Revised Literal Translation

James 4

1τῶνtōnG3588From whenceG4159comewarsπόλεμοιpolemoiG4171andκαὶkaiG2532fightingsμάχαιmachaiG3163amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖν;huminG4771? come theynotοὐκoukG3756henceἐντεῦθεν,enteuthenG1782, evenofἐκekG1537yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771lustsἡδονῶν τῶνhēdonōn tōnG3588 G2237that warστρατευομένωνstrateuomenōnG4754inἐνenG1722yourὑμῶν;humōnG4771membersτοῖς μέλεσινtois melesinG3588 G3196?

2τὸtoG3588Ye lustἐπιθυμεῖτεepithumeiteG1937,andκαὶkaiG2532haveἔχετε·echeteG2192notοὐκoukG3756:ye killφονεύετεphoneueteG5407,andκαὶkaiG2532desire to haveζηλοῦτεzēlouteG2206,andκαὶkaiG2532οὐouG3756cannotδύνασθεdunastheG1410obtainἐπιτυχεῖν·epitucheinG2013:ye fightμάχεσθεmachestheG3164andκαὶkaiG2532warπολεμεῖτε·polemeiteG4170,yetG1161ye haveἔχετεecheteG2192notοὐκoukG3756,becauseδιὰdiaG1223yeὑμᾶς·humasG4771askαἰτεῖσθαιaiteisthaiG154notμὴmēG3361.

3Ye askαἰτεῖτεaiteiteG154,andκαὶkaiG2532receiveλαμβάνετε,lambaneteG2983notοὐouG3756,becauseδιότιdiotiG1360ye askαἰτεῖσθε,aiteistheG154amissκακῶςkakōsG2560,thatἵναinaG2443ye may consumeδαπανήσητε.dapanēsēteG1159ituponἐνenG1722yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771lustsταῖς ἡδοναῖςtais hēdonaisG3588 G2237.

4Ye adulterersG3432andG2532adulteressesμοιχαλίδες,moichalidesG3428,know yeG1492notοὐκoukG3756thatὅτιhotiG3754the friendshipἡ φιλίαhē philiaG3588 G5373of the worldτοῦ κόσμουtou kosmouG3588 G2889isG1510enmityἔχθραechthraG2189with Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316?whosoeverὃςhosG3739 G302thereforeοὖνounG3767willβουληθῇboulēthēaG1014beG1510a friendφίλοςphilosG5384of the worldτοῦ κόσμου,tou kosmouG3588 G2889isκαθίσταται.kathistataiG2525the enemyἐχθρὸςechthrosG2190of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316.

5DoἢēG2228ye thinkδοκεῖτεdokeiteG1380thatὅτιhotiG3754the scriptureἡ γραφὴhē graphēG3588 G1124saithλέγει;legeiG3004in vainκενῶςkenōsG2761,The spiritτὸ πνεῦμαto pneumaG3588 G4151thatὃhoG3739dwellethG2730inἐνenG1722usG1473lustethἐπιποθεῖepipotheiG1971toπρὸςprosG4314envyφθόνονphthononG5355?

6ButδὲdeG1161he givethδίδωσινdidōsinG1325moreμείζοναmeizonaG3173graceχάριν·charinG5485.WhereforeδιὸdioG1352he saithλέγει·legeiG3004,Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316resistethἀντιτάσσεται,antitassetaiG498the proudὑπερηφάνοιςhuperēphanoisG5244,butδὲdeG1161givethδίδωσινdidōsinG1325graceχάριν.¶charinG5485unto the humbleταπεινοῖςtapeinoisG5011.

7τῷtōG3588Submit yourselvesὑποτάγητεhupotagēteG5293thereforeοὖνounG3767to Godθεῷ. τῷtheō tōG3588 G2316.ResistἀντίστητεantistēteG436the devilδιαβόλῳdiabolōG1228,andκαὶkaiG2532he will fleeφεύξεταιpheuxetaiG5343fromἀφ᾽aph᾽G575youὑμῶν,humōnG4771.

8Draw nighἐγγίσατεengisateG1448to Godτῷ θεῷtō theōG3588 G2316,andκαὶkaiG2532he will draw nighἐγγιεῖengieiG1448to youὑμῖν.huminG4771.CleanseκαθαρίσατεkatharisateG2511yourhandsχεῖρας,cheirasG5495, yesinnersἁμαρτωλοί,hamartōloiG268;andκαὶkaiG2532purifyἁγνίσατεhagnisateG48yourheartsκαρδίας,kardiasG2588, yedouble mindedδίψυχοι.dipsuchoiG1374.

