James 2
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James 2:21-26

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.
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