James 1
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James 1:16-20

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 anthrōposG3956G444must be quickταχὺςtachusG5036to hearἀκοῦσαι,akousaiG191,slowβραδὺςbradusG1021to speakλαλῆσαι,lalēsaiG2980, andslowβραδὺςbradusG1021to angerὀργήν.orgēnG3709;
20for a man’sἀνδρὸςandrosG435angerὀργὴorgēG3709does not bringG2038aboutG2038the righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.
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