New American Standard Bible 1995

James 1

Testing Your Faith

1JamesἸάκωβοςIakōbosG2385, abond-servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401of GodθεοῦtheouG2316andof the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547, Tothe twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427tribesφυλαῖςphulaisG5443whoG3588aredispersedδιασπορᾷdiasporaG1290abroad:Greetingsχαίρειν.¶chaireinG5463.

2Considerἡγήσασθε,hēgēsastheG2233it allΠᾶσανPasanG3956joyχαρὰνcharanG5479,my brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,whenὅτανhotanG3752you encounterπεριπέσητεperipesēteG4045variousποικίλοις,poikiloisG4164trialsπειρασμοῖςpeirasmoisG3986,

3knowingγινώσκοντεςginōskontesG1097thatthe testingδοκίμιονdokimionG1383of yourfaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102producesκατεργάζεταιkatergazetaiG2716enduranceὑπομονήν·hupomonēnG5281.

4And letenduranceὑπομονὴhupomonēG5281haveἐχέτω,echetōG2192itsperfectτέλειονteleionG5046resultἔργονergonG2041,soἵναinaG2443that you may beperfectτέλειοιteleioiG5046and completeὁλόκληροιholoklēroiG3648,lackingλειπόμενοι.leipomenoiG3007in nothingμηδενὶmēdeniG3367.

5But ifεἰeiG1487anyτιςtisG5100of youlacksλείπεταιleipetaiG3007wisdomσοφίας,sophiasG4678,let him askαἰτείτωaiteitōG154of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,who givesδιδόντοςdidontosG1325to allπᾶσινpasinG3956generouslyἁπλῶςhaplōsG574andwithoutμὴmēG3361reproachὀνειδίζοντος,oneidizontosG3679, andit will be givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325to him.

6But he mustaskαἰτείτωaiteitōG154in faithπίστειpisteiG4102withoutG3367anyG3367doubtingδιακρινόμενος·diakrinomenosG1252,for the one who doubtsδιακρινόμενοςdiakrinomenosG1252is likeG1858the surfκλύδωνιkludōniG2830of the seaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281,drivenἀνεμιζομένῳanemizomenōG416and tossedG4494by the windG4494.

7For that manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444ought not to expectοἰέσθωoiesthōG3633that he will receiveλήμψεταίlēmpsetaiG2983anythingτιtiG5100from the Lordκυρίου·kuriouG2962,

8being adouble-mindedδίψυχοςdipsuchosG1374manἀνὴρanērG435,unstableἀκατάστατοςakatastatosG182in allπάσαιςpasaisG3956his waysὁδοῖςhodoisG3598.

9But thebrotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80of humbleταπεινὸςtapeinosG5011circumstances is to gloryκαυχάσθωkauchasthōG2744in his highG5311positionG5311;

10and the richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145manG4145is to gloryin his humiliationταπεινώσειtapeinōseiG5014,becauseὅτιhotiG3754likeὡςhōsG5613floweringἄνθοςanthosG438grassχόρτουchortouG5528he will passπαρελεύσεται.pareleusetaiG3928awayG3928.

11For the sunἥλιοςhēliosG2246risesἀνέτειλενaneteilenG393witha scorchingG2742windG2742andwithersἐξήρανενexēranenG3583the grassχόρτονchortonG5528;and its flowerἄνθοςanthosG438fallsG1601offG1601and the beautyεὐπρέπειαeuprepeiaG2143of its appearanceπροσώπουprosōpouG4383is destroyedἀπώλετο·apōletoG622;soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779tooG2532the richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145manG4145in the midst of his pursuitsπορείαιςporeiaisG4197will fadeG3133awayG3133.

12BlessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107is a manἀνὴρanērG435whoὃςhosG3739perseveresὑπομένειhupomeneiG5278under trialπειρασμόν,peirasmonG3986; for once he hasbeenγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096approvedδόκιμοςdokimosG1384,he will receiveλήμψεταιlēmpsetaiG2983the crownστέφανονstephanonG4735of lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222whichὃνhonG3739the Lordhas promisedἐπηγγείλατοepēngeilatoG1861to thoseG3588wholoveἀγαπῶσινagapōsinG25Him.

13Let noG3367oneΜηδεὶςMēdeisG3367sayλεγέτωlegetōG3004when he is temptedπειραζόμενοςpeirazomenosG3985, “I am being temptedπειράζομαι·peirazomaiG3985by GodθεοῦtheouG2316”;for GodθεὸςtheosG2316cannotG551be temptedG551by evilκακῶν,kakōnG2556,and He HimselfαὐτὸςautosG846does not temptπειράζειpeirazeiG3985anyoneοὐδένα·oudenaG3762.

14But eachG1538oneG1538is temptedπειράζεταιpeirazetaiG3985when he is carriedG1828awayG1828and enticedδελεαζόμενος·deleazomenosG1185by his ownἰδίαςidiasG2398lustἐπιθυμίαςepithumiasG1939.

