Revised Literal Translation

James 1

1ταῖςtaisG3588JamesἸάκωβοςIakōbosG2385,a servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401of GodθεοῦtheouG2316andκαὶkaiG2532of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,to theG5443twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427tribesG5443which areταῖςtaisG3588ἐνenG1722scattered abroadτῇ διασπορᾷtēa diasporaG3588 G1290,greetingχαίρειν.¶chaireinG5463.

2MyG1473brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,count itἡγήσασθε,hēgēsastheG2233allΠᾶσανPasanG3956joyχαρὰνcharanG5479whenὅτανhotanG3752ye fall intoπεριπέσητεperipesēteG4045diversποικίλοις,poikiloisG4164temptationsπειρασμοῖςpeirasmoisG3986;

3KnowingγινώσκοντεςginōskontesG1097this,thatὅτιhotiG3754the tryingτὸ δοκίμιονto dokimionG3588 G1383of yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771faithτῆς πίστεωςtēs pisteōsG3588 G4102workethκατεργάζεταιkatergazetaiG2716patienceὑπομονήν·hupomonēnG5281.

4ἡhēG3588ButδὲdeG1161let patienceὑπομονὴhupomonēG5281haveἐχέτω,echetōG2192herperfectτέλειονteleionG5046workἔργονergonG2041,thatἵναinaG2443ye may beἦτεēteG1510perfectτέλειοιteleioiG5046andκαὶkaiG2532entireὁλόκληροιholoklēroiG3648,wantingλειπόμενοι.leipomenoiG3007ἐνenG1722nothingμηδενὶmēdeniG3367.

5τοῦtouG3588δέdeG1161IfεἰeiG1487anyτιςtisG5100of youὑμῶνhumōnG4771lackλείπεταιleipetaiG3007wisdomσοφίας,sophiasG4678,let him askαἰτείτωaiteitōG154ofπαρὰparaG3844GodθεοῦtheouG2316,that givethδιδόντοςdidontosG1325to allπᾶσινpasinG3956menliberallyἁπλῶςhaplōsG574,andκαὶkaiG2532upbraidethὀνειδίζοντος,oneidizontosG3679notμὴmēG3361;andκαὶkaiG2532it shall be givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325himαὐτῷ.autōG846.

6ὁhoG3588ButδὲdeG1161let him askαἰτείτωaiteitōG154inἐνenG1722faithπίστειpisteiG4102,nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367waveringδιακρινόμενος·diakrinomenosG1252.ForγὰρgarG1063he that waverethδιακρινόμενοςdiakrinomenosG1252is likeἔοικενeoikenG1503a waveκλύδωνιkludōniG2830of the seaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281driven with the windἀνεμιζομένῳanemizomenōG416andκαὶkaiG2532tossedῥιπιζομένῳ.rhipizomenōG4494.

7ForγὰρgarG1063let notμὴmēG3361thatἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565manὁ ἄνθρωποςho anthrōposG3588 G444thinkοἰέσθωoiesthōG3633thatὅτιhotiG3754he shall receiveλήμψεταίlēmpsetaiG2983any thingτιtiG5100ofπαρὰparaG3844the Lordτοῦ κυρίου·tou kuriouG3588 G2962.

8A double mindedδίψυχοςdipsuchosG1374manἀνὴρanērG435isunstableἀκατάστατοςakatastatosG182inἐνenG1722allπάσαιςpasaisG3956hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846waysταῖς ὁδοῖςtais hodoisG3588 G3598.

9ὁhoG3588LetδὲdeG1161the brotherἀδελφὸς ὁadelphos hoG3588 G80of low degreeταπεινὸςtapeinosG5011rejoiceκαυχάσθωkauchasthōG2744inἐνenG1722that heαὐτοῦ,autouG846is exaltedτῷ ὕψειtō hupseiG3588 G5311:

10ὁhoG3588ButδὲdeG1161the richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145,inἐνenG1722that heαὐτοῦautouG846is made lowτῇ ταπεινώσειtēa tapeinōseiG3588 G5014:becauseὅτιhotiG3754asὡςhōsG5613the flowerἄνθοςanthosG438of the grassχόρτουchortouG5528he shall pass awayπαρελεύσεται.pareleusetaiG3928.

