New American Standard Bible 2020

James 2:8-14

8IfεἰeiG1487,howeverμέντοιmentoiG3305, youare fulfillingτελεῖτεteleiteG5055theroyalβασιλικὸνbasilikonG937lawνόμονnomonG3551accordingκατὰkataG2596to the Scriptureγραφήν·graphēnG1124, “You shall loveἀγαπήσειςagapēseisG25your neighborπλησίονplēsionG4139as yourselfG4572,”you are doingποιεῖτε·poieiteG4160wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573.

9But ifεἰeiG1487youshowG4380partialityG4380,you are committingἐργάζεσθεergazestheG2038sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266andare convictedἐλεγχόμενοιelegchomenoiG1651by the LawνόμουnomouG3551as violatorsπαραβάται.parabataiG3848.

10For whoeverὅστιςhostisG3748keepsτηρήσῃ,tērēsēG5083the wholeὅλονholonG3650LawνόμονnomonG3551,yetδὲdeG1161stumblesπταίσῃptaisēG4417in oneἑνί,heniG1520point,has becomeγέγονενgegonenG1096guiltyἔνοχος.enochosG1777of allπάντωνpantōnG3956.

11For He who saidG3004, “Do not commitμοιχεύσῃς,moicheusēsG3431adulteryμοιχεύειςmoicheueisG3431,”alsoκαὶkaiG2532saidG3004, “Do not murderφονεύσῃς.phoneusēsG5407.”NowG1161ifεἰeiG1487you do not commitG3431adulteryG3431,but do murderφονεύειςphoneueisG5407,you have becomeγέγοναςgegonasG1096a violatorπαραβάτηςparabatēsG3848of the Lawνόμου.nomouG3551.

12SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779speakλαλεῖτεlaleiteG2980,and soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779actποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160,as those who are to be judgedκρίνεσθαι.krinesthaiG2919by thelawνόμουnomouG3551of freedomἐλευθερίαςeleutheriasG1657.

13ForjudgmentκρίσιςkrisisG2920will bemercilessG415to one who has shownποιήσαντιpoiēsantiG4160noμὴmēG3361mercyἔλεος·eleosG1656;mercyἔλεοςeleosG1656triumphsG2620overG2620judgmentκρίσεως.¶kriseōsG2920.

14WhatΤίTiG5101useὄφελος,ophelosG3786is it,my brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80and sisters,ifἐὰνeanG1437someoneτιςtisG5100saysλέγῃlegēG3004he hasἔχειν,echeinG2192faithπίστινpistinG4102,but he hasἔχῃ;echēG2192noG3361worksἔργαergaG2041?CanδύναταιdunataiG1410that faithπίστιςpistisG4102saveσῶσαιsōsaiG4982him?

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