Revised Version 1895

James 2

1MyG1722brethrenἈδελφοίAdelphoiG80,holdἔχετεecheteG2192notμὴmēG3361theG3588faithπίστινpistinG4102ofG1391ourG2424LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,theG3588LordG2962ofG1391gloryδόξης.doxēsG1391,withG1722respectofG1391persons.

2ForγὰρgarG1063ifG1437thereG1722comeεἰσέλθῃeiselthēG1525intoεἰςeisG1519yourG1437synagogueσυναγωγὴνsunagōgēnG4864amanἀνὴρanērG435withG1722agoldG5554ringG5554,inG1722fineλαμπρᾷ,lampraG2986clothingἐσθῆτιesthētiG2066,andG2532thereG1722comeεἰσέλθῃeiselthēG1525inG1722alsoκαὶkaiG2532apoorπτωχὸςptōchosG4434manG435inG1722vileclothingἐσθῆτιesthētiG2066;

3andG2532ye haveregardἐπιβλέψητεepiblepsēteG1914toG3004himG2476thatG3004weareththeG3588fineλαμπρὰνlampranG2986clothingἐσθῆταesthētaG2066,andG2532sayG3004,SitκάθουkathouG2521thouhereὧδεhōdeG5602inἐπὶepiG1909agoodκαλῶς,kalōsG2573placeG1563;andG2532yesayG3004toG3004theG3588poorπτωχῷptōchōG4434manG4434,StandστῆθιstēthiG2476thouthereG1563,orἢēG2228sitκάθουkathouG2521underG5259myG5259footstoolὑποπόδιόνhupopodionG5286;

4are yenotοὐouG3756dividedinG1722yourG2532ownἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438mindG2532,andG2532becomeἐγένεσθεegenestheG1096judgesκριταὶkritaiG2923withG1722evilπονηρῶν;¶ponērōnG4190thoughtsδιαλογισμῶνdialogismōnG1261?

5Hearken,myG191belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80;didG191notοὐχouchG3756GodθεὸςtheosG2316chooseἐξελέξατοexelexatoG1586themG846thatG3739arepoorπτωχοὺςptōchousG4434asG1722toG2532theG3588worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889toG2532beG2532richπλουσίουςplousiousG4145inG1722faithπίστειpisteiG4102,andG2532heirsκληρονόμουςklēronomousG2818ofG932theG3588kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932whichG3739heG2532promisedἐπηγγείλατοepēngeilatoG1861toG2532themG846thatG3739loveἀγαπῶσινagapōsinG25himG846?

6ButδὲdeG1161ye have dishonouredtheG3588poorπτωχόν.ptōchonG4434manG4145.DoG2532notοὐχouchG3756theG3588richπλούσιοιplousioiG4145oppressyouG5210,andG2532themselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846dragἕλκουσινhelkousinG1670youG5210beforeεἰςeisG1519theG3588judgment-seats?

7DoG3756notG3756theyαὐτοὶautoiG846blasphemeβλασφημοῦσινblasphēmousinG987theG3588honourablenameὄνομαonomaG3686byἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909theG3588whichG3588ye arecalledἐπικληθὲνepiklēthenG1941?

8HowbeitifεἰeiG1487ye fulfilltheτὴνtēnG3588royalβασιλικὸνbasilikonG937lawνόμονnomonG3551,accordingκατὰkataG2596toG2596theτὸνtonG3588scriptureγραφήν·graphēnG1124, Thou shaltloveἀγαπήσειςagapēseisG25thy neighbourasὡςhōsG5613thyself, yedoποιεῖτε·poieiteG4160wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573:

9butδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487ye have respectofG3551persons, ye commitsinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266, beingconvictedἐλεγχόμενοιelegchomenoiG1651byὑπὸhupoG5259theτοῦtouG3588lawνόμουnomouG3551asὡςhōsG5613transgressorsπαραβάται.parabataiG3848.

10ForγὰρgarG1063whosoever shallkeepτηρήσῃ,tērēsēG5083theG3956wholeὅλονholonG3650lawνόμονnomonG3551,andG1161yetG1161stumbleπταίσῃptaisēG4417inἐνenG1722oneἑνί,heniG1520point,heG1161isbecomeγέγονενgegonenG1096guiltyἔνοχος.enochosG1777ofG3551allG3956.

11ForγὰρgarG1063heG2532thatG3004saidG3004,DoG1096notG3756commitμοιχεύσῃς,moicheusēsG3431adulteryμοιχεύειςmoicheueisG3431,saidG3004alsoκαὶkaiG2532,DoG1096notG3756kill.NowδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487thou dostnotG3756commitG3431adulteryG3431,butδέ,deG1161killest, thou artbecomeγέγοναςgegonasG1096atransgressorπαραβάτηςparabatēsG3848ofG3551theὁhoG3588lawνόμου.nomouG3551.

12SoG2532speakλαλεῖτεlaleiteG2980ye,andG2532soG2532doποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160,asG5613menthatG5613aretoμέλλοντεςmellontesG3195beG2532judgedκρίνεσθαι.krinesthaiG2919byG1223alawνόμουnomouG3551ofG1223libertyἐλευθερίαςeleutheriasG1657.

13ForγὰρgarG1063judgmentκρίσιςkrisisG2920iswithoutG3361mercyἔλεος·eleosG1656toG4160himG4160thatG3361hath shewednoG3361mercyἔλεοςeleosG1656:mercyG1656gloriethagainstG3361judgmentκρίσεως.¶kriseōsG2920.

