Revised Version 1895

James 1

1JamesἸάκωβοςIakōbosG2385, aservantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316andG2532ofG2316theG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,toG2532theG3588twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427tribesφυλαῖςphulaisG5443whichG3588areofG2316theG3588DispersionδιασπορᾷdiasporaG1290,greetingχαίρειν.¶chaireinG5463.

2CountG2233itG2233allG3956joyχαρὰνcharanG5479,myG3956brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,whenὅτανhotanG3752ye fall intomanifoldποικίλοις,poikiloisG4164temptations;

3KnowingγινώσκοντεςginōskontesG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754theτὸtoG3588proofG4102ofτῆςtēsG3588yourG4102faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102workethpatienceὑπομονήν·hupomonēnG5281.

4AndG2532letG2443patienceὑπομονὴhupomonēG5281have itsperfectτέλειονteleionG5046workἔργονergonG2041,thatG2443yemayG2532beἦτεēteG1510perfectτέλειοιteleioiG5046andG2532entire,lackingλειπόμενοι.leipomenoiG3007inἐνenG1722nothingμηδενὶmēdeniG3367.

5ButδέdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487anyτιςtisG5100ofG2316youG5210lackethwisdomσοφίας,sophiasG4678, lethimG846askαἰτείτωaiteitōG154ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316,whoτοῦtouG3588givethtoG2532allπᾶσινpasinG3956liberallyandG2532upbraidethnotμὴmēG3361;andG2532itG846shallG2532beG2532givenG1325himG846.

6ButG1161lethimG2532askαἰτείτωaiteitōG154inG1722faithπίστειpisteiG4102,nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367doubtingG1252:forγὰρgarG1063heG2532thatG1161doubteth is liketheG3588surgeofG1722theG3588seaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281drivenἀνεμιζομένῳanemizomenōG416byG1722theG3588windG4494andG2532tossedG4494.

7ForγὰρgarG1063letnotμὴmēG3361thatG3754manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444thinkthatG3754heG3754shallG444receiveλήμψεταίlēmpsetaiG2983anythingτιtiG5100ofG2962theG3588Lordκυρίου·kuriouG2962;

8a doublemindedmanἀνὴρanērG435,unstableἀκατάστατοςakatastatosG182inἐνenG1722allπάσαιςpasaisG3956hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846waysὁδοῖςhodoisG3598.

9ButδὲdeG1161lettheG3588brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80ofG1722low degreegloryκαυχάσθωkauchasthōG2744inG1722hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846highὕψειhupseiG5311estate:

10andδὲdeG1161theG3588richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145,inG1722thatG3754heG846is made low:becauseG3754asὡςhōsG5613theG3588flowerἄνθοςanthosG438ofG1722theG3588grassχόρτουchortouG5528heG846shallpassπαρελεύσεται.pareleusetaiG3928awayG3928.

11ForγὰρgarG1063theG3588sunἥλιοςhēliosG2246arisethwithG1722theG3588scorchingG2742windG2742,andG2532withereththeG3588grassχόρτονchortonG5528;andG2532theG3588flowerἄνθοςanthosG438thereof falleth,andG2532theG3588graceofG1722theG3588fashionofG1722itG846perisheth:soG2532alsoG2532shallG2532theG3588richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145manG4145fadeμαρανθήσεται.maranthēsetaiG3133awayἐξήρανενexēranenG3583inG1722hisG846goings.

12BlessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107istheτὸνtonG3588manἀνὴρanērG435thatG3754endurethtemptationπειρασμόν,peirasmonG3986:forG3754whenG1096heG846hathbeenG1096approvedδόκιμοςdokimosG1384,heG846shallreceiveλήμψεταιlēmpsetaiG2983theτῆςtēsG3588crownστέφανονstephanonG4735ofG435lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222,whichG3739theτοῖςtoisG3588LordpromisedἐπηγγείλατοepēngeilatoG1861toG1096themG846thatG3754loveἀγαπῶσινagapōsinG25himG846.

13LetG1510noG3762manG3762sayλεγέτωlegetōG3004whenG1161heG846isG1510temptedπειραζόμενοςpeirazomenosG3985,IὅτιhotiG3754amG1510temptedπειράζομαι·peirazomaiG3985ofἀπὸapoG575GodθεοῦtheouG2316:forγὰρgarG1063GodθεὸςtheosG2316cannotἀπείραστόςapeirastosG551beG1510temptedπειράζειpeirazeiG3985withG2316evilκακῶν,kakōnG2556,andG1161heG846himselfG846temptethnoG3762manG3762:

14butδὲdeG1161eachG1538manἕκαστοςhekastosG1538istemptedπειράζεταιpeirazetaiG3985,whenG2532heG2532is drawnawayἐξελκόμενοςexelkomenosG1828byὑπὸhupoG5259hisG2532ownἰδίαςidiasG2398lustἐπιθυμίαςepithumiasG1939,andG2532enticedδελεαζόμενος·deleazomenosG1185.

15ThenG1161theἡhēG3588lustἐπιθυμίαepithumiaG1939,whenG1161itG1161hathconceivedσυλλαβοῦσαsullabousaG4815, bearethsinἁμαρτίαν,hamartianG266:andG1161theἡhēG3588sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266,whenG1161itG1161is fullgrown, bringethforthἀποκύειapokueiG616deathθάνατον.¶thanatonG2288.

