Revised Version 1895

James 2:1-13

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.

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