James 2
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New American Standard Bible 1995

James 2:1-6

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?
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