New American Standard Bible 1995

James 5

Misuse of Riches

1ComeG33nowνῦνnunG3568,you richπλούσιοι,plousioiG4145,weepκλαύσατεklausateG2799and howlὀλολύζοντεςololuzontesG3649for your miseriesταλαιπωρίαιςtalaipōriaisG5004which are comingἐπερχομέναις.eperchomenaisG1904upon you.

2Your richesπλοῦτοςploutosG4149have rottedσέσηπενsesēpenG4595and your garmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440have becomeγέγονεν·gegonenG1096moth-eatenσητόβρωταsētobrōtaG4598.

3Your goldχρυσὸςchrusosG5557and your silverἄργυροςargurosG696have rustedκατίωταιkatiōtaiG2728;and their rustἰὸςiosG2447will be a witnessμαρτύριονmarturionG3142against you and will consumeG2068your fleshσάρκαςsarkasG4561likeὡςhōsG5613fireπῦρ·purG4442. It isin the lastἐσχάταιςeschataisG2078daysἡμέραις.hēmeraisG2250that you have storedG2343up your treasureG2343!

4BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,the payμισθὸςmisthosG3408of the laborersἐργατῶνergatōnG2040who mowedἀμησάντωνamēsantōnG270your fieldsχώραςchōrasG5561, andwhich has been withheldG879by you, criesκράζειkrazeiG2896out against you; andthe outcryβοαὶboaiG995of thoseG3588who didG2325the harvestingθερισάντωνtherisantōnG2325has reachedεἰσεληλύθασιν.eiselēluthasinG1525the earsὦταōtaG3775ofthe LordκυρίουkuriouG2962ofSabaothσαβαὼθsabaōthG4519.

5You havelivedG5171luxuriouslyG5171on the earthγῆςgēsG1093and ledG4684a lifeG4684of wantonG4684pleasureG4684; you havefattenedἐθρέψατεethrepsateG5142your heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588ina dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250of slaughterσφαγῆς.sphagēsG4967.

6You have condemnedκατεδικάσατε,katedikasateG2613andputG5407to deathG5407the righteousδίκαιον·dikaionG1342man;he does not resistἀντιτάσσεταιantitassetaiG498you.

Exhortation

7Thereforeοὖν,ounG3767be patientΜακροθυμήσατεMakrothumēsateG3114,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193the comingπαρουσίαςparousiasG3952of the Lordκυρίου.kuriouG2962.The farmerγεωργὸςgeōrgosG1092waitsἐκδέχεταιekdechetaiG1551for the preciousτίμιονtimionG5093produceκαρπὸνkarponG2590of the soilγῆςgēsG1093,being patientμακροθυμῶνmakrothumōnG3114aboutἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909it, untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193it getsλάβῃlabēG2983the earlyG4291and lateὄψιμον·opsimonG3797rains.

8You tooκαὶkaiG2532be patientμακροθυμήσατεmakrothumēsateG3114;strengthenστηρίξατεstērixateG4741your heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588, forthe comingπαρουσίαparousiaG3952of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962isnearἤγγικεν.ēngikenG1448.

9Do notcomplainστενάζετε,stenazeteG4727,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,againstκατ᾽kat᾽G2596oneἀλλήλων,allēlōnG240anotherG240,soἵναinaG2443that you yourselves may not be judgedκριθῆτε·krithēteG2919;beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,the JudgeκριτὴςkritēsG2923is standingἕστηκεν.hestēkenG2476rightπρὸproG4253at thedoorθυρῶνthurōnG2374.

10As an exampleὑπόδειγμαhupodeigmaG5262,brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,of sufferingκακοπαθείαςkakopatheiasG2552and patienceμακροθυμίαςmakrothumiasG3115,takeλάβετε,labeteG2983the prophetsπροφήταςprophētasG4396whoοἳhoiG3739spokeἐλάλησανelalēsanG2980in the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of the Lordκυρίου.kuriouG2962.

11We countμακαρίζομενmakarizomenG3106thoseG3588blessedG3106who enduredὑπομείναντας·hupomeinantasG5278.You have heardἠκούσατεēkousateG191of theenduranceὑπομονὴνhupomonēnG5281of JobἸὼβIōbG2492and have seenG3708theoutcomeτέλοςtelosG5056of the Lord’sκυρίουkuriouG2962dealings, thatthe LordκύριοςkuriosG2962is fullG4184of compassionG4184and ismercifulοἰκτίρμων.¶oiktirmōnG3629.

