James 4
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James 4:5-12

5ThinkδοκεῖτεdokeiteG1380yethatthescriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124speaksG3004invain?DoestheSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151whichhastakenhisabodeinusdesire enviously?
6ButhegivesG1325moregraceχάριν·charinG5485.Whereforehesaysλέγει·legeiG3004,GodθεὸςtheosG2316sets himself against [the]proud,butgivesG1325graceχάριν.¶charinG5485to[the]lowly.
7SubjectὑποτάγητεhupotagēteG5293yourselvesG4771thereforeοὖνounG3767toGodθεῷ.theōG2316.ResistἀντίστητεantistēteG436thedevilδιαβόλῳdiabolōG1228,andhewillfleeφεύξεταιpheuxetaiG5343fromyou.
8DrawἐγγίσατεengisateG1448neartoGodθεῷtheōG2316,andhewilldrawἐγγιεῖengieiG1448neartoyou.CleanseκαθαρίσατεkatharisateG2511[your]handsχεῖρας,cheirasG5495,sinnersἁμαρτωλοί,hamartōloiG268,andpurifyἁγνίσατεhagnisateG48[your]heartsκαρδίας,kardiasG2588, yedouble-minded.
9Bewretched,andmournπενθήσατεpenthēsateG3996,andweepκλαύσατε·klausateG2799: letyourlaughterbeturnedtomourningπένθοςpenthosG3997,and[your]joyχαρὰcharaG5479toheaviness.
10HumbleG5013yourselvesG4771before[the]LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,andheshallexaltὑψώσειhupsōseiG5312you.
11SpeakG2635notagainstoneἀλλήλων,allēlōnG240another,brethren.HethatspeaksG2635against[his]brotherG80,orjudgesG2919hisbrotherG80,speaksG2635against[the]lawνόμουnomouG3551andjudgesG2919[the]lawνόμον·nomonG3551.Butifthou judgest [the]lawνόμονnomonG3551, thou artnotdoerποιητὴςpoiētēsG4163of[the]lawνόμουnomouG3551,butjudgeG2919.
12OneεἷςheisG1520isG1510thelawgiverandjudgeG2919,whoisG1510ableδυνάμενοςdunamenosG1410tosaveσῶσαιsōsaiG4982andtodestroyἀπολέσαι·apolesaiG622:butwhoart thouwhojudgest thy neighbour?
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