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James 1

1JamesἸάκωβοςIakōbosG2385, aservantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316andκαὶkaiG2532of theLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547, to thetwelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427tribesφυλαῖςphulaisG5443whoἐνenG1722are scatteredabroadδιασπορᾷdiasporaG1290,greetingχαίρειν.¶chaireinG5463.

2MyG3450brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80, countitἡγήσασθε,hēgēsastheG2233allΠᾶσανPasanG3956joyχαρὰνcharanG5479whenὅτανhotanG3752yefallπεριπέσητεperipesēteG4045intovariousποικίλοις,poikiloisG4164temptationsπειρασμοῖςpeirasmoisG3986;

3KnowingγινώσκοντεςginōskontesG1097this,thatὅτιhotiG3754thetryingδοκίμιονdokimionG1383ofyourG5216faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102workethκατεργάζεταιkatergazetaiG2716patienceὑπομονήν·hupomonēnG5281.

4ButδὲdeG1161letG2192patienceὑπομονὴhupomonēG5281haveG2192herperfectτέλειονteleionG5046workἔργονergonG2041,thatἵναinaG2443ye maybeG5600perfectτέλειοιteleioiG5046andκαὶkaiG2532completeὁλόκληροιholoklēroiG3648,lackingλειπόμενοι.leipomenoiG3007nothingἐν μηδενὶen mēdeniG1722 G3367.

5δέdeG1161IfanyG1536ofyouG5216lackethλείπεταιleipetaiG3007wisdomσοφίας,sophiasG4678, let himaskαἰτείτωaiteitōG154ofπαρὰparaG3844GodθεοῦtheouG2316, whogivethδιδόντοςdidontosG1325toallπᾶσινpasinG3956menliberallyἁπλῶςhaplōsG574,andκαὶkaiG2532upbraidethὀνειδίζοντος,oneidizontosG3679notμὴmēG3361;andκαὶkaiG2532it shall begivenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325tohimαὐτῷ.autōG846.

6ButδὲdeG1161let himaskαἰτείτωaiteitōG154inἐνenG1722faithπίστειpisteiG4102,nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367waveringδιακρινόμενος·diakrinomenosG1252.ForγὰρgarG1063he thatwaverethδιακρινόμενοςdiakrinomenosG1252islikeἔοικενeoikenG1503awaveκλύδωνιkludōniG2830of theseaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281driven with thewindἀνεμιζομένῳanemizomenōG416andκαὶkaiG2532tossedῥιπιζομένῳ.rhipizomenōG4494.

7ForγὰρgarG1063letG3633notμὴmēG3361thatἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444thinkG3633thatὅτιhotiG3754he shallreceiveλήμψεταίlēmpsetaiG2983anythingτιtiG5100fromπαρὰparaG3844theLordκυρίου·kuriouG2962.

8A doublemindedδίψυχοςdipsuchosG1374manἀνὴρanērG435isunstableἀκατάστατοςakatastatosG182inἐνenG1722allπάσαιςpasaisG3956hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846waysὁδοῖςhodoisG3598.

9δὲdeG1161LetG2744thebrotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80of lowdegreeταπεινὸςtapeinosG5011rejoiceG2744inἐνenG1722thatheαὐτοῦ,autouG846isexaltedὕψειhupseiG5311:

10ButδὲdeG1161therichπλούσιοςplousiosG4145,inἐνenG1722thatheαὐτοῦautouG846is madelowταπεινώσειtapeinōseiG5014:becauseὅτιhotiG3754asὡςhōsG5613theflowerἄνθοςanthosG438of thegrassχόρτουchortouG5528he shall passawayπαρελεύσεται.pareleusetaiG3928.