9Be afflictedταλαιπωρήσατεtalaipōrēsateG5003,andκαὶkaiG2532mournπενθήσατεpenthēsateG3996,andκαὶkaiG2532weepκλαύσατε·klausateG2799:letG3344yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771laughterὁ γέλωςho gelōsG3588 G1071be turnedG3344toεἰςeisG1519mourningπένθοςpenthosG3997,andκαὶkaiG2532yourjoyἡ χαρὰhē charaG3588 G5479toεἰςeisG1519heavinessκατήφειαν.katēpheianG2726.

10Humble yourselvesταπεινώθητεtapeinōthēteG5013in the sight ofἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the Lordτοῦ κυρίουtou kuriouG3588 G2962,andκαὶkaiG2532he shall liftG5312youὑμᾶς.¶humasG4771upG5312.

11SpeakG2635notΜὴMēG3361evilG2635one of anotherἀλλήλων,allēlōnG240,brethrenG80.He thatὁhoG3588speaketh evilG2635ofG80hisbrotherG80,andG2532judgethκρίνωνkrinōnG2919hisαὐτοῦautouG846brotherτὸνtonG3588 G80,speaketh evilG2635of the lawνόμουnomouG3551,andG2532judgethκρίνειkrineiG2919the lawνόμον·nomonG3551:butδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487thou judgeκρίνεις,krineisG2919the lawνόμονnomonG3551,thou artεἶeiG1510notοὐκoukG3756a doerποιητὴςpoiētēsG4163of the lawνόμουnomouG3551,butἀλλὰallaG235a judgeκριτής.kritēsG2923.

12G3588There isἐστινestinG1510oneεἷςheisG1520lawgiverνομοθέτηςnomothetēsG3588 G3550,whoG3588is ableδυνάμενοςdunamenosG1410to saveσῶσαιsōsaiG4982andG2532to destroyἀπολέσαι·apolesaiG622:whoτίςtisG5101artεἶeiG1510thouσὺsuG4771thatG3739judgestκρίνωνkrinōnG2919anotherG2087?

13Go toἌγεAgeG71nowνῦνnunG3568,yeοἱhoiG3588that sayλέγοντες·legontesG3004,To dayσήμερονsēmeronG4594orG2532to morrowαὔριονaurionG839we will goπορευσόμεθαporeusomethaG4198intoεἰςeisG1519suchτήνδεtēndeG3592a cityτὴν πόλινtēn polinG3588 G4172,andG2532continueποιήσομενpoiēsomenG4160thereἐκεῖekeiG1563aG1520yearἐνιαυτὸνeniautonG1763,andG2532buy and sellἐμπορευσόμεθαemporeusomethaG1710,andG2532get gainκερδήσομεν·kerdēsomenG2770:

14τὸtoG3588τῆςtēsG3588WhereasοἵτινεςoitinesG3748ye knowἐπίστασθεepistastheG1987notοὐκoukG3756whatἡhēG3588shall beon the morrowαὔριονaurionG839.ForG1063whatποίαpoiaG4169isyourὑμῶν.humōnG4771lifeζωὴ ἡzōē hēG3588 G2222?It isἐστεesteG1510evenG1063a vapourἀτμὶςatmisG822,that appearethφαινομένηphainomenēG5316forπρὸςprosG4314a little timeὀλίγονoligonG3641,andG1161thenἔπειταepeitaG1899vanisheth awayἀφανιζομένη·aphanizomenēG853.

15τοῦtouG3588For thatἀντὶantiG473yeὑμᾶς·humasG4771oughtto sayλέγεινlegeinG3004,IfἐὰνeanG1437the Lordὁ κύριοςho kuriosG3588 G2962willθελήσῃthelēsēG2309,καὶkaiG2532we shall liveζήσομενzēsomenG2198,andκαὶkaiG2532doποιήσομενpoiēsomenG4160thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778,orἢēG2228thatἐκεῖνο.ekeinoG1565.

16ButδὲdeG1161nowνῦνnunG3568ye rejoiceκαυχᾶσθεkauchastheG2744inἐνenG1722yourὑμῶν·humōnG4771boastingsταῖς ἀλαζονείαιςtais alazoneiaisG3588 G212:allπᾶσαpasaG3956suchτοιαύτηtoiautēG5108rejoicingκαύχησιςkauchēsisG2746isἐστιν.estinG1510evilπονηράponēraG4190.

17ThereforeοὖνounG3767to him that knowethG1492to doποιεῖνpoieinG4160goodκαλὸνkalonG2570,andκαὶkaiG2532doethποιοῦντι,poiountiG4160itnotμὴmēG3361,to himαὐτῷautōG846it isἐστιν.¶estinG1510sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266.

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