15ThenεἶταeitaG1534when lustἐπιθυμίαepithumiaG1939has conceivedσυλλαβοῦσαsullabousaG4815,it givesG5088birthτίκτειtikteiG5088to sinἁμαρτίαν,hamartianG266; and whensinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266is accomplishedἀποτελεσθεῖσαapotelestheisaG658,it bringsG616forthἀποκύειapokueiG616deathθάνατον.¶thanatonG2288.

16Do not bedeceivedπλανᾶσθε,planastheG4105,my belovedἀγαπητοί·agapētoiG27brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80.

17EveryπᾶσαpasaG3956goodἀγαθὴagathēG18thingG1394givenG1394and everyπᾶνpanG3956perfectτέλειονteleionG5046giftδώρημαdōrēmaG1434isfrom aboveἄνωθένanōthenG509,comingG2597downκαταβαῖνονkatabainonG2597fromthe FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962of lightsφώτωνphōtōnG5457,with whomᾧhōG3739thereἔνιeniG1762is noοὐκoukG3756variationπαραλλαγὴparallagēG3883orἢēG2228shiftingτροπῆςtropēsG5157shadowἀποσκίασμα.aposkiasmaG644.

18In the exercise ofHis willβουληθεὶςboulētheisG1014HebroughtG616us forthἀπεκύησενapekuēsenG616bythe wordλόγῳlogōG3056of truthἀληθείας,alētheiasG225,soεἰςeisG1519that we would bea kindτιναtinaG5100offirstG536fruitsG536among His creaturesκτισμάτων.¶ktismatōnG2938.

19Thisyou knowG3609,my belovedἀγαπητοί·agapētoiG27brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80.But everyoneπᾶςpasG3956must be quickταχὺςtachusG5036to hearἀκοῦσαι,akousaiG191,slowβραδὺςbradusG1021to speakλαλῆσαι,lalēsaiG2980andslowβραδὺςbradusG1021to angerὀργήν.orgēnG3709;

20forthe angerὀργὴorgēG3709of manἀνδρὸςandrosG435does not achieveG2038the righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

21ThereforeδιὸdioG1352,puttingἀποθέμενοιapothemenoiG659asideG659allπᾶσανpasanG3956filthinessῥυπαρίανrhuparianG4507and allthat remainsπερισσείανperisseianG4050of wickednessκακίαςkakiasG2549, inhumilityG4240receiveδέξασθεdexastheG1209the wordλόγονlogonG3056implantedἔμφυτονemphutonG1721,which is ableδυνάμενονdunamenonG1410to saveσῶσαιsōsaiG4982your soulsψυχὰςpsuchasG5590.

22But proveΓίνεσθεGinestheG1096yourselves doersποιηταὶpoiētaiG4163of the wordλόγουlogouG3056,and not merelyμόνονmononG3441hearersἀκροαταὶakroataiG202who deludeπαραλογιζόμενοιparalogizomenoiG3884themselvesἑαυτούς.he'autousG1438.

23For ifεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100is a hearerἀκροατὴςakroatēsG202of the wordλόγουlogouG3056and not a doerποιητής,poiētēsG4163,he is likeG1858a manἀνδρὶandriG435who looksκατανοοῦντιkatanoountiG2657at hisnaturalγενέσεωςgeneseōsG1078faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383in a mirrorἐσόπτρῳ·esoptrōG2072;

24for oncehe has lookedκατενόησενkatenoēsenG2657at himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438and goneG565awayἀπελήλυθενapelēluthenG565,he has immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112forgottenἐπελάθετοepelathetoG1950whatG3697kindG3697of personG3697he was.

25But one who looksG3879intentlyG3879at the perfectτέλειονteleionG5046lawνόμονnomonG3551, the lawof libertyἐλευθερίαςeleutheriasG1657,and abidesπαραμείνας,parameinasG3887by it, not having becomeγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096a forgetfulἐπιλησμονῆςepilēsmonēsG1953hearerἀκροατὴςakroatēsG202butan effectualἔργου,ergouG2041doerποιητὴςpoiētēsG4163,thisG3778manG3778will beblessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107inwhatG4162he doesG4162.

26IfΕἴEiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100thinksδοκεῖdokeiG1380himself to be religiousθρησκὸςthrēskosG2357, and yet does notbridleχαλιναγωγῶνchalinagōgōnG5468his tongueγλῶσσανglōssanG1100but deceivesἀπατῶνapatōnG538his ownheartκαρδίανkardianG2588,thisG3778man’sG3778religionθρησκεία.thrēskeiaG2356is worthlessμάταιοςmataiosG3152.

27PureκαθαρὰkatharaG2513and undefiledἀμίαντοςamiantosG283religionθρησκείαthrēskeiaG2356in the sightπαρὰparaG3844of ourGodθεῷtheōG2316and FatherπατρὶpatriG3962is thisαὕτηhautēG3778: tovisitἐπισκέπτεσθαιepiskeptesthaiG1980orphansὀρφανοὺςorphanousG3737and widowsχήραςchērasG5503in their distressθλίψειthlipseiG2347, andto keepτηρεῖνtēreinG5083oneselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438unstainedἄσπιλονaspilonG784bythe worldκόσμου.¶kosmouG2889.

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