Revised Literal Translation

James 2

1MyG1473brethrenἈδελφοίAdelphoiG80,haveἔχετεecheteG2192notμὴmēG3361the faithτὴν πίστινtēn pistinG3588 G4102of ourG1473Lordτοῦ κυρίουtou kuriouG3588 G2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547, the Lordof gloryτῆς δόξης.tēs doxēsG3588 G1391,withἐνenG1722respect of personsπροσωπολημψίαιςprosōpolēmpsiaisG4382.

2ForγὰρgarG1063ifἐὰνeanG1437there comeεἰσέλθῃeiselthēG1525untoεἰςeisG1519yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771synagogueσυναγωγὴνsunagōgēnG3588 G4864a manἀνὴρanērG435with a gold ringχρυσοδακτύλιοςchrusodaktuliosG5554,inἐνenG1722goodlyλαμπρᾷ,lampraG2986apparelἐσθῆτιesthētiG2066,andδὲdeG1161there come inεἰσέλθῃeiselthēG1525alsoκαὶkaiG2532a poor manπτωχὸςptōchosG4434inἐνenG1722vileῥυπαρᾷrhuparaG4508raimentἐσθῆτιesthētiG2066;

3τὸνtonG3588τὴνtēnG3588AndG2532ye have respectἐπιβλέψητεepiblepsēteG1914toἐπὶepiG1909him thatτὴνtēnG3588wearethφοροῦνταphorountaG5409the gayλαμπρὰνlampranG2986clothingἐσθῆτα τῷesthēta tōG3588 G2066,andG2532sayG3004unto himG846,SitκάθουkathouG2521thouσὺsuG4771hereὧδεhōdeG5602in a good placeκαλῶς,kalōsG2573;andG2532sayG3004to the poorπτωχῷptōchōG4434,StandστῆθιstēthiG2476thouσὺsuG4771thereG1563,orἢēG2228sitκάθουkathouG2521hereG5602underὑπὸhupoG5259myG1473footstoolτὸ ὑποπόδιόνto hupopodionG3588 G5286:

4Are yeG1252notοὐouG3756thenκαὶkaiG2532partialG1252inἐνenG1722yourselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,andκαὶkaiG2532are becomeἐγένεσθεegenestheG1096judgesκριταὶkritaiG2923of evilπονηρῶν;¶ponērōnG4190thoughtsδιαλογισμῶνdialogismōnG1261?

5ὁhoG3588Hearkenἀκούσατε,akousateG191,myG1473belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,HathG1586notοὐχouchG3756Godθεὸς τοὺςtheos tousG3588 G2316chosenG1586the poorπτωχοὺςptōchousG4434of thisG3778worldτῷ κόσμῳtō kosmōG3588 G2889richπλουσίουςplousiousG4145inἐνenG1722faithπίστειpisteiG4102,andκαὶkaiG2532heirsκληρονόμουςklēronomousG2818of the kingdomτῆς βασιλείαςtēs basileiasG3588 G932whichἧςhēsG3739he hath promisedἐπηγγείλατοepēngeilatoG1861to them thatτοῖςtoisG3588loveἀγαπῶσινagapōsinG25himαὐτόν;autonG846?

6τὸνtonG3588οἱhoiG3588ButδὲdeG1161yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771have despisedἠτιμάσατεētimasateG818the poorπτωχόν.ptōchonG4434.DoG2616notοὐχouchG3756rich menπλούσιοιplousioiG4145oppressG2616youὑμῶνhumōnG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532αὐτοὶautoiG846drawἕλκουσινhelkousinG1670youὑμᾶςhumasG4771beforeεἰςeisG1519the judgment seatsκριτήρια;kritēriaG2922?

7τὸtoG3588DoG987notοὐκoukG3756theyαὐτοὶautoiG846blasphemeG987that worthyκαλὸνkalonG2570nameὄνομαonomaG3686byἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909the whichτὸtoG3588yeὑμᾶς;humasG4771are calledἐπικληθὲνepiklēthenG1941?

