New American Standard Bible 2020

James 1

The Testing of Your Faith

1JamesἸάκωβοςIakōbosG2385, abond-servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401of GodθεοῦtheouG2316andof the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547, Tothe twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427tribesφυλαῖςphulaisG5443whoG3588aredispersedδιασπορᾷdiasporaG1290abroad:Greetingsχαίρειν.¶chaireinG5463.

2Considerἡγήσασθε,hēgēsastheG2233it allΠᾶσανPasanG3956joyχαρὰνcharanG5479,my brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80and sisters,whenὅτανhotanG3752you encounterπεριπέσητεperipesēteG4045variousποικίλοις,poikiloisG4164trialsπειρασμοῖςpeirasmoisG3986,

3knowingγινώσκοντεςginōskontesG1097thatthe testingδοκίμιονdokimionG1383of yourfaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102producesκατεργάζεταιkatergazetaiG2716enduranceὑπομονήν·hupomonēnG5281.

4And letenduranceὑπομονὴhupomonēG5281haveἐχέτω,echetōG2192itsperfectτέλειονteleionG5046resultἔργονergonG2041,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443you may beperfectτέλειοιteleioiG5046and completeὁλόκληροιholoklēroiG3648,lackingλειπόμενοι.leipomenoiG3007in nothingμηδενὶmēdeniG3367.

5But ifεἰeiG1487anyτιςtisG5100of youlacksλείπεταιleipetaiG3007wisdomσοφίας,sophiasG4678,let him askαἰτείτωaiteitōG154of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,who givesδιδόντοςdidontosG1325to allπᾶσινpasinG3956generouslyἁπλῶςhaplōsG574andwithoutμὴmēG3361reproachὀνειδίζοντος,oneidizontosG3679, andit will be givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325to him.

6But he mustaskαἰτείτωaiteitōG154in faithπίστειpisteiG4102withoutG3367anyG3367doubtingδιακρινόμενος·diakrinomenosG1252,for the one who doubtsδιακρινόμενοςdiakrinomenosG1252isG1858likeG1858the surfκλύδωνιkludōniG2830of the seaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281,drivenἀνεμιζομένῳanemizomenōG416and tossedG4494byG4494theG4494windG4494.

7For that personἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444ought not to expectοἰέσθωoiesthōG3633that he will receiveλήμψεταίlēmpsetaiG2983anythingτιtiG5100from the Lordκυρίου·kuriouG2962,

8being adouble-mindedδίψυχοςdipsuchosG1374manἀνὴρanērG435,unstableἀκατάστατοςakatastatosG182in allπάσαιςpasaisG3956his waysὁδοῖςhodoisG3598.

9NowδὲdeG1161the brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80or sisterof humbleταπεινὸςtapeinosG5011circumstancesis to gloryκαυχάσθωkauchasthōG2744in his highG5311positionG5311;

10but the richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145personG4145is to glory in hishumiliationταπεινώσειtapeinōseiG5014,becauseὅτιhotiG3754likeὡςhōsG5613floweringἄνθοςanthosG438grassχόρτουchortouG5528he will passπαρελεύσεται.pareleusetaiG3928awayG3928.

11For the sunἥλιοςhēliosG2246risesἀνέτειλενaneteilenG393withits scorchingG2742heatκαύσωνιkausōniG2742andwithersἐξήρανενexēranenG3583the grassχόρτονchortonG5528;and its flowerἄνθοςanthosG438fallsG1601offG1601and the beautyεὐπρέπειαeuprepeiaG2143of its appearanceπροσώπουprosōpouG4383is destroyedἀπώλετο·apōletoG622;soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779alsoG2532the richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145personG4145,in the midst of his pursuitsπορείαιςporeiaisG4197,will dieG3133outG3133.

12BlessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107is a manἀνὴρanērG435whoὃςhosG3739perseveresὑπομένειhupomeneiG5278under trialπειρασμόν,peirasmonG3986; for once he hasbeenγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096approvedδόκιμοςdokimosG1384,he will receiveλήμψεταιlēmpsetaiG2983the crownστέφανονstephanonG4735of lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222whichὃνhonG3739the Lordhas promisedἐπηγγείλατοepēngeilatoG1861to thoseG3588wholoveἀγαπῶσινagapōsinG25Him.

13NoG3367oneΜηδεὶςMēdeisG3367is to sayλεγέτωlegetōG3004when he is temptedπειραζόμενοςpeirazomenosG3985, “I am being temptedπειράζομαι·peirazomaiG3985by GodθεοῦtheouG2316”;for GodθεὸςtheosG2316cannotG551beG551temptedG551by evilκακῶν,kakōnG2556,and He HimselfαὐτὸςautosG846does not temptπειράζειpeirazeiG3985anyoneοὐδένα·oudenaG3762.

14But eachG1538oneG1538is temptedπειράζεταιpeirazetaiG3985when he is carriedG1828awayG1828and enticedδελεαζόμενος·deleazomenosG1185by his ownἰδίαςidiasG2398lustἐπιθυμίαςepithumiasG1939.

