James 2
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James 2:17-20

17InG3779theG3779sameG3779wayG3779,faithπίστις,pistisG4102alsoκαὶkaiG2532,ifἐὰνeanG1437it hasἔχῃechēG2192noμὴmēG3361worksἔργα,ergaG2041, isdeadνεκράnekraG3498, beingby itselfἑαυτήν.¶he'autēnG1438.
18But someoneτις·tisG5100may wellsayG3004, “You haveἔχεις,echeisG2192faithπίστινpistinG4102and I haveἔχω·echōG2192worksἔργαergaG2041;showδεῖξόνdeixonG1166me yourfaithπίστινpistinG4102withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565the worksἔργωνergōnG2041, and I willshowδείξωdeixōG1166you my faithπίστινpistinG4102by my worksἔργωνergōnG2041.”
19You believeπιστεύειςpisteueisG4100thatGodθεός·theosG2316is oneεἷςheisG1520.You doποιεῖς·poieisG4160wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573;the demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140alsoG2532believeπιστεύουσινpisteuousinG4100,and shudderφρίσσουσιν.phrissousinG5425.
20But are you willingθέλειςtheleisG2309to acknowledgeγνῶναι,gnōnaiG1097,you foolishκενέ,keneG2756personἄνθρωπεanthrōpeG444, thatfaithπίστιςpistisG4102withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565worksἔργωνergōnG2041is uselessἀργήargēG692?
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