Revised Version 1895

James 4

1WhencecomeG1537warsG4171andG2532whencecomeG1537fightingsamongG1722youG5210?comeG1537theyG2532notοὐκoukG3756henceG2532,evenG2532ofG1537yourG2532pleasuresἡδονῶνhēdonōnG2237thatG1722warG4171inG1722yourG2532membersμέλεσινmelesinG3196?

2YelustG1937,andκαὶkaiG2532havenotG3756: ye kill,andκαὶkaiG2532covetG1937,andκαὶkaiG2532cannotG3756obtainG2192: yefightμάχεσθεmachestheG3164andκαὶkaiG2532warπολεμεῖτε·polemeiteG4170; ye havenotG3756,becauseδιὰdiaG1223yeaskαἰτεῖσθαιaiteisthaiG154notG3756.

3YeaskαἰτεῖτεaiteiteG154,andG2532receiveλαμβάνετε,lambaneteG2983notοὐouG3756,becauseδιότιdiotiG1360yeaskαἰτεῖσθε,aiteistheG154amiss,thatἵναinaG2443yemayG2532spendδαπανήσητε.dapanēsēteG1159itG2532inἐνenG1722yourG2532pleasuresἡδοναῖςhēdonaisG2237.

4Yeadulteressesμοιχαλίδες,moichalidesG3428,knowG1492yenotοὐκoukG3756thatὅτιhotiG3754theG3588friendshipφιλίαphiliaG5373ofG2316theG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889isG1510enmitywithG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316? WhosoeverthereforeοὖνounG3767wouldG2889beG1510aG1510friendφίλοςphilosG5384ofG2316theG3588worldκόσμου,kosmouG2889maketh himselfanG1510enemyἐχθρὸςechthrosG2190ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

5OrἢēG2228thinkδοκεῖτεdokeiteG1380yethatὅτιhotiG3754theἡhēG3588scriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124speakethinG1722vain? DoththeτὸtoG3588spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151whichG3739heG3739madeG3004toπρὸςprosG4314dwellG2730inG1722usG3004longἐπιποθεῖepipotheiG1971untoenvyingφθόνονphthononG5355?

6ButδὲdeG1161heG3004givethmoreG3173graceχάριν·charinG5485.WhereforeδιὸdioG1352theG3588scriptureG3004saith,GodθεὸςtheosG2316resisteththeG3588proudG3173,butδὲdeG1161givethgraceχάριν.¶charinG5485toG3004theG3588humbleταπεινοῖςtapeinoisG5011.

7BeG2532subjectὑποτάγητεhupotagēteG5293thereforeοὖνounG3767untoGodθεῷ.theōG2316;butδὲdeG1161resistἀντίστητεantistēteG436theG3588devilδιαβόλῳdiabolōG1228,andG2532heG2532willG2316fleeφεύξεταιpheuxetaiG5343fromἀφ᾽aph᾽G575youG5210.

8DrawἐγγίσατεengisateG1448nightoG2532GodθεῷtheōG2316,andG2532heG2532willG2316drawἐγγιεῖengieiG1448nightoG2532youG5210.CleanseκαθαρίσατεkatharisateG2511yourG2532handsχεῖρας,cheirasG5495, yesinnersἁμαρτωλοί,hamartōloiG268;andG2532purifyἁγνίσατεhagnisateG48yourG2532heartsκαρδίας,kardiasG2588, ye doubleminded.

9BeG2532afflicted,andG2532mournπενθήσατεpenthēsateG3996,andG2532weepκλαύσατε·klausateG2799: letyourG2532laughterγέλωςgelōsG1071beG2532turnedG3344toεἰςeisG1519mourningπένθοςpenthosG3997,andG2532yourG2532joyχαρὰcharaG5479toεἰςeisG1519heaviness.

10HumbleταπεινώθητεtapeinōthēteG5013yourselvesὑμᾶς.¶humasG4771inG2532theG2532sightG1799ofG1799theG2532LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,andG2532heG2532shallG2532exaltὑψώσειhupsōseiG5312youG5210.

11SpeakG2635notG3756oneἀλλήλων,allēlōnG240againstG2635anotherG240,brethrenἀδελφοί·adelphoiG80.HeG2532thatG846speakethagainstG2635aG1510brotherἀδελφοῦadelphouG80,orἢēG2228judgethhisG846brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80, speakethagainstG2635theG3588lawνόμουnomouG3551,andG2532judgeththeG3588lawνόμον·nomonG3551:butG1161ifεἰeiG1487thou judgesttheG3588lawνόμονnomonG3551, thou artnotG3756aG1510doerποιητὴςpoiētēsG4163ofG3551theG3588lawνόμουnomouG3551,butG1161aG1510judgeG2919.

12OneεἷςheisG1520onlyG2532isἐστινestinG1510theG3588lawgiverνομοθέτηςnomothetēsG3550andG2532judgeκρίνωνkrinōnG2919,evenG2532heG2532whoG3588isεἶeiG1510ableδυνάμενοςdunamenosG1410toG1410saveσῶσαιsōsaiG4982andG2532toG1410destroyἀπολέσαι·apolesaiG622:butG1161whoG3588art thouthatG1161judgest thy neighbour?

13GoπορευσόμεθαporeusomethaG4198toG1519nowνῦνnunG3568, yethatG3004sayλέγοντες·legontesG3004,TodayσήμερονsēmeronG4594orἢēG2228tomorrowαὔριονaurionG839weG2532willG2532goG4198intoG1519thisG3588cityπόλινpolinG4172,andG2532spendποιήσομενpoiēsomenG4160ayearἐνιαυτὸνeniautonG1763thereἐκεῖekeiG1563,andG2532trade,andG2532getgainκερδήσομεν·kerdēsomenG2770:

14whereas yeknowἐπίστασθεepistastheG1987notοὐκoukG3756whatG4169shallG2532beG1510onπρὸςprosG4314theG3588morrow.WhatG4169isG1510yourG2532lifeζωὴzōēG2222?ForG1063yeareG1510aG1510vapour,thatοἵτινεςoitinesG3748appearethforG1063aG1510littleὀλίγονoligonG3641timeG3641,andG2532thenG2532vanishethawayἀφανιζομένη·aphanizomenēG853.

15ForG473thatG1565yeoughtG473toG3004sayλέγεινlegeinG3004,IfG1437theG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962willG2962,weG1437shallG3778bothκαὶkaiG2532liveζήσομενzēsomenG2198,andκαὶkaiG2532doποιήσομενpoiēsomenG4160thisG3778orἢēG2228thatG1565.

16ButG1161nowG1161yegloryκαυχᾶσθεkauchastheG2744inἐνenG1722yourG3956vauntings:allG3956suchτοιαύτηtoiautēG5108gloryingisἐστιν.estinG1510evilπονηράponēraG4190.

17ToG2532himG846thereforeοὖνounG3767thatG846knowethtoG2532doG4160goodκαλὸνkalonG2570,andG2532doethitG846notμὴmēG3361,toG2532himG846itG846isἐστιν.¶estinG1510sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266.

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain

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