16BeG3361notG3361deceivedG4105,myG4105belovedἀγαπητοί·agapētoiG27brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80.

17EveryG3956goodἀγαθὴagathēG18giftδώρημαdōrēmaG1434andκαὶkaiG2532everyG3956perfectτέλειονteleionG5046boonisG1510fromG575aboveἄνωθένanōthenG509,comingG2597downκαταβαῖνονkatabainonG2597fromG575theG3956FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962ofG575lightsφώτωνphōtōnG5457,withπαρ᾽par᾽G3844whomG3739canbeG1510noG3756variationπαραλλαγὴparallagēG3883,neitherG3756shadowἀποσκίασμα.aposkiasmaG644thatG3739isG1510castbyG575turning.

18OfG3056hisG846ownG846willG1510heG846broughtG1519usG1519forthἀπεκύησενapekuēsenG616byG1519theG3588wordλόγῳlogōG3056ofG3056truthἀληθείας,alētheiasG225,thatG846weG2249shouldG5100beG1510aG1510kindG5100ofG3056firstfruitsofG3056hisG846creaturesκτισμάτων.¶ktismatōnG2938.

19YeknowG1492thisG3588,myG191belovedἀγαπητοί·agapētoiG27brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80.ButδὲdeG1161letG1510everyπᾶςpasG3956manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444beἔστωestōG1510swifttoεἰςeisG1519hearἀκοῦσαι,akousaiG191,slowβραδὺςbradusG1021toεἰςeisG1519speakλαλῆσαι,lalēsaiG2980,slowβραδὺςbradusG1021toεἰςeisG1519wrathὀργήν.orgēnG3709:

20forγὰρgarG1063theG2316wrathὀργὴorgēG3709ofG2316manἀνδρὸςandrosG435workethnotοὐκoukG3756theG2316righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

21WhereforeδιὸdioG1352puttingἀποθέμενοιapothemenoiG659awayallG3956filthinessandG2532overflowingofG3056wickednessκακίαςkakiasG2549,receiveδέξασθεdexastheG1209withἐνenG1722meeknessG4240theG3956implantedἔμφυτονemphutonG1721wordλόγονlogonG3056,whichG3588isableδυνάμενονdunamenonG1410toG1410saveσῶσαιsōsaiG4982yourG2532soulsψυχὰςpsuchasG5590.

22ButδὲdeG1161beΓίνεσθεGinestheG1096yedoersποιηταὶpoiētaiG4163ofG3056theG2532wordλόγουlogouG3056,andG2532notμὴmēG3361hearersἀκροαταὶakroataiG202onlyG3440, deludingyourG2532ownἑαυτούς.he'autousG1438selves.

23ForὅτιhotiG3754ifεἴeiG1487anyG5100oneG5100isG1510aG1510hearerἀκροατὴςakroatēsG202ofG3056theG3588wordλόγουlogouG3056,andG2532notοὐouG3756aG1510doerποιητής,poiētēsG4163,heG2532isG1510likeG846untoaG1510manἀνδρὶandriG435beholdinghisG846naturalγενέσεωςgeneseōsG1078faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383inἐνenG1722aG1510mirrorἐσόπτρῳ·esoptrōG2072:

24forγὰρgarG1063heG2532beholdethhimselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,andG2532goethawayἀπελήλυθενapelēluthenG565,andG2532straightway forgettethwhatὁποῖοςhopoiosG3697mannerofG2532manheG2532wasἦν.ēnG1510.

25ButG1161heG2532thatG3778lookethintoεἰςeisG1519theG3588perfectτέλειονteleionG5046lawνόμονnomonG3551,theG3588lawG3551ofG3551libertyἐλευθερίαςeleutheriasG1657,andG2532soG2532continueth,beingG1510notοὐκoukG3756ahearerἀκροατὴςakroatēsG202thatG3778forgetteth,butG1161adoerποιητὴςpoiētēsG4163thatG3778worketh,thisG3778manG3778shallG3778beἔσται.¶estaiG1510blessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107inἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦautouG846doingἔργου,ergouG2041.

26IfΕἴEiG1487anyG5100manG3778thinkethhimselfG846toG5100beG1510religiousθρησκὸςthrēskosG2357,whileG1510heG846bridlethnotμὴmēG3361hisG846tongueγλῶσσανglōssanG1100butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235deceivethhisG846heartκαρδίανkardianG2588,thisG3778man’sG5100religionθρησκεία.thrēskeiaG2356isG1510vainμάταιοςmataiosG3152.

27PureκαθαρὰkatharaG2513religionθρησκείαthrēskeiaG2356andG2532undefiledἀμίαντοςamiantosG283beforeπαρὰparaG3844ourG2316GodθεῷtheōG2316andG2532FatherπατρὶpatriG3962isἐστίν,estinG1510thisαὕτηhautēG3778,toG2532visitἐπισκέπτεσθαιepiskeptesthaiG1980theG3588fatherlessandG2532widowsχήραςchērasG5503inἐνenG1722theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846afflictionθλίψειthlipseiG2347,andG2532toG2532keepτηρεῖνtēreinG5083himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438unspottedfromἀπὸapoG575theG3588worldκόσμου.¶kosmouG2889.

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain

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