12But aboveΠρὸProG4253allπάντωνpantōnG3956,my brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,do not swearὀμνύετε,omnueteG3660,eitherμήτεmēteG3383by heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772orμήτεmēteG3383by earthγῆνgēnG1093orμήτεmēteG3383with anyτινὰtinaG5100otherἄλλονallonG243oathὅρκον·horkonG3727; butyour yesναὶnaiG3483is to be yesναὶnaiG3483,and your noοὒouG3756,noοὔ,ouG3756,soἵναinaG2443that you may not fallπέσητε.¶pesēteG4098underὑπὸhupoG5259judgmentκρίσινkrisinG2920.

13Is anyoneτιςtisG5100amongἐνenG1722yousufferingΚακοπαθεῖKakopatheiG2553? Thenhe must prayπροσευχέσθω·proseuchesthōG4336.Is anyoneτις;tisG5100cheerfulεὐθυμεῖeuthumeiG2114? He is tosingψαλλέτω.psalletōG5567praisesG5567.

14Is anyoneτιςtisG5100amongG1722you sickἀσθενεῖastheneiG770? Thenhe must callπροσκαλεσάσθωproskalesasthōG4341forthe eldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterousG4245of the churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577and they are to prayπροσευξάσθωσανproseuxasthōsanG4336overἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909him,anointingἀλείψαντεςaleipsantesG218him with oilἐλαίῳelaiōG1637in the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of the Lordκυρίου.kuriouG2962;

15and theprayerεὐχὴeuchēG2171offered in faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102willrestoreσώσειsōseiG4982the one who is sickκάμνονταkamnontaG2577,and the Lordκύριος·kuriosG2962willraiseἐγερεῖegereiG1453him up, and ifG2579he has committedπεποιηκώς,pepoiēkōsG4160sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266,they will be forgivenἀφεθήσεταιaphethēsetaiG863him.

16ThereforeοὖνounG3767,confessἐξομολογεῖσθεexomologeistheG1843your sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266to oneἀλλήλοιςallēloisG240anotherG240,and prayG4336for oneἀλλήλων,allēlōnG240anotherG240soὅπωςhopōsG3704that you may behealedἰαθῆτε·iathēteG2390.The effectiveG1754prayerδέησιςdeēsisG1162of a righteousδικαίουdikaiouG1342manG1342canἰσχύειischueiG2480accomplishG1754muchπολὺpoluG4183.

17ElijahἨλίαςĒliasG2243wasa manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444with a natureὁμοιοπαθὴςhomoiopathēsG3663likeG3663oursG1473, andhe prayedπροσηύξατοprosēuxatoG4336earnestlyπροσευχῇproseuchēaG4335that it would not rainβρέξαι·brexaiG1026,and it did not rainἔβρεξενebrexenG1026on the earthγῆςgēsG1093forthreeτρεῖςtreisG5140yearsἐνιαυτοὺςeniautousG1763and sixἕξ·hexG1803monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376.

18ThenG2532heprayedπροσηύξατοprosēuxatoG4336againπάλινpalinG3825, and theskyοὐρανὸςouranosG3772pouredἔδωκενedōkenG1325rainὑετὸνhu'etonG5205and the earthγῆgēG1093producedἐβλάστησενeblastēsenG985its fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590.

19My brethrenἈδελφοίAdelphoiG80,ifἐάνeanG1437anyτιςtisG5100amongἐνenG1722you straysπλανηθῇplanēthēaG4105fromthe truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225and oneτιςtisG5100turnsG1994him backἐπιστρέψῃepistrepsēG1994,

20let him knowγινωσκέτωginōsketōG1097thathe who turnsἐπιστρέψαςepistrepsasG1994a sinnerἁμαρτωλὸνhamartōlonG268from the errorπλάνηςplanēsG4106of his wayὁδοῦhodouG3598willsaveσώσειsōseiG4982his soulψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590from deathθανάτουthanatouG2288and willcoverκαλύψειkalupseiG2572a multitudeπλῆθοςplēthosG4128of sinsἁμαρτιῶν.¶hamartiōnG266.

Misuse of Riches

Exhortation

Commentaries on James 5