11ForγὰρgarG1063thesunἥλιοςhēliosG2246hath no soonerrisenἀνέτειλενaneteilenG393withσὺνsunG4862a burningheatκαύσωνιkausōniG2742,butκαὶkaiG2532itwitherethἐξήρανενexēranenG3583thegrassχόρτονchortonG5528,andκαὶkaiG2532itsαὐτοῦautouG846flowerἄνθοςanthosG438fallethἐξέπεσενexepesenG1601,andκαὶkaiG2532thegraceεὐπρέπειαeuprepeiaG2143ofitsαὐτοῦautouG846fashionπροσώπουprosōpouG4383perishethἀπώλετο·apōletoG622:soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779alsoκαὶkaiG2532shallG3133the richmanπλούσιοςplousiosG4145fadeawayG3133inἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦautouG846waysπορείαιςporeiaisG4197.

12BlessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107is themanἀνὴρanērG435thatὃςhosG3739endurethὑπομένειhupomeneiG5278temptationπειρασμόν,peirasmonG3986:forὅτιhotiG3754when he istriedδόκιμος γενόμενοςdokimos genomenosG1384 G1096, he shallreceiveλήμψεταιlēmpsetaiG2983thecrownστέφανονstephanonG4735oflifeζωῆςzōēsG2222,whichὃνhonG3739theLordG2962hathpromisedἐπηγγείλατοepēngeilatoG1861to them thatloveἀγαπῶσινagapōsinG25himαὐτόν.¶autonG846.

13LetG3004nomanΜηδεὶςMēdeisG3367sayλεγέτωlegetōG3004when he istemptedG3985,ὅτιhotiG3754I amtemptedG3985byἀπὸapoG575GodθεοῦtheouG2316:forγὰρgarG1063GodθεὸςtheosG2316cannot betemptedἀπείραστόςapeirastosG551 G2076withevilκακῶν,kakōnG2556,neitherδὲdeG1161temptethG3985heαὐτὸςautosG846 G3985anymanοὐδένα·oudenaG3762:

14ButδὲdeG1161everymanἕκαστοςhekastosG1538istemptedπειράζεταιpeirazetaiG3985, when he is drawnawayἐξελκόμενοςexelkomenosG1828byὑπὸhupoG5259hisownἰδίαςidiasG2398lustἐπιθυμίαςepithumiasG1939,andκαὶkaiG2532enticedδελεαζόμενος·deleazomenosG1185.

15ThenεἶταeitaG1534whenlustἐπιθυμίαepithumiaG1939hathconceivedσυλλαβοῦσαsullabousaG4815, it bringethforthτίκτειtikteiG5088sinἁμαρτίαν,hamartianG266:andδὲdeG1161sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266, when it isfinishedἀποτελεσθεῖσαapotelestheisaG658, bringethforthἀποκύειapokueiG616deathθάνατον.¶thanatonG2288.

16DoG4105notΜὴMēG3361errG4105,myG3450belovedἀγαπητοί·agapētoiG27brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80.

17EveryπᾶσαpasaG3956goodἀγαθὴagathēG18giftδόσιςdosisG1394andκαὶkaiG2532everyπᾶνpanG3956perfectτέλειονteleionG5046giftδώρημαdōrēmaG1434isG2076fromaboveἄνωθένanōthenG509, and comethdownκαταβαῖνονkatabainonG2597fromἀπὸapoG575theFatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962oflightsφώτωνphōtōnG5457,withπαρ᾽par᾽G3844whomᾧhōG3739isἔνιeniG1762noοὐκoukG3756variablenessπαραλλαγὴparallagēG3883,neitherἢēG2228shadowἀποσκίασμα.aposkiasmaG644ofturningτροπῆςtropēsG5157.

18Of his ownwillβουληθεὶςboulētheisG1014he hathbegottenἀπεκύησενapekuēsenG616usG2248with thewordλόγῳlogōG3056oftruthἀληθείας,alētheiasG225,thatεἰςeisG1519weG2248shouldbeεἶναιeinaiG1511akindτιναtinaG5100offirstfruitsἀπαρχήνaparchēnG536ofhisαὐτοῦautouG846creaturesκτισμάτων.¶ktismatōnG2938.

