New American Standard Bible 1995

James 2:18-22

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;

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