James 2
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James 2:5-7

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?
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