New American Standard Bible 1995

James 2:14-20

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?

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