King James Version

James 5

1οἱhoiG3588ταῖςtaisG3588Go toἌγεAgeG71nowνῦνnunG3568, yerich menπλούσιοι,plousioiG4145,weepκλαύσατεklausateG2799and howlὀλολύζοντεςololuzontesG3649forἐπὶepiG1909yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771miseriesταλαιπωρίαις ταῖςtalaipōriais taisG3588 G5004that shall come uponἐπερχομέναις.eperchomenaisG1904you.

2YourὑμῶνhumōnG4771richesὁ πλοῦτοςho ploutosG3588 G4149are corruptedσέσηπενsesēpenG4595,andκαὶkaiG2532yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771garmentsτὰ ἱμάτιαta himatiaG3588 G2440areγέγονεν·gegonenG1096motheatenσητόβρωταsētobrōtaG4598.

3YourὑμῶνhumōnG4771goldὁ χρυσὸςho chrusosG3588 G5557andκαὶkaiG2532silverὁ ἄργυροςho argurosG3588 G696is cankeredκατίωταιkatiōtaiG2728;andκαὶkaiG2532the rustὁ ἰὸςho iosG3588 G2447of themαὐτῶνautōnG846shall beἔσταιestaiG1510a witnessμαρτύριονmarturionG3142againstεἰςeisG1519youὑμῖνhuminG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532shall eatφάγεταιphagetaiG5315yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771fleshτὰς σάρκαςtas sarkasG3588 G4561as it wereὡςhōsG5613fireπῦρ·purG4442.Ye have heaped treasure togetherἐθησαυρίσατεethēsaurisateG2343forἐνenG1722the lastἐσχάταιςeschataisG2078daysἡμέραις.hēmeraisG2250.

4ὁhoG3588BeholdG3708,the hireμισθὸς τῶνmisthos tōnG3588 G3408of the labourersἐργατῶν τῶνergatōn tōnG3588 G2040who haveτὰςtasG3588reaped downἀμησάντωνamēsantōnG270yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771fieldsχώρας ὁchōras hoG3588 G5561,which is ofἀφ᾽aph᾽G575youὑμῶνhumōnG4771kept back by fraudἀπεστερημένοςapesterēmenosG650,criethκράζειkrazeiG2896:andκαὶkaiG2532the criesαἱ βοαὶhai boaiG3588 G995of themτῶνtōnG3588which have reapedθερισάντωνtherisantōnG2325are enteredεἰσεληλύθασιν.eiselēluthasinG1525intoεἰςeisG1519the earsτὰ ὦταta ōtaG3588 G3775of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962of sabaothσαβαὼθsabaōthG4519.

5Ye have lived in pleasureἐτρυφήσατεetruphēsateG5171onἐπὶepiG1909the earthτῆς γῆςtēs gēsG3588 G1093,andκαὶkaiG2532been wantonἐσπαταλήσατε,espatalēsateG4684;ye have nourishedἐθρέψατεethrepsateG5142yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771heartsτὰς καρδίαςtas kardiasG3588 G2588,asG5613inἐνenG1722a dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250of slaughterσφαγῆς.sphagēsG4967.

6τὸνtonG3588Ye have condemnedκατεδικάσατε,katedikasateG2613andkilledἐφονεύσατεephoneusateG5407the justδίκαιον·dikaionG1342; andhe dothG498notοὐκoukG3756resistG498youὑμῖν.¶huminG4771.

7τῆςtēsG3588Be patientΜακροθυμήσατεMakrothumēsateG3114thereforeοὖν,ounG3767,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,untoἕωςhe'ōsG2193the comingπαρουσίας τοῦparousias touG3588 G3952of the Lordκυρίου. ὁkuriou hoG3588 G2962.BeholdG3708,the husbandmanγεωργὸς τὸνgeōrgos tonG3588 G1092waiteth forἐκδέχεταιekdechetaiG1551the preciousτίμιονtimionG5093fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590of the earthτῆς γῆςtēs gēsG3588 G1093,and hath long patienceμακροθυμῶνmakrothumōnG3114forἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909itαὐτῷautōG846,untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193G302he receiveλάβῃlabēG2983the earlyπρόϊμονproimonG4406andκαὶkaiG2532latterὄψιμον·opsimonG3797rainG5205.