19ThereforeG5620,myG3450belovedἀγαπητοί·agapētoiG27brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,letG2077everyπᾶςpasG3956manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444beG2077swiftταχὺςtachusG5036toεἰςeisG1519hearἀκοῦσαι,akousaiG191,slowβραδὺςbradusG1021toεἰςeisG1519speakλαλῆσαι,lalēsaiG2980,slowβραδὺςbradusG1021toεἰςeisG1519wrathὀργήν.orgēnG3709:

20ForγὰρgarG1063thewrathὀργὴorgēG3709ofmanἀνδρὸςandrosG435workethG2716notοὐκoukG3756therighteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316.

21ThereforeδιὸdioG1352putawayἀποθέμενοιapothemenoiG659allπᾶσανpasanG3956filthinessῥυπαρίανrhuparianG4507andκαὶkaiG2532all thatremainsπερισσείανperisseianG4050ofwickednessκακίαςkakiasG2549, andreceiveδέξασθεdexastheG1209withἐνenG1722meeknessG4240theengraftedἔμφυτονemphutonG1721wordλόγονlogonG3056,whichG3588isableδυνάμενονdunamenonG1410tosaveσῶσαιsōsaiG4982yourG5216soulsψυχὰςpsuchasG5590.

22ButδὲdeG1161beyeΓίνεσθεGinestheG1096doersποιηταὶpoiētaiG4163of thewordλόγουlogouG3056,andκαὶkaiG2532notμὴmēG3361hearersἀκροαταὶakroataiG202onlyG3440,deceivingπαραλογιζόμενοιparalogizomenoiG3884your ownselvesἑαυτούς.he'autousG1438.

23ForὅτιhotiG3754ifanyG1536isG2076ahearerἀκροατὴςakroatēsG202of thewordλόγουlogouG3056,andκαὶkaiG2532notοὐouG3756adoerποιητής,poiētēsG4163,heοὗτοςhoutosG3778islikeἔοικενeoikenG1503amanἀνδρὶandriG435beholdingκατανοοῦντιkatanoountiG2657hisαὐτοῦautouG846naturalγενέσεωςgeneseōsG1078faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383inἐνenG1722amirrorἐσόπτρῳ·esoptrōG2072:

24ForγὰρgarG1063hebeholdethκατενόησενkatenoēsenG2657himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,andκαὶkaiG2532goethawayἀπελήλυθενapelēluthenG565,andκαὶkaiG2532immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112forgettethἐπελάθετοepelathetoG1950what manner ofmanὁποῖοςhopoiosG3697hewasG2258.

25ButδὲdeG1161he wholookethπαρακύψαςparakupsasG3879intoεἰςeisG1519theperfectτέλειονteleionG5046lawνόμονnomonG3551oflibertyἐλευθερίαςeleutheriasG1657,andκαὶkaiG2532continuethπαραμείνας,parameinasG3887in it,heG3778beingγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096notοὐκoukG3756aforgetfulἐπιλησμονῆςepilēsmonēsG1953hearerἀκροατὴςakroatēsG202,butἀλλὰallaG235adoerποιητὴςpoiētēsG4163of theworkἔργου,ergouG2041, thismanG3778shallbeG2071blessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107inἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦautouG846deedG4162.

26If anymanG1536amongG1722youG5213seemethδοκεῖdokeiG1380tobeεἶναιeinaiG1511religiousθρησκὸςthrēskosG2357, andbridlethχαλιναγωγῶνchalinagōgōnG5468notμὴmēG3361hisαὐτοῦautouG846tongueγλῶσσανglōssanG1100,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235deceivethἀπατῶνapatōnG538hisownαὐτοῦ,autouG846heartκαρδίανkardianG2588, thisman’sG5127religionθρησκεία.thrēskeiaG2356isvainμάταιοςmataiosG3152.

27PureκαθαρὰkatharaG2513religionθρησκείαthrēskeiaG2356andκαὶkaiG2532undefiledἀμίαντοςamiantosG283beforeπαρὰparaG3844GodθεῷtheōG2316andκαὶkaiG2532theFatherπατρὶpatriG3962isG2076thisαