New American Standard Bible 1995

James 2

The Sin of Partiality

1My brethrenἈδελφοίAdelphoiG80,do not holdἔχετεecheteG2192your faithπίστινpistinG4102in ourgloriousδόξης.doxēsG1391LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547with an attitude ofpersonalG4382favoritismG4382.

2For ifἐὰνeanG1437a manἀνὴρanērG435comesεἰσέλθῃeiselthēG1525into yourassemblyσυναγωγὴνsunagōgēnG4864with a goldG5554ringG5554and dressed infineλαμπρᾷ,lampraG2986clothesἐσθῆτιesthētiG2066,and there alsoκαὶkaiG2532comesεἰσέλθῃeiselthēG1525in a poorπτωχὸςptōchosG4434manG4434indirtyῥυπαρᾷrhuparaG4508clothesἐσθῆτιesthētiG2066,

3and youpayG1914specialG1914attentionG1914to the one who is wearingφοροῦνταphorountaG5409thefineλαμπρὰνlampranG2986clothesἐσθῆταesthētaG2066,and sayG3004, “You sitκάθουkathouG2521hereὧδεhōdeG5602in a goodκαλῶς,kalōsG2573place,” and you sayG3004to the poorπτωχῷptōchōG4434manG4434, “You standστῆθιstēthiG2476overG1563thereG1563,orἢēG2228sitκάθουkathouG2521downG2521by my footstoolὑποπόδιόνhupopodionG5286,”

4have you not madeG1252distinctionsG1252amongἐνenG1722yourselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,and becomeἐγένεσθεegenestheG1096judgesκριταὶkritaiG2923with evilπονηρῶν;¶ponērōnG4190motivesδιαλογισμῶνdialogismōnG1261?

5Listenἀκούσατε,akousateG191,my belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80: did notGodθεὸςtheosG2316chooseἐξελέξατοexelexatoG1586the poorπτωχοὺςptōchousG4434of thisG3588worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889to berichπλουσίουςplousiousG4145in faithπίστειpisteiG4102andheirsκληρονόμουςklēronomousG2818of the kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932whichἧςhēsG3739HepromisedἐπηγγείλατοepēngeilatoG1861to thoseG3588who loveἀγαπῶσινagapōsinG25Him?

6But you have dishonoredἠτιμάσατεētimasateG818the poorπτωχόν.ptōchonG4434manG4434.Is it not the richπλούσιοιplousioiG4145who oppressκαταδυναστεύουσινkatadunasteuousinG2616you andpersonallyαὐτοὶautoiG846dragἕλκουσινhelkousinG1670you intocourtκριτήρια;kritēriaG2922?

7Do they not blasphemeβλασφημοῦσινblasphēmousinG987the fairκαλὸνkalonG2570nameὄνομαonomaG3686by which you have been calledἐπικληθὲνepiklēthenG1941?

8IfεἰeiG1487,howeverμέντοιmentoiG3305, youare fulfillingτελεῖτεteleiteG5055theroyalβασιλικὸνbasilikonG937lawνόμονnomonG3551accordingκατὰkataG2596to the Scriptureγραφήν·graphēnG1124, “You shall loveἀγαπήσειςagapēseisG25your neighborπλησίονplēsionG4139as yourselfG4572,”you are doingποιεῖτε·poieiteG4160wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573.

9But ifεἰeiG1487youshowG4380partialityG4380,you are committingἐργάζεσθεergazestheG2038sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266andare convictedἐλεγχόμενοιelegchomenoiG1651by thelawνόμουnomouG3551as transgressorsπαραβάται.parabataiG3848.

10For whoeverὅστιςhostisG3748keepsτηρήσῃ,tērēsēG5083the wholeὅλονholonG3650lawνόμονnomonG3551and yetδὲdeG1161stumblesπταίσῃptaisēG4417in oneἑνί,heniG1520point,he has becomeγέγονενgegonenG1096guiltyἔνοχος.enochosG1777of allπάντωνpantōnG3956.

11For He who saidG3004, “Do not commitμοιχεύσῃς,moicheusēsG3431adulteryμοιχεύειςmoicheueisG3431,”alsoκαὶkaiG2532saidG3004, “Do not commitG5407murderφονεύσῃς.phoneusēsG5407.”NowG1161ifεἰeiG1487you do not commitG3431adulteryG3431,but do commitG5407murderφονεύειςphoneueisG5407,you have becomeγέγοναςgegonasG1096a transgressorπαραβάτηςparabatēsG3848of thelawνόμου.nomouG3551.

12SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779speakλαλεῖτεlaleiteG2980and soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779actποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160as those who are to be judgedκρίνεσθαι.krinesthaiG2919by thelawνόμουnomouG3551of libertyἐλευθερίαςeleutheriasG1657.

