James 1
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James 1:19-25

19τὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588WhereforeG5620,myG1473belovedἀγαπητοί·agapētoiG27brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,let everyπᾶςpasG3956manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444beἔστωestōG1510swiftταχὺςtachusG5036toεἰςeisG1519hearἀκοῦσαι,akousaiG191,slowβραδὺςbradusG1021toεἰςeisG1519speakλαλῆσαι,lalēsaiG2980,slowβραδὺςbradusG1021toεἰςeisG1519wrathὀργήν.orgēnG3709:
20ForγὰρgarG1063the wrathὀργὴorgēG3709of manἀνδρὸςandrosG435workethG2716notοὐκoukG3756the righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.
21τὸνtonG3588WhereforeδιὸdioG1352lay apartἀποθέμενοιapothemenoiG659allπᾶσανpasanG3956filthinessῥυπαρίανrhuparianG4507andκαὶkaiG2532superfluityπερισσείανperisseianG4050of naughtinessκακίαςkakiasG2549,and receiveδέξασθεdexastheG1209withἐνenG1722meeknessG4240the engraftedἔμφυτονemphutonG1721wordλόγονlogonG3056,whichτὸνtonG3588is ableδυνάμενονdunamenonG1410to saveσῶσαιsōsaiG4982yourὑμῶν.¶humōnG4771soulsτὰς ψυχὰςtas psuchasG3588G5590.
22ButδὲdeG1161beΓίνεσθεGinestheG1096ye doersποιηταὶpoiētaiG4163of the wordλόγουlogouG3056,andκαὶkaiG2532notμὴmēG3361hearersἀκροαταὶakroataiG202onlyG3440,deceivingπαραλογιζόμενοιparalogizomenoiG3884your own selvesἑαυτούς.he'autousG1438.
23ForὅτιhotiG3754ifεἴeiG1487anyτιςtisG5100be a hearerἀκροατὴςakroatēsG202of the wordλόγουlogouG3056,andκαὶkaiG2532notοὐouG3756a doerποιητής,poiētēsG4163,heοὗτοςhoutosG3778isἐστὶνestinG1510like untoἔοικενeoikenG1503a manἀνδρὶandriG435beholdingκατανοοῦντιkatanoountiG2657hisαὐτοῦautouG846naturalτὸ γενέσεωςto geneseōsG3588G1078faceπρόσωπον τῆςprosōpon tēsG3588G4383inἐνenG1722a glassἐσόπτρῳ·esoptrōG2072:
24ForγὰρgarG1063he beholdethκατενόησενkatenoēsenG2657himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,andκαὶkaiG2532goeth his wayἀπελήλυθενapelēluthenG565,andκαὶkaiG2532straightwayεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112forgettethἐπελάθετοepelathetoG1950what manner of manὁποῖοςhopoiosG3697he wasἦν.ēnG1510.
25ὁhoG3588τὸνtonG3588ButδὲdeG1161whoso lookethπαρακύψαςparakupsasG3879intoεἰςeisG1519the perfectτέλειονteleionG5046lawνόμονnomonG3551of libertyτῆς ἐλευθερίαςtēs eleutheriasG3588G1657,andκαὶkaiG2532continuethπαραμείνας,parameinasG3887therein,heG3778beingγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096notοὐκoukG3756a forgetfulἐπιλησμονῆςepilēsmonēsG1953hearerἀκροατὴςakroatēsG202,butἀλλὰallaG235a doerποιητὴςpoiētēsG4163of the workἔργου,ergouG2041,this manG3778shall beἔσται.¶estaiG1510blessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107inἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦautouG846deedτῇtēaG3588G4162.
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