8BeG3114yeὑμεῖς,humeisG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532patientμακροθυμήσατεmakrothumēsateG3114;stablishστηρίξατεstērixateG4741yourὑμῶν,humōnG4771heartsτὰς καρδίαςtas kardiasG3588 G2588:forὅτιhotiG3754the comingἡ παρουσίαhē parousiaG3588 G3952of the Lordτοῦ κυρίουtou kuriouG3588 G2962draweth nighἤγγικεν.ēngikenG1448.

9Grudgeστενάζετε,stenazeteG4727notμὴmēG3361one againstκατ᾽kat᾽G2596anotherἀλλήλων,allēlōnG240,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,lestἵνα μὴina mēG2443 G3361ye be condemnedG2632:beholdG3708,the judgeὁ κριτὴςho kritēsG3588 G2923standethἕστηκεν.hestēkenG2476beforeπρὸproG4253the doorτῶν θυρῶνtōn thurōnG3588 G2374.

10Takeλάβετε,labeteG2983,myG1473brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,the prophetsτῆς προφήταςtēs prophētasG3588 G4396,whoοἳhoiG3739have spokenἐλάλησανelalēsanG2980in the nameτῆς ὀνόματιtēs onomatiG3588 G3686of the Lordκυρίου.kuriouG2962,for an exampleὑπόδειγμαhupodeigmaG5262of suffering afflictionκακοπαθείας τοὺςkakopatheias tousG3588 G2552,andκαὶkaiG2532of patienceμακροθυμίας τῷmakrothumias tōG3588 G3115.

11BeholdG3708,we countμακαρίζομενmakarizomenG3106themτοὺςtousG3588happyG3106which endureὑπομείναντας·hupomeinantasG5278.Ye have heardἠκούσατεēkousateG191of the patienceτὴν ὑπομονὴνtēn hupomonēnG3588 G5281of JobἸὼβIōbG2492,andκαὶkaiG2532have seenG3708the endτὸ τέλοςto telosG3588 G5056of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962;thatὅτιhotiG3754the Lordὁ κύριοςho kuriosG3588 G2962isἐστινestinG1510very pitifulπολύσπλαγχνόςpolusplagchnosG4184,andκαὶkaiG2532of tender mercyοἰκτίρμων.¶oiktirmōnG3629.

12Butδέ,deG1161aboveΠρὸProG4253all thingsπάντωνpantōnG3956,myG1473brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,swearὀμνύετε,omnueteG3660notμὴmēG3361,neitherμήτεmēteG3383by heavenτὸν οὐρανὸνton ouranonG3588 G3772,neitherμήτεmēteG3383by the earthτὴν γῆνtēn gēnG3588 G1093,neitherμήτεmēteG3383by anyτινὰtinaG5100otherἄλλονallonG243oathὅρκον·horkonG3727:butδὲdeG1161letG1510yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὸtoG3588yeaναὶnaiG3483beἤτωētōG1510yeaναὶnaiG3483;andκαὶkaiG2532yourτὸtoG3588nayοὒouG3756,nayοὔ,ouG3756;lestἵνα μὴina mēG2443 G3361ye fallπέσητε.¶pesēteG4098intoὑπὸhupoG5259condemnationκρίσινkrisinG2920.

13IsG2553anyτιςtisG5100amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖν;huminG4771afflictedG2553?let him prayπροσευχέσθω·proseuchesthōG4336.IsG2114anyτις;tisG5100merryG2114?let him sing psalmsψαλλέτω.psalletōG5567.