13ForjudgmentκρίσιςkrisisG2920will bemercilessG415to one who has shownποιήσαντιpoiēsantiG4160noμὴmēG3361mercyἔλεος·eleosG1656;mercyἔλεοςeleosG1656triumphsG2620overG2620judgmentκρίσεως.¶kriseōsG2920.

Faith and Works

14WhatΤίTiG5101useὄφελος,ophelosG3786is it,my brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,ifἐὰνeanG1437someoneτιςtisG5100saysλέγῃlegēG3004he hasἔχειν,echeinG2192faithπίστινpistinG4102but he hasἔχῃ;echēG2192noG3361worksἔργαergaG2041?CanδύναταιdunataiG1410that faithπίστιςpistisG4102saveσῶσαιsōsaiG4982him?

15IfἐὰνeanG1437a brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80orἢēG2228sisterἀδελφὴadelphēG79is withoutG1131clothingG1131and in needλειπόμενοιleipomenoiG3007of dailyἐφημέρουephēmerouG2184foodτροφῆς,trophēsG5160,

16and oneτιςtisG5100of you saysG3004to them, “GoὑπάγετεhupageteG5217in peaceεἰρήνῃ,eirēnēG1515,be warmedθερμαίνεσθεthermainestheG2328and be filledχορτάζεσθε,chortazestheG5526,”and yetG1161you do not giveδῶτεdōteG1325them whatG2006is necessaryG2006for theirbodyσώματος,sōmatosG4983,whatτίtiG5101useὄφελος;ophelosG3786is that?

17EvenκαὶkaiG2532soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779faithπίστις,pistisG4102,ifἐὰνeanG1437it hasἔχῃechēG2192noμὴmēG3361worksἔργα,ergaG2041, isdeadνεκράnekraG3498, beingby itselfἑαυτήν.¶he'autēnG1438.

18But someoneτις·tisG5100may wellsayG3004, “You haveἔχεις,echeisG2192faithπίστινpistinG4102and I haveἔχω·echōG2192worksἔργαergaG2041;showδεῖξόνdeixonG1166me yourfaithπίστινpistinG4102withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565the worksἔργωνergōnG2041, and I willshowδείξωdeixōG1166you my faithπίστινpistinG4102by my worksἔργωνergōnG2041.”

19You believeπιστεύειςpisteueisG4100thatGodθεός·theosG2316is oneεἷςheisG1520.You doποιεῖς·poieisG4160wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573;the demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140alsoG2532believeπιστεύουσινpisteuousinG4100,and shudderφρίσσουσιν.phrissousinG5425.

20But are you willingθέλειςtheleisG2309to recognizeγνῶναι,gnōnaiG1097,you foolishκενέ,keneG2756fellowἄνθρωπεanthrōpeG444, thatfaithπίστιςpistisG4102withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565worksἔργωνergōnG2041is uselessἀργήargēG692?

21Was not AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11our fatherπατὴρpatērG3962justifiedἐδικαιώθηedikaiōthēG1344by worksἔργωνergōnG2041when he offeredἀνενέγκαςanenegkasG399up IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464his sonυἱὸνhuionG5207on the altarθυσιαστήριον;thusiastērionG2379?

22You seeβλέπειςblepeisG991thatfaithπίστιςpistisG4102was workingσυνήργειsunērgeiG4903with his worksἔργοιςergoisG2041, andas a resultἐκekG1537of theworksἔργωνergōnG2041,faithπίστιςpistisG4102wasperfectedἐτελειώθη;eteleiōthēG5048;

23and the ScriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124was fulfilledἐπληρώθηeplērōthēG4137which saysλέγουσα·legousaG3004, “And AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100GodθεῷtheōG2316,and it was reckonedἐλογίσθηelogisthēG3049to him as righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343,”and he was calledἐκλήθη.eklēthēG2564the friendφίλοςphilosG5384of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

24You seeὁρᾶτεhorateG3708that a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444is justifiedδικαιοῦταιdikaioutaiG1344by worksἔργωνergōnG2041and not by faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102aloneμόνον.¶mononG3441.

25In the sameG3668wayG3668, was notRahabῬαὰβRhaabG4460the harlotπόρνηpornēG4204alsoG2532justifiedἐδικαιώθηedikaiōthēG1344by worksἔργωνergōnG2041when she receivedὑποδεξαμένηhupodexamenēG5264the messengersἀγγέλουςangelousG32and sentἐκβαλοῦσα;ekbalousaG1544them out by anotherἑτέρᾳheteraG2087wayG3668?

26For justὥσπερhōsperG5618as the bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565thespiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151is deadνεκρόνnekronG3498,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779alsoκαὶkaiG2532faithπίστιςpistisG4102withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565worksἔργωνergōnG2041is deadνεκράnekraG3498.

The Sin of Partiality

Faith and Works

Commentaries on James 2