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James 1:2-11

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.
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