueteG3660,notμήτεmēteG3383byτὸνtonG3588heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772orμήτεmēteG3383τὴνtēnG3588earthγῆνgēnG1093or byμήτεmēteG3383anyτινὰtinaG5100otherἄλλονallonG243oathὅρκον·horkonG3727.SimplyδὲdeG1161let yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὸtoG3588“YesναὶnaiG3483”beἤτωētōG1510yesναὶnaiG3483,andκαὶkaiG2532yourτὸtoG3588“NoοὒouG3756,”noοὔ,ouG3756,so thatἵναinaG2443you will not fallμὴ πέσητε.¶mē pesēteG3361 G4098underὑπὸhupoG5259judgmentκρίσινkrisinG2920.

The Prayer of Faith

13Is any oneτιςtisG5100ofἐνenG1722youὑμῖν;huminG4771sufferingΚακοπαθεῖKakopatheiG2553?He should prayπροσευχέσθω·proseuchesthōG4336.Is anyoneτις;tisG5100cheerfulεὐθυμεῖeuthumeiG2114?He should sing praisesψαλλέτω.psalletōG5567.

14Is any oneτιςtisG5100ofἐνenG1722youὑμῖν;huminG4771sickἀσθενεῖastheneiG770?He should callπροσκαλεσάσθωproskalesasthōG4341theτοὺςtousG3588eldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterousG4245of theτῆςtēsG3588churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577καὶkaiG2532to prayπροσευξάσθωσανproseuxasthōsanG4336overἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909himαὐτὸνautonG846and anointἀλείψαντεςaleipsantesG218himαὐτὸνautonG846with oilἐλαίῳelaiōG1637inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of theτοῦtouG3588Lordκυρίου.kuriouG2962.

15AndG2532theἡhēG3588prayer offeredεὐχὴeuchēG2171τῆςtēsG3588in faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102will restoreσώσειsōseiG4982the one whoτὸνtonG3588is sickκάμνονταkamnontaG2577G2532.TheὁhoG3588Lordκύριος·kuriosG2962will raise him upἐγερεῖ αὐτὸνegerei autonG1453 G846.IfG2579heᾖēG1510has sinnedἁμαρτίας πεποιηκώς,hamartias pepoiēkōsG4160 G266,he will be forgivenἀφεθήσεται αὐτῷ.¶aphethēsetai autōG863 G846.

16ThereforeοὖνounG3767confessἐξομολογεῖσθεexomologeistheG1843yourτὰςtasG3588sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266to each otherἀλλήλοιςallēloisG240andκαὶkaiG2532prayεὔχεσθεeuchestheG2172forὑπὲρhuperG5228each otherἀλλήλων,allēlōnG240so thatὅπωςhopōsG3704you may be healedἰαθῆτε·iathēteG2390. TheprayerδέησιςdeēsisG1162of a righteousδικαίουdikaiouG1342manhas great powerπολὺ ἐνεργουμένη.polu energoumenēG4183 G1754to prevailἰσχύειischueiG2480.

17ElijahἨλίαςĒliasG2243wasἦνēnG1510a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444just likeὁμοιοπαθὴςhomoiopathēsG3663usG1473καὶkaiG2532.He prayed earnestlyπροσευχῇ προσηύξατοproseuchēa prosēuxatoG4335 G4336that it wouldnotμὴmēG3361τοῦtouG3588rainβρέξαι·brexaiG1026,andκαὶkaiG2532it did not rainοὐκ ἔβρεξενouk ebrexenG3756 G1026onἐπὶepiG1909theτῆςtēsG3588landγῆςgēsG1093for threeτρεῖςtreisG5140andκαὶkaiG2532a halfμῆνας ἕξ·mēnas hexG1803 G3376yearsἐνιαυτοὺςeniautousG1763.

18Againκαὶ πάλινkai palinG2532 G3825he prayedπροσηύξατοprosēuxatoG4336,andκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588heavensοὐρανὸςouranosG3772gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325rainὑετὸνhu'etonG5205,andκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588earthγῆgēG1093yieldedἐβλάστησενeblastēsenG985itsαὐτῆς.¶autēsG846τὸνtonG3588cropsκαρπὸνkarponG2590.

Restoring a Sinner

19MyG1473brothersἈδελφοίAdelphoiG80,ifἐάνeanG1437oneτιςtisG5100ofἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771should wanderπλανηθῇplanēthēaG4105fromἀπὸapoG575theτῆςtēsG3588truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225andκαὶkaiG2532someoneτιςtisG5100should bring him backἐπιστρέψῃ αὐτόν,epistrepsē autonG1994 G846,

20considerγινωσκέτωginōsketōG1097thisὅτιhotiG3754:WhoeverὁhoG3588turnsἐπιστρέψαςepistrepsasG1994a sinnerἁμαρτωλὸνhamartōlonG268fromἐκekG1537theerrorπλάνηςplanēsG4106of hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846wayὁδοῦhodouG3598will saveσώσειsōseiG4982hisαὐτοῦautouG846soulψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590fromἐκekG1537deathθανάτουthanatouG2288andκαὶkaiG2532cover overκαλύψειkalupseiG2572a multitudeπλῆθοςplēthosG4128of sinsἁμαρτιῶν.¶hamartiōnG266.