James 2
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James 2:14-24

14WhatΤίTiG5101doth itprofitτὸ ὄφελος,to ophelosG3588G3786,myG1473brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,thoughἐὰνeanG1437a manτιςtisG5100sayλέγῃlegēG3004he hathἔχειν,echeinG2192faithπίστινpistinG4102,andδὲdeG1161haveἔχῃ;echēG2192notμὴmēG3361worksἔργαergaG2041?μὴmēG3361canδύναταιdunataiG1410faithἡ πίστιςhē pistisG3588G4102saveσῶσαιsōsaiG4982himαὐτόν;autonG846?
15τῆςtēsG3588G1161IfἐὰνeanG1437a brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80orἢēG2228sisterἀδελφὴadelphēG79beὑπάρχωσινhuparchōsinG5225nakedγυμνοὶgumnoiG1131,andκαὶkaiG2532destituteλειπόμενοιleipomenoiG3007ὦσινōsinG1510of dailyἐφημέρουephēmerouG2184foodτροφῆς,trophēsG5160,
16τὰtaG3588AndδέdeG1161oneτιςtisG5100ofἐξexG1537youὑμῶν·humōnG4771sayG3004unto themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,DepartὑπάγετεhupageteG5217inἐνenG1722peaceεἰρήνῃ,eirēnēG1515,beG2328yewarmedG2328andκαὶkaiG2532filledχορτάζεσθε,chortazestheG5526;notwithstandingδὲdeG1161ye giveδῶτεdōteG1325themαὐτοῖςautoisG846notμὴmēG3361those things which are needfulἐπιτήδειαepitēdeiaG2006to the bodyτοῦ σώματος,tou sōmatosG3588G4983;whatτίtiG5101doth itprofitτὸ ὄφελος;to ophelosG3588G3786?
17EvenκαὶkaiG2532soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779faithἡ πίστις,hē pistisG3588G4102,ifἐὰνeanG1437it hathἔχῃechēG2192notμὴmēG3361worksἔργα,ergaG2041,isἐστινestinG1510deadνεκράnekraG3498,beingκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596aloneἑαυτήν.¶he'autēnG1438.
18YeaἈλλ᾽All᾽G235,a manτις·tisG5100may sayG2046,ThouG4771hastἔχεις,echeisG2192faithπίστινpistinG4102,and IG2504haveἔχω·echōG2192worksἔργαergaG2041:shewδεῖξόνdeixonG1166meG1473thyG4771faithτὴν πίστινtēn pistinG3588G4102withoutG1537thyG4771worksτῶν ἔργωνtōn ergōnG3588G2041,and IG2504will shewδείξωdeixōG1166theeG4771myG1473faithτῶν πίστινtōn pistinG3588G4102byG1537myG1473worksἔργων τὴνergōn tēnG3588G2041.
19ThouσὺsuG4771believestπιστεύειςpisteueisG4100thatὅτιhotiG3754there isἐστινestinG1510oneεἷςheisG1520Godὁ θεός·ho theosG3588G2316;thou doestποιεῖς·poieisG4160wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573:the devilsτὰ δαιμόνιαta daimoniaG3588G1140alsoκαὶkaiG2532believeπιστεύουσινpisteuousinG4100,andκαὶkaiG2532trembleφρίσσουσιν.phrissousinG5425.
20ButδὲdeG1161wilt thouθέλειςtheleisG2309knowγνῶναι,gnōnaiG1097,OὦōG5599vainκενέ,keneG2756manἄνθρωπεanthrōpeG444,thatὅτιhotiG3754faithἡ πίστιςhē pistisG3588G4102withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565worksτῶν ἔργωνtōn ergōnG3588G2041isἐστιν;estinG1510deadG3498?
21Was notοὐκoukG3756AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11ourG1473fatherὁ πατὴρho patērG3588G3962justifiedἐδικαιώθηedikaiōthēG1344byἐξexG1537worksἔργωνergōnG2041,when he had offeredἀνενέγκαςanenegkasG399IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464hisαὐτοῦautouG846sonτὸν υἱὸνton huionG3588G5207uponἐπὶepiG1909the altarτὸ θυσιαστήριον;to thusiastērionG3588G2379?
22Seest thouβλέπειςblepeisG991howὅτιhotiG3754faithἡ πίστιςhē pistisG3588G4102wrought withσυνήργειsunērgeiG4903hisαὐτοῦautouG846worksτοῖς ἔργοιςtois ergoisG3588G2041,andκαὶkaiG2532byἐκekG1537worksτῶν ἔργωνtōn ergōnG3588G2041wasG5048faithἡ πίστιςhē pistisG3588G4102made perfectG5048?
23ἡhēG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532the scriptureγραφὴ ἡgraphē hēG3588G1124was fulfilledἐπληρώθηeplērōthēG4137which saithλέγουσα·legousaG3004,δὲdeG1161AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100Godτῷ θεῷtō theōG3588G2316,andκαὶkaiG2532it was imputedἐλογίσθηelogisthēG3049unto himαὐτῷautōG846forεἰςeisG1519righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343:andκαὶkaiG2532he was calledἐκλήθη.eklēthēG2564the FriendφίλοςphilosG5384of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.
24Ye seeὁρᾶτεhorateG3708thenG5106how thatὅτιhotiG3754byἐξexG1537worksἔργωνergōnG2041a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444is justifiedδικαιοῦταιdikaioutaiG1344,andκαὶkaiG2532notοὐκoukG3756byἐκekG1537faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102onlyG3440.
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