15ThenεἶταeitaG1534when lustἐπιθυμίαepithumiaG1939has conceivedσυλλαβοῦσαsullabousaG4815,it givesG5088birthτίκτειtikteiG5088to sinἁμαρτίαν,hamartianG266; andsinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266,when it has runG658itsG658courseG658,bringsG616forthἀποκύειapokueiG616deathθάνατον.¶thanatonG2288.

16Do not bedeceivedπλανᾶσθε,planastheG4105,my belovedἀγαπητοί·agapētoiG27brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80and sisters.

17EveryπᾶσαpasaG3956goodἀγαθὴagathēG18thingG1394givenG1394and everyπᾶνpanG3956perfectτέλειονteleionG5046giftδώρημαdōrēmaG1434isfrom aboveἄνωθένanōthenG509,comingG2597downκαταβαῖνονkatabainonG2597fromthe FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962of lightsφώτωνphōtōnG5457,with whomᾧhōG3739thereG1762isG1762noοὐκoukG3756variationπαραλλαγὴparallagēG3883orἢēG2228shiftingτροπῆςtropēsG5157shadowἀποσκίασμα.aposkiasmaG644.

18In the exercise ofHis willβουληθεὶςboulētheisG1014HegaveG616us birthG616bythe wordλόγῳlogōG3056of truthἀληθείας,alētheiasG225,soG1519thatG1519we would bea kindτιναtinaG5100offirstG536fruitsG536among His creaturesκτισμάτων.¶ktismatōnG2938.

19You knowG3609this,my belovedἀγαπητοί·agapētoiG27brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80and sisters.Now everyoneπᾶς ἄνθρωποςpas anthrōposG3956 G444must be quickταχὺςtachusG5036to hearἀκοῦσαι,akousaiG191,slowβραδὺςbradusG1021to speakλαλῆσαι,lalēsaiG2980, andslowβραδὺςbradusG1021to angerὀργήν.orgēnG3709;

20for a man’sἀνδρὸςandrosG435angerὀργὴorgēG3709does not bringG2038aboutG2038the righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

21ThereforeδιὸdioG1352,riddingG659yourselvesofG659allπᾶσανpasanG3956filthinessῥυπαρίανrhuparianG4507and allthat remainsπερισσείανperisseianG4050of wickednessκακίαςkakiasG2549, inhumilityG4240receiveδέξασθεdexastheG1209the wordλόγονlogonG3056implantedἔμφυτονemphutonG1721,which is ableδυνάμενονdunamenonG1410to saveσῶσαιsōsaiG4982your soulsψυχὰςpsuchasG5590.

22But proveΓίνεσθεGinestheG1096yourselves doersποιηταὶpoiētaiG4163of the wordλόγουlogouG3056,and not justμόνονmononG3441hearersἀκροαταὶakroataiG202who deceiveπαραλογιζόμενοιparalogizomenoiG3884themselvesἑαυτούς.he'autousG1438.

23For ifεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100is a hearerἀκροατὴςakroatēsG202of the wordλόγουlogouG3056and not a doerποιητής,poiētēsG4163,he isG1858likeG1858a manἀνδρὶandriG435who looksG2657atG2657hisnaturalγενέσεωςgeneseōsG1078faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383in a mirrorἐσόπτρῳ·esoptrōG2072;

24for oncehe has lookedG2657atG2657himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438and goneG565awayἀπελήλυθενapelēluthenG565,he has immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112forgottenἐπελάθετοepelathetoG1950whatG3697kindG3697ofG3697personG3697he was.

25But one who has lookedG3879intentlyG3879at the perfectτέλειονteleionG5046lawνόμονnomonG3551, the lawof freedomἐλευθερίαςeleutheriasG1657,and has continuedπαραμείνας,parameinasG3887in it,not having becomeγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096a forgetfulἐπιλησμονῆςepilēsmonēsG1953hearerἀκροατὴςakroatēsG202butan activeἔργου,ergouG2041doerποιητὴςpoiētēsG4163,thisG3778personG3778will beblessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107inwhatG4162he doesG4162.

26IfΕἴEiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100thinksδοκεῖdokeiG1380himself to be religiousθρησκὸςthrēskosG2357, yet does notbridleχαλιναγωγῶνchalinagōgōnG5468his tongueγλῶσσανglōssanG1100but deceivesἀπατῶνapatōnG538his ownheartκαρδίανkardianG2588,thisG3778person’sG3778religionθρησκεία.thrēskeiaG2356is worthlessμάταιοςmataiosG3152.

27PureκαθαρὰkatharaG2513and undefiledἀμίαντοςamiantosG283religionθρησκείαthrēskeiaG2356in the sightπαρὰparaG3844of ourGodθεῷtheōG2316and FatherπατρὶpatriG3962is thisαὕτηhautēG3778: tovisitἐπισκέπτεσθαιepiskeptesthaiG1980orphansὀρφανοὺςorphanousG3737and widowsχήραςchērasG5503in their distressθλίψειthlipseiG2347, andto keepτηρεῖνtēreinG5083oneselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438unstainedἄσπιλονaspilonG784bythe worldκόσμου.¶kosmouG2889.

The Testing of Your Faith

Commentaries on James 1