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James 2:14-24

14What[is]theprofitὄφελος,ophelosG3786,mybrethren,ifanyoneG5100sayλέγῃlegēG3004hehavefaithπίστινpistinG4102,buthavenotworksἔργαergaG2041?canfaithπίστιςpistisG4102saveσῶσαιsōsaiG4982him?
15NowifabrotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80orasisterἀδελφὴadelphēG79isnakedG1131anddestituteofdailyfoodτροφῆς,trophēsG5160,
16andoneG5100fromamongstyousayG3004tothem,GoὑπάγετεhupageteG5217inpeaceεἰρήνῃ,eirēnēG1515,bewarmedG2328andfilledχορτάζεσθε,chortazestheG5526;butgiveδῶτεdōteG1325nottothemtheneedfulthingsforthebodyσώματος,sōmatosG4983,what[is]theprofitὄφελος;ophelosG3786?
17SoalsoκαὶkaiG2532faithπίστις,pistisG4102,ifithavenotworksἔργα,ergaG2041,isG1510deadνεκράnekraG3498byitself.
18ButsomeoneG5100willsayG3004, Thou hastfaithπίστινpistinG4102andIhaveworksἔργαergaG2041. ShewmethyfaithπίστινpistinG4102withoutworksἔργωνergōnG2041,andIfrommyworksἔργωνergōnG2041willshew theemyfaithπίστινpistinG4102.
19Thou believestthatGodθεός·theosG2316isG1510oneεἷςheisG1520. Thou doestwellκαλῶςkalōsG2573.ThedemonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140evenG2532believeG4100,andtremble.
20Butwilt thouknowγνῶναι,gnōnaiG1097,OvainG2756manἄνθρωπεanthrōpeG444,thatfaithπίστιςpistisG4102withoutworksἔργωνergōnG2041isG1510dead?
21WasnotAbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11ourfatherπατὴρpatērG3962justifiedG1344byworksἔργωνergōnG2041whenhehadofferedἀνενέγκαςanenegkasG399IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464hissonυἱὸνhuionG5207uponthealtarθυσιαστήριον;thusiastērionG2379?
22Thou seestthatfaithπίστιςpistisG4102wroughtwithhisworksἔργοιςergoisG2041,andthatbyworksἔργωνergōnG2041faithπίστιςpistisG4102wasperfectedἐτελειώθη;eteleiōthēG5048.
23AndthescriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124wasfulfilledwhichsaysλέγουσα·legousaG3004,AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11believedG4100GodθεῷtheōG2316,anditwasreckonedG3049tohimasrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343,andhewascalledἐκλήθη.eklēthēG2564FriendφίλοςphilosG5384ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316.
24YeseeὁρᾶτεhorateG3708thatamanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444isjustifiedG1344ontheprincipleofworksἔργωνergōnG2041,andnotontheprincipleoffaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102onlyG3440.
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