8τὴνtēnG3588IfεἰeiG1487μέντοιmentoiG3305ye fulfilτελεῖτεteleiteG5055the royalβασιλικὸνbasilikonG937lawνόμονnomonG3551according toκατὰkataG2596the scriptureγραφήν· τὸνgraphēn tonG3588 G1124,Thou shalt loveἀγαπήσειςagapēseisG25thyG4771neighbourπλησίονplēsionG4139asὡςhōsG5613thyselfG4572,ye doποιεῖτε·poieiteG4160wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573:

9ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487ye have respect to personsπροσωπολημπτεῖτε,prosōpolēmpteiteG4380,ye commitἐργάζεσθεergazestheG2038sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266,and are convictedἐλεγχόμενοιelegchomenoiG1651ofὑπὸhupoG5259the lawτοῦ νόμουtou nomouG3588 G3551asὡςhōsG5613transgressorsπαραβάται.parabataiG3848.

10ForγὰρgarG1063whosoeverὅστιςhostisG3748shall keepτηρήσῃ,tērēsēG5083the wholeὅλονholonG3650lawτὸν νόμονton nomonG3588 G3551,and yetδὲdeG1161offendπταίσῃptaisēG4417inἐνenG1722oneἑνί,heniG1520point,he isγέγονενgegonenG1096guilty ofἔνοχος.enochosG1777allπάντωνpantōnG3956.

11ὁhoG3588ForγὰρgarG1063he that saidG3004,DoG3431notμὴmēG3361commit adulteryμοιχεύσῃς,moicheusēsG3431,saidG3004alsoκαὶkaiG2532,DoG5407notμὴmēG3361killG5407.NowδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487thou commitμοιχεύειςmoicheueisG3431noοὐouG3756adulteryG3431,yetδέ,deG1161if thou killG5407,thou art becomeγέγοναςgegonasG1096a transgressorπαραβάτηςparabatēsG3848of the lawνόμου.nomouG3551.

12SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779speak yeλαλεῖτεlaleiteG2980,andκαὶkaiG2532soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779doποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160,asὡςhōsG5613they that shallμέλλοντεςmellontesG3195be judgedκρίνεσθαι.krinesthaiG2919byδιὰdiaG1223the lawνόμουnomouG3551of libertyἐλευθερίαςeleutheriasG1657.

13ἡhēG3588ForγὰρgarG1063heG4160shall have judgmentκρίσιςkrisisG2920without mercyἀνέλεοςaneleosG448,that hath shewedG4160noμὴmēG3361mercyἔλεος·eleosG1656;andG2532mercyἔλεοςeleosG1656rejoiceth againstκατακαυχᾶταιkatakauchataiG2620judgmentκρίσεως.¶kriseōsG2920.τῷtōG3588

14WhatΤίTiG5101doth itprofitτὸ ὄφελος,to ophelosG3588 G3786,myG1473brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,thoughἐὰνeanG1437a manτιςtisG5100sayλέγῃlegēG3004he hathἔχειν,echeinG2192faithπίστινpistinG4102,andδὲdeG1161haveἔχῃ;echēG2192notμὴmēG3361worksἔργαergaG2041?μὴmēG3361canδύναταιdunataiG1410faithἡ πίστιςhē pistisG3588 G4102saveσῶσαιsōsaiG4982himαὐτόν;autonG846?

15τῆςtēsG3588G1161IfἐὰνeanG1437a brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80orἢēG2228sisterἀδελφὴadelphēG79beὑπάρχωσινhuparchōsinG5225nakedγυμνοὶgumnoiG1131,andκαὶkaiG2532destituteλειπόμενοιleipomenoiG3007ὦσινōsinG1510of dailyἐφημέρουephēmerouG2184foodτροφῆς,trophēsG5160,

16τὰtaG3588AndδέdeG1161oneτιςtisG5100ofἐξexG1537youὑμῶν·humōnG4771sayG3004unto themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,DepartὑπάγετεhupageteG5217inἐνenG1722peaceεἰρήνῃ,eirēnēG1515,beG2328yewarmedG2328andκαὶkaiG2532filledχορτάζεσθε,chortazestheG5526;notwithstandingδὲdeG1161ye giveδῶτεdōteG1325themαὐτοῖςautoisG846notμὴmēG3361those things which are needfulἐπιτήδειαepitēdeiaG2006to the bodyτοῦ σώματος,tou sōmatosG3588 G4983;whatτίtiG5101doth itprofitτὸ ὄφελος;to ophelosG3588 G3786?

17EvenκαὶkaiG2532soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779faithἡ πίστις,hē pistisG3588 G4102,ifἐὰνeanG1437it hathἔχῃechēG2192notμὴmēG3361worksἔργα,ergaG2041,isἐστινestinG1510deadνεκράnekraG3498,beingκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596aloneἑαυτήν.¶he'autēnG1438.