14WhatΤίTiG5101dothitG846profitὄφελος,ophelosG3786,myG2192brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,ifἐὰνeanG1437amanτιςtisG5100sayλέγῃlegēG3004heG846hathfaithπίστινpistinG4102,butδὲdeG1161havenotG3361worksἔργαergaG2041?canδύναταιdunataiG1410thatG3004faithπίστιςpistisG4102saveσῶσαιsōsaiG4982himG846?

15IfἐὰνeanG1437abrotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80orἢēG2228sisterἀδελφὴadelphēG79beG2532nakedγυμνοὶgumnoiG1131,andG2532inG2532lackλειπόμενοιleipomenoiG3007ofG80dailyἐφημέρουephēmerouG2184foodτροφῆς,trophēsG5160,

16andG2532oneτιςtisG5100ofἐξexG1537youG5210sayG3004untothemG846,GoὑπάγετεhupageteG5217inἐνenG1722peaceεἰρήνῃ,eirēnēG1515,beG2532yewarmedθερμαίνεσθεthermainestheG2328andG2532filledχορτάζεσθε,chortazestheG5526;andG2532yetG2532yegiveδῶτεdōteG1325themG846notμὴmēG3361theG3588thingsG846needfultoG3004theG3588bodyσώματος,sōmatosG4983;whatτίtiG5101dothitG846profitὄφελος;ophelosG3786?

17EvenG2532soG2532faithπίστις,pistisG4102,ifG1437itG1437havenotμὴmēG3361worksἔργα,ergaG2041,isἐστινestinG1510deadνεκράnekraG3498inκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596itselfἑαυτήν.¶he'autēnG1438.

18Yea, amanG5100willG5100sayG3004, Thou hastfaithπίστινpistinG4102,andG4102IκἀγὼkagōkaiG1473haveworksἔργαergaG2041: shewmeG3004thyfaithπίστινpistinG4102apartχωρὶςchōrisG5565fromG1537thyworksἔργωνergōnG2041,andG4102IκἀγώkagōkaiG1473byG1537myἔχεις,echeisG2192worksἔργωνergōnG2041willG5100shew theemyἔχω·echōG2192faithπίστινpistinG4102.

19Thou believestthatὅτιhotiG3754Godθεός·theosG2316isἐστινestinG1510oneεἷςheisG1520; thou doestwellκαλῶςkalōsG2573:theG3588devilsalsoκαὶkaiG2532believeG4100,andκαὶkaiG2532shudderφρίσσουσιν.phrissousinG5425.

20ButδὲdeG1161wilt thouknowγνῶναι,gnōnaiG1097,OὦōG5599vainκενέ,keneG2756manἄνθρωπεanthrōpeG444,thatὅτιhotiG3754faithπίστιςpistisG4102apartχωρὶςchōrisG5565fromG5565worksἔργωνergōnG2041isἐστιν;estinG1510barren?

21WasnotοὐκoukG3756AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11ourG11fatherπατὴρpatērG3962justifiedἐδικαιώθηedikaiōthēG1344byἐξexG1537worksἔργωνergōnG2041,inG1909thatG846heG846offeredἀνενέγκαςanenegkasG399upG399IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464hisG846sonυἱὸνhuionG5207uponG1909theG3588altarθυσιαστήριον;thusiastērionG2379?

22Thou seestthatὅτιhotiG3754faithπίστιςpistisG4102wroughtwithG1537hisαὐτοῦautouG846worksἔργοιςergoisG2041,andκαὶkaiG2532byG1537worksἔργωνergōnG2041wasfaithπίστιςpistisG4102madeG5048perfectἐτελειώθη;eteleiōthēG5048;

23andG2532theἡhēG3588scriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124wasfulfilledἐπληρώθηeplērōthēG4137whichἡhēG3588saith,AndG2532AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100GodθεῷtheōG2316,andG2532itG846wasreckonedἐλογίσθηelogisthēG3049untohimG846forεἰςeisG1519righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343;andG2532heG2532wascalledἐκλήθη.eklēthēG2564theτῷtōG3588friendφίλοςphilosG5384ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

24YeseeὁρᾶτεhorateG3708thatὅτιhotiG3754byἐξexG1537worksἔργωνergōnG2041amanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444isjustifiedδικαιοῦταιdikaioutaiG1344,andκαὶkaiG2532notοὐκoukG3756onlyG3440byἐκekG1537faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102.

25AndG2532inG2532likeG3668mannerG3668wasnotοὐκoukG3756alsoG2532RahabῬαὰβRhaabG4460theἡhēG3588harlotπόρνηpornēG4204justifiedἐδικαιώθηedikaiōthēG1344byG1537worksἔργωνergōnG2041,inG2532thatδὲdeG1161shereceivedὑποδεξαμένηhupodexamenēG5264theτοὺςtousG3588messengersἀγγέλουςangelousG32,andG2532sentG1544themG1544outG1537anotherἑτέρᾳheteraG2087wayὁδῷhodōG3598?

26ForγὰρgarG1063asὥσπερhōsperG5618theτὸtoG3588bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983apartχωρὶςchōrisG5565fromG5565theἡhēG3588spiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151isἐστιν,estinG1510deadνεκρόνnekronG3498,evenG2532soG2532faithπίστιςpistisG4102apartχωρὶςchōrisG5565fromG5565worksἔργωνergōnG2041isἐστιν.¶estinG1510deadνεκράnekraG3498.

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain

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