James 4
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James 4:11-17

11Do not speakG2635againstG2635oneἀλλήλων,allēlōnG240anotherG240,brethrenἀδελφοί·adelphoiG80.He who speaksG2635againstG2635a brotherἀδελφοῦadelphouG80orἢēG2228judgesκρίνωνkrinōnG2919his brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80,speaksG2635againstG2635the lawνόμουnomouG3551and judgesκρίνειkrineiG2919the lawνόμον·nomonG3551;but ifεἰeiG1487you judgeκρίνεις,krineisG2919the lawνόμονnomonG3551, you are nota doerποιητὴςpoiētēsG4163of the lawνόμουnomouG3551but a judgeκριτής.kritēsG2923of it.
12There is onlyoneεἷςheisG1520LawgiverνομοθέτηςnomothetēsG3550and JudgeκριτὴςkritēsG2923, the One who isableδυνάμενοςdunamenosG1410to saveσῶσαιsōsaiG4982and to destroyἀπολέσαι·apolesaiG622; butwhoτίςtisG5101are you who judgeκρίνωνkrinōnG2919your neighborπλησίον;¶plēsionG4139?
13ComeG33nowνῦνnunG3568,you who sayλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “TodayσήμερονsēmeronG4594orἢēG2228tomorrowαὔριονaurionG839we will goπορευσόμεθαporeusomethaG4198to suchG3592and suchG3592a cityπόλινpolinG4172,and spendG4160a yearἐνιαυτὸνeniautonG1763thereἐκεῖekeiG1563and engageG1710in businessG1710and makeG4160a profitκερδήσομεν·kerdēsomenG2770.”
14YetοἵτινεςoitinesG3748you do not knowἐπίστασθεepistastheG1987whatποίαpoiaG4169your lifeζωὴzōēG2222will be like tomorrowαὔριονaurionG839. You are justa vaporἀτμὶςatmisG822that appearsφαινομένηphainomenēG5316for a littleὀλίγονoligonG3641whileG3641and thenἔπειταepeitaG1899vanishesG853awayG853.
15InsteadἀντὶantiG473, you oughtto sayλέγεινlegeinG3004, “IfἐὰνeanG1437the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962willsθελήσῃthelēsēG2309,we will liveζήσομενzēsomenG2198and alsoG2532doποιήσομενpoiēsomenG4160thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778orἢēG2228that.”
16But as it is, you boastκαυχᾶσθεkauchastheG2744in yourarroganceἀλαζονείαιςalazoneiaisG212;allπᾶσαpasaG3956suchτοιαύτηtoiautēG5108boastingκαύχησιςkauchēsisG2746is evilπονηράponēraG4190.
17ThereforeοὖνounG3767,to one who knowsG3609therightG2570thingG2570to doG4160and doesG4160not doG4160it, to him it is sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266.
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