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James 1

1JamesἸάκωβοςIakōbosG2385, bondmanofGodθεοῦtheouG2316andof[the]LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,tothetwelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427tribesG5443which[are]inthedispersionδιασπορᾷdiasporaG1290,greetingχαίρειν.¶chaireinG5463.

2CountitalljoyχαρὰνcharanG5479,mybrethren,whenὅτανhotanG3752ye fall intovariousποικίλοις,poikiloisG4164temptations,

3knowingγινώσκοντεςginōskontesG1097thattheprovingofyourfaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102worksenduranceὑπομονήν·hupomonēnG5281.

4ButletenduranceὑπομονὴhupomonēG5281have[its]perfectτέλειονteleionG5046workἔργονergonG2041,thatyemaybeἦτεēteG1510perfectτέλειοιteleioiG5046andcomplete,lackingλειπόμενοι.leipomenoiG3007innothingμηδενὶmēdeniG3367.

5ButifanyoneG5100ofyoulackG3007wisdomσοφίας,sophiasG4678, lethimaskαἰτείτωaiteitōG154ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,whogivesG1325toallfreelyandreproachesnot,anditshallbegivenG1325tohim:

6butlethimaskαἰτείτωaiteitōG154infaithπίστειpisteiG4102,nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367doubtingδιακρινόμενος·diakrinomenosG1252.ForhethatdoubtsδιακρινόμενοςdiakrinomenosG1252islikeawaveoftheseaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281drivenbythewindandtossedabout;

7forletnotthatmanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444thinkthatheshallreceiveλήμψεταίlēmpsetaiG2983anythingτιtiG5100fromtheLordκυρίου·kuriouG2962;

8[heis]adouble-mindedmanἀνὴρanērG435,unstableinallhiswaysὁδοῖςhodoisG3598.

9ButletthebrotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80oflow degreegloryinhiselevation,

10andtherichπλούσιοςplousiosG4145inhishumiliationταπεινώσειtapeinōseiG5014,becauseas[the] grass'sflowerἄνθοςanthosG438hewillpassπαρελεύσεται.pareleusetaiG3928awayG3928.

11ForthesunἥλιοςhēliosG2246hasrisenwithitsburningheatκαύσωνιkausōniG2742,andhaswitheredἐξήρανενexēranenG3583thegrassχόρτονchortonG5528,anditsflowerἄνθοςanthosG438hasfallen,andthecomelinessofitslookhasperishedἀπώλετο·apōletoG622:thusοὕτωςhoutōsG3779therichπλούσιοςplousiosG4145alsoG2532shallwitherG3583inhisgoings.

12Blessed[isthe]manἀνὴρanērG435whoenduresG5278temptationG3986;for, havingbeenproved,heshallreceiveλήμψεταιlēmpsetaiG2983thecrownστέφανονstephanonG4735oflifeζωῆςzōēsG2222,whichHehaspromisedG1861tothemthatloveG25him.

13Letnoman,beingG1510temptedG3985,sayλεγέτωlegetōG3004,IamG1510temptedG3985ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316.ForGodθεὸςtheosG2316cannotbeG1510temptedG3985byevilκακῶν,kakōnG2556things,andhimselftemptsG3985nooneοὐδένα·oudenaG3762.

14ButeveryoneG1538istemptedπειράζεταιpeirazetaiG3985, drawnaway,andenticedbyhisownἰδίαςidiasG2398lustG1939;

15thenG1161lustG1939, havingconceived,givesbirthτίκτειtikteiG5088tosinἁμαρτίαν,hamartianG266;butsinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266fully completedbringsG5088forthἀποκύειapokueiG616deathθάνατον.¶thanatonG2288.

16Donoterr,mybelovedἀγαπητοί·agapētoiG27brethren.

17EverygoodἀγαθὴagathēG18giftδώρημαdōrēmaG1434andeveryperfectτέλειονteleionG5046giftG1434comesG2597downκαταβαῖνονkatabainonG2597fromabove,fromtheFatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962oflightsφώτωνphōtōnG5457,withwhomisG1510novariationnorshadowofturning.

18AccordingtohisownwillbegatheusbythewordλόγῳlogōG3056oftruthἀληθείας,alētheiasG225,thatweshouldbeG1510acertainτιναtinaG5100first-fruitsofhiscreaturesG2938.

19Sothat,mybelovedἀγαπητοί·agapētoiG27brethren,leteverymanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444beἔστωestōG1510swifttohearἀκοῦσαι,akousaiG191,slowβραδὺςbradusG1021tospeakλαλῆσαι,lalēsaiG2980,slowβραδὺςbradusG1021towrathG3709;

20forman'swrathG3709doesnotworkG2038God'srighteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343.

21Wherefore,layingasideἀποθέμενοιapothemenoiG659allfilthinessandaboundingofwickednessκακίαςkakiasG2549,acceptG1209withmeeknesstheimplantedwordλόγονlogonG3056,whichisableδυνάμενονdunamenonG1410tosaveσῶσαιsōsaiG4982yoursoulsψυχὰςpsuchasG5590.

22ButbeyedoersποιηταὶpoiētaiG4163of[the]wordλόγουlogouG3056andnothearersἀκροαταὶakroataiG202onlyG3440, beguilingyourselves.

23ForifanymanἀνδρὶandriG435beG1510ahearerἀκροατὴςakroatēsG202of[the]wordλόγουlogouG3056andnotadoerποιητής,poiētēsG4163,heisG1510liketoamanG435consideringhisnaturalfaceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383inamirror:

24forhehasconsideredhimselfandisG1510goneG565awayἀπελήλυθενapelēluthenG565,andstraightwayhehasforgottenἐπελάθετοepelathetoG1950whathewasG1510like.

25Buthethatfixeshisviewon[the]perfectτέλειονteleionG5046lawνόμονnomonG3551,thatofliberty,andabidesin[it],beingG1510notaforgetfulhearerἀκροατὴςakroatēsG202butadoerποιητὴςpoiētēsG4163of[the]workἔργου,ergouG2041,heshallbeἔσται.¶estaiG1510blessedinhisdoing.

26IfanyoneG5100thinkG1380himselftobeG1510religious,notbridlinghistongueγλῶσσανglōssanG1100,butdeceivinghisheartκαρδίανkardianG2588,thisman'sreligionθρησκεία.thrēskeiaG2356isG1510vain.

27PureκαθαρὰkatharaG2513andundefiledἀμίαντοςamiantosG283religionθρησκείαthrēskeiaG2356beforeGodθεῷtheōG2316andtheFatherπατρὶpatriG3962isG1510this:tovisitἐπισκέπτεσθαιepiskeptesthaiG1980orphansὀρφανοὺςorphanousG3737andwidowsχήραςchērasG5503intheirafflictionG2347,tokeepτηρεῖνtēreinG5083oneselfunspottedfromtheworldκόσμου.¶kosmouG2889.

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