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James 2:2-9

2foriftherecomeεἰσέλθῃeiselthēG1525untoyoursynagogueG4864amanἀνὴρanērG435withagoldringinsplendidλαμπρᾷ,lampraG2986apparelἐσθῆτιesthētiG2066,andapoorπτωχὸςptōchosG4434manG435alsoκαὶkaiG2532comeεἰσέλθῃeiselthēG1525ininvileapparelἐσθῆτιesthētiG2066,

3andyelookἐπιβλέψητεepiblepsēteG1914uponhimwhowearsthesplendidλαμπρὰνlampranG2986apparelἐσθῆταesthētaG2066,andsayG3004,DothousitκάθουkathouG2521hereὧδεhōdeG5602wellG2573,andsayG3004tothepoorπτωχῷptōchōG4434,DothoustandστῆθιstēthiG2476there,orsitκάθουkathouG2521hereG5602undermyfootstoolὑποπόδιόνhupopodionG5286:

4haveyenotmadeadifferenceamongyourselves,andbecomeἐγένεσθεegenestheG1096judgesG2923havingevilπονηρῶν;¶ponērōnG4190thoughtsδιαλογισμῶνdialogismōnG1261?

5HearG191,mybelovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27brethren:HasnotGodθεὸςtheosG2316chosenthepoorπτωχοὺςptōchousG4434astotheworldκόσμῳkosmōG2889,richπλουσίουςplousiousG4145infaithπίστειpisteiG4102,andheirsκληρονόμουςklēronomousG2818ofthekingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932,whichhehaspromisedG1861tothemthatloveG25him?

6Butyehavedespisedthepoorπτωχόν.ptōchonG4434[manG4145].DonottherichπλούσιοιplousioiG4145oppressyou,and[donot]theydragyoubefore[the] tribunals?

7And[donot]theyblasphemeG987theexcellentnameὄνομαonomaG3686whichhasbeencalledἐπικληθὲνepiklēthenG1941uponyou?

8Ifindeed yekeep[the]royalβασιλικὸνbasilikonG937lawνόμονnomonG3551accordingκατὰkataG2596tothescriptureγραφήν·graphēnG1124, Thou shaltloveἀγαπήσειςagapēseisG25thy neighbourasthyself, yedowellκαλῶςkalōsG2573.

9Butifyehaverespectofpersons, ye commitsinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266, beingconvictedἐλεγχόμενοιelegchomenoiG1651bythelawνόμουnomouG3551astransgressorsG3848.

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