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James 1:2-11

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.

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