18YeaἈλλ᾽All᾽G235,a manτις·tisG5100may sayG2046,ThouG4771hastἔχεις,echeisG2192faithπίστινpistinG4102,and IG2504haveἔχω·echōG2192worksἔργαergaG2041:shewδεῖξόνdeixonG1166meG1473thyG4771faithτὴν πίστινtēn pistinG3588 G4102withoutG1537thyG4771worksτῶν ἔργωνtōn ergōnG3588 G2041,and IG2504will shewδείξωdeixōG1166theeG4771myG1473faithτῶν πίστινtōn pistinG3588 G4102byG1537myG1473worksἔργων τὴνergōn tēnG3588 G2041.

19ThouσὺsuG4771believestπιστεύειςpisteueisG4100thatὅτιhotiG3754there isἐστινestinG1510oneεἷςheisG1520Godὁ θεός·ho theosG3588 G2316;thou doestποιεῖς·poieisG4160wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573:the devilsτὰ δαιμόνιαta daimoniaG3588 G1140alsoκαὶkaiG2532believeπιστεύουσινpisteuousinG4100,andκαὶkaiG2532trembleφρίσσουσιν.phrissousinG5425.

20ButδὲdeG1161wilt thouθέλειςtheleisG2309knowγνῶναι,gnōnaiG1097,OὦōG5599vainκενέ,keneG2756manἄνθρωπεanthrōpeG444,thatὅτιhotiG3754faithἡ πίστιςhē pistisG3588 G4102withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565worksτῶν ἔργωνtōn ergōnG3588 G2041isἐστιν;estinG1510deadG3498?

21Was notοὐκoukG3756AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11ourG1473fatherὁ πατὴρho patērG3588 G3962justifiedἐδικαιώθηedikaiōthēG1344byἐξexG1537worksἔργωνergōnG2041,when he had offeredἀνενέγκαςanenegkasG399IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464hisαὐτοῦautouG846sonτὸν υἱὸνton huionG3588 G5207uponἐπὶepiG1909the altarτὸ θυσιαστήριον;to thusiastērionG3588 G2379?

22Seest thouβλέπειςblepeisG991howὅτιhotiG3754faithἡ πίστιςhē pistisG3588 G4102wrought withσυνήργειsunērgeiG4903hisαὐτοῦautouG846worksτοῖς ἔργοιςtois ergoisG3588 G2041,andκαὶkaiG2532byἐκekG1537worksτῶν ἔργωνtōn ergōnG3588 G2041wasG5048faithἡ πίστιςhē pistisG3588 G4102made perfectG5048?

23ἡhēG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532the scriptureγραφὴ ἡgraphē hēG3588 G1124was fulfilledἐπληρώθηeplērōthēG4137which saithλέγουσα·legousaG3004,δὲdeG1161AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100Godτῷ θεῷtō theōG3588 G2316,andκαὶkaiG2532it was imputedἐλογίσθηelogisthēG3049unto himαὐτῷautōG846forεἰςeisG1519righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343:andκαὶkaiG2532he was calledἐκλήθη.eklēthēG2564the FriendφίλοςphilosG5384of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

24Ye seeὁρᾶτεhorateG3708thenG5106how thatὅτιhotiG3754byἐξexG1537worksἔργωνergōnG2041a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444is justifiedδικαιοῦταιdikaioutaiG1344,andκαὶkaiG2532notοὐκoukG3756byἐκekG1537faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102onlyG3440.

25δὲdeG1161LikewiseὉμοίωςHomoiōsG3668alsoκαὶkaiG2532wasG1344notοὐκoukG3756RahabῬαὰβRhaabG4460the harlotἡ πόρνηhē pornēG3588 G4204justifiedG1344byἐξexG1537worksἔργωνergōnG2041,when she had receivedὑποδεξαμένηhupodexamenēG5264the messengersτοὺς ἀγγέλουςtous angelousG3588 G32,andκαὶkaiG2532had sentG1544themoutG1544anotherἑτέρᾳheteraG2087wayὁδῷhodōG3598?

26ForγὰρgarG1063asὥσπερhōsperG5618the bodyσῶμαsōmaG3588 G4983withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565the spiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151isἐστιν,estinG1510deadνεκρόνnekronG3498,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779faithπίστιςpistisG3588 G4102withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565worksἔργωνergōnG3588 G2041isἐστιν.¶estinG1510deadνεκράnekraG3498alsoκαὶkaiG2532.

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