14τοὺςtousG3588IsG770anyτιςtisG5100sickἀσθενεῖastheneiG770amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖν;huminG4771?let him callπροσκαλεσάσθωproskalesasthōG4341for the eldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterousG4245of the churchτῆς ἐκκλησίαςtēs ekklēsiasG3588 G1577;andκαὶkaiG2532let them prayπροσευξάσθωσανproseuxasthōsanG4336overἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909himαὐτὸνautonG846,anointingἀλείψαντεςaleipsantesG218himαὐτὸνautonG846with oilἐλαίῳelaiōG1637inἐνenG1722the nameτῷ ὀνόματιtō onomatiG3588 G3686of the Lordτοῦ κυρίου.tou kuriouG3588 G2962:

15ἡhēG3588AndG2532the prayerεὐχὴ τῆςeuchē tēsG3588 G2171of faithπίστεως τὸνpisteōs tonG3588 G4102shall saveσώσειsōseiG4982the sickκάμνονταkamnontaG2577,andG2532the Lordὁ κύριος·ho kuriosG3588 G2962shall raiseἐγερεῖegereiG1453himαὐτὸνautonG846upG1453;and ifG2579he have committedπεποιηκώς,pepoiēkōsG4160sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266,theyG863shall beᾖēG1510forgivenἀφεθήσεταιaphethēsetaiG863himαὐτῷ.¶autōG846.

16ConfessἐξομολογεῖσθεexomologeistheG1843yourfaultsτὰςtasG3588 G3900one to anotherἀλλήλοιςallēloisG240,andκαὶkaiG2532prayεὔχεσθεeuchestheG2172oneἀλλήλων,allēlōnG240forὑπὲρhuperG5228anotherG240,thatὅπωςhopōsG3704ye may be healedἰαθῆτε·iathēteG2390.The effectual ferventἐνεργουμένη.energoumenēG1754prayerδέησιςdeēsisG1162of a righteous manδικαίουdikaiouG1342availethἰσχύειischueiG2480muchπολὺpoluG4183.

17EliasἨλίαςĒliasG2243wasἦνēnG1510a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444subject to like passionsὁμοιοπαθὴςhomoiopathēsG3663as we areG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532he prayedπροσηύξατοprosēuxatoG4336earnestlyπροσευχῇproseuchēaG4335τοῦtouG3588that it mightG1026notμὴmēG3361rainβρέξαι·brexaiG1026:andκαὶkaiG2532it rainedἔβρεξενebrexenG1026notοὐκoukG3756onἐπὶepiG1909the earthτῆς γῆςtēs gēsG3588 G1093by the space of threeτρεῖςtreisG5140yearsἐνιαυτοὺςeniautousG1763andκαὶkaiG2532sixἕξ·hexG1803monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376.

18AndκαὶkaiG2532he prayedπροσηύξατοprosēuxatoG4336againπάλινpalinG3825,andκαὶkaiG2532the heavenὁ οὐρανὸςho ouranosG3588 G3772gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325rainὑετὸνhu'etonG5205,andκαὶkaiG2532the earthἡ γῆhē gēG3588 G1093brought forthἐβλάστησενeblastēsenG985herαὐτῆς.¶autēsG846fruitτὸν καρπὸνton karponG3588 G2590.

19BrethrenἈδελφοίAdelphoiG80,ifἐάνeanG1437anyτιςtisG5100ofἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771do errπλανηθῇplanēthēaG4105fromἀπὸapoG575the truthτῆς ἀληθείαςtēs alētheiasG3588 G225,andκαὶkaiG2532oneτιςtisG5100convertἐπιστρέψῃepistrepsēG1994himαὐτόν,autonG846;

20ὁhoG3588Let him knowγινωσκέτωginōsketōG1097,thatὅτιhotiG3754he which convertethἐπιστρέψαςepistrepsasG1994the sinnerἁμαρτωλὸνhamartōlonG268fromἐκekG1537the errorπλάνηςplanēsG4106of hisG846wayὁδοῦhodouG3598shallsaveσώσειsōseiG4982a soulψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590fromἐκekG1537deathθανάτουthanatouG2288,andκαὶkaiG2532shall hideκαλύψειkalupseiG2572a multitudeπλῆθοςplēthosG4128of sinsἁμαρτιῶν.¶hamartiōnG266.

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