11ὁhoG3588ForγὰρgarG1063the sunἥλιος τῷhēlios tōG3588 G2246is no sooner risenἀνέτειλενaneteilenG393withσὺνsunG4862a burning heatκαύσωνι τὸνkausōni tonG3588 G2742,butκαὶkaiG2532it witherethἐξήρανενexēranenG3583the grassχόρτον τὸchorton toG3588 G5528,andκαὶkaiG2532the flowerἄνθος ἡanthos hēG3588 G438thereofαὐτοῦautouG846fallethἐξέπεσενexepesenG1601,andκαὶkaiG2532the graceεὐπρέπεια τοῦeuprepeia touG3588 G2143of the fashionπροσώπου ὁprosōpou hoG3588 G4383of itαὐτοῦautouG846perishethἀπώλετο·apōletoG622:soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779alsoκαὶkaiG2532shallG3133the rich manπλούσιοςplousiosG4145fade awayG3133inἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦautouG846waysταῖς πορείαιςtais poreiaisG3588 G4197.

12BlessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107isthe manἀνὴρanērG435thatὃςhosG3739endurethὑπομένειhupomeneiG5278temptationπειρασμόν,peirasmonG3986:forὅτιhotiG3754when he isγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096triedδόκιμοςdokimosG1384,he shall receiveλήμψεταιlēmpsetaiG2983the crownστέφανονstephanonG3588 G4735of lifeζωῆςzōēsG3588 G2222,whichὃνhonG3739the LordG3588 G2962hath promisedἐπηγγείλατοepēngeilatoG1861to themG3588that loveἀγαπῶσινagapōsinG25himαὐτόν.¶autonG846.

13G3588Let no manΜηδεὶςMēdeisG3367sayλεγέτωlegetōG3004whenὅτιhotiG3754he is temptedπειραζόμενοςpeirazomenosG3985,I am temptedπειράζομαι·peirazomaiG3985ofἀπὸapoG575GodθεοῦtheouG3588 G2316:forγὰρgarG1063GodθεὸςtheosG2316ἐστινestinG1510cannot be temptedἀπείραστόςapeirastosG551with evilκακῶν,kakōnG2556,neitherδὲdeG1161temptethπειράζειpeirazeiG3985heαὐτὸςautosG846any manοὐδένα·oudenaG3762:

14τῆςtēsG3588ButδὲdeG1161every manἕκαστοςhekastosG1538is temptedπειράζεταιpeirazetaiG3985,when he is drawn awayἐξελκόμενοςexelkomenosG1828ofὑπὸhupoG5259his ownἰδίαςidiasG2398lustἐπιθυμίαςepithumiasG1939,andκαὶkaiG2532enticedδελεαζόμενος·deleazomenosG1185.

15ἡhēG3588Then whenεἶταeitaG1534lustἐπιθυμία ἡepithumia hēG3588 G1939hath conceivedσυλλαβοῦσαsullabousaG4815,it bringeth forthτίκτειtikteiG5088sinἁμαρτίαν,hamartianG266:andδὲdeG1161sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266,when it is finishedἀποτελεσθεῖσαapotelestheisaG658,bringeth forthἀποκύειapokueiG616deathθάνατον.¶thanatonG2288.

16DoG4105notΜὴMēG3361errG4105,myG1473belovedἀγαπητοί·agapētoiG27brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80.

17EveryπᾶσαpasaG3956goodἀγαθὴagathēG18giftδόσιςdosisG1394andκαὶkaiG2532everyπᾶνpanG3956perfectτέλειονteleionG5046giftδώρημαdōrēmaG1434isἐστινestinG1510from aboveἄνωθένanōthenG509,and cometh downκαταβαῖνονkatabainonG2597fromἀπὸapoG575the Fatherτοῦ πατρὸςtou patrosG3588 G3962of lightsτῶν φώτωνtōn phōtōnG3588 G5457,withπαρ᾽par᾽G3844whomᾧhōG3739isἔνιeniG1762noοὐκoukG3756variablenessπαραλλαγὴparallagēG3883,neitherἢēG2228shadowἀποσκίασμα.aposkiasmaG644of turningτροπῆςtropēsG5157.

18τὸtoG3588τῶνtōnG3588Of his own willβουληθεὶςboulētheisG1014begat heἀπεκύησενapekuēsenG616usG1473with the wordλόγῳlogōG3056of truthἀληθείας,alētheiasG225,εἰςeisG1519that weG1473should beG1510a kindτιναtinaG5100of firstfruitsἀπαρχήνaparchēnG536of hisαὐτοῦautouG846creaturesκτισμάτων.¶ktismatōnG2938.

19τὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588WhereforeG5620,myG1473belovedἀγαπητοί·agapētoiG27brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,let everyπᾶςpasG3956manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444beἔστωestōG1510swiftταχὺςtachusG5036toεἰςeisG1519hearἀκοῦσαι,akousaiG191,slowβραδὺςbradusG1021toεἰςeisG1519speakλαλῆσαι,lalēsaiG2980,slowβραδὺςbradusG1021toεἰςeisG1519wrathὀργήν.orgēnG3709:

20ForγὰρgarG1063the wrathὀργὴorgēG3709of manἀνδρὸςandrosG435workethG2716notοὐκoukG3756the righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

21τὸνtonG3588WhereforeδιὸdioG1352lay apartἀποθέμενοιapothemenoiG659allπᾶσανpasanG3956filthinessῥυπαρίανrhuparianG4507andκαὶkaiG2532superfluityπερισσείανperisseianG4050of naughtinessκακίαςkakiasG2549,and receiveδέξασθεdexastheG1209withἐνenG1722meeknessG4240the engraftedἔμφυτονemphutonG1721wordλόγονlogonG3056,whichτὸνtonG3588is ableδυνάμενονdunamenonG1410to saveσῶσαιsōsaiG4982yourὑμῶν.¶humōnG4771soulsτὰς ψυχὰςtas psuchasG3588 G5590.

22ButδὲdeG1161beΓίνεσθεGinestheG1096ye doersποιηταὶpoiētaiG4163of the wordλόγουlogouG3056,andκαὶkaiG2532notμὴmēG3361hearersἀκροαταὶakroataiG202onlyG3440,deceivingπαραλογιζόμενοιparalogizomenoiG3884your own selvesἑαυτούς.he'autousG1438.

23ForὅτιhotiG3754ifεἴeiG1487anyτιςtisG5100be a hearerἀκροατὴςakroatēsG202of the wordλόγουlogouG3056,andκαὶkaiG2532notοὐouG3756a doerποιητής,poiētēsG4163,heοὗτοςhoutosG3778isἐστὶνestinG1510like untoἔοικενeoikenG1503a manἀνδρὶandriG435beholdingκατανοοῦντιkatanoountiG2657hisαὐτοῦautouG846naturalτὸ γενέσεωςto geneseōsG3588 G1078faceπρόσωπον τῆςprosōpon tēsG3588 G4383inἐνenG1722a glassἐσόπτρῳ·esoptrōG2072:

24ForγὰρgarG1063he beholdethκατενόησενkatenoēsenG2657himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,andκαὶkaiG2532goeth his wayἀπελήλυθενapelēluthenG565,andκαὶkaiG2532straightwayεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112forgettethἐπελάθετοepelathetoG1950what manner of manὁποῖοςhopoiosG3697he wasἦν.ēnG1510.

25ὁhoG3588τὸνtonG3588ButδὲdeG1161whoso lookethπαρακύψαςparakupsasG3879intoεἰςeisG1519the perfectτέλειονteleionG5046lawνόμονnomonG3551of libertyτῆς ἐλευθερίαςtēs eleutheriasG3588 G1657,andκαὶkaiG2532continuethπαραμείνας,parameinasG3887therein,heG3778beingγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096notοὐκoukG3756a forgetfulἐπιλησμονῆςepilēsmonēsG1953hearerἀκροατὴςakroatēsG202,butἀλλὰallaG235a doerποιητὴςpoiētēsG4163of the workἔργου,ergouG2041,this manG3778shall beἔσται.¶estaiG1510blessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107inἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦautouG846deedτῇtēaG3588 G4162.

26IfΕἴEiG1487any manτιςtisG5100amongG1722youG4771seemδοκεῖdokeiG1380to beG1510religiousθρησκὸςthrēskosG2357,and bridlethχαλιναγωγῶνchalinagōgōnG5468notμὴmēG3361hisαὐτοῦautouG846tongueγλῶσσανglōssanG1100,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235deceivethἀπατῶνapatōnG538his ownαὐτοῦ,autouG846heartκαρδίανkardianG2588,this man’sτούτουtoutouG3778religionἡ θρησκεία.hē thrēskeiaG3588 G2356isvainμάταιοςmataiosG3152.

27PureκαθαρὰkatharaG2513religionθρησκείαthrēskeiaG2356andκαὶkaiG2532undefiledἀμίαντοςamiantosG283beforeπαρὰparaG3844Godτῷ θεῷtō theōG3588 G2316andκαὶkaiG2532the FatherπατρὶpatriG3962isἐστίν,estinG1510thisαὕτηhautēG3778,To visitἐπισκέπτεσθαιepiskeptesthaiG1980the fatherlessὀρφανοὺςorphanousG3737andκαὶkaiG2532widowsχήραςchērasG5503inἐνenG1722theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846afflictionτῇ θλίψειtēa thlipseiG3588 G2347, andto keepτηρεῖνtēreinG5083himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438unspottedἄσπιλονaspilonG784fromἀπὸapoG575the worldτοῦ κόσμου.¶tou kosmouG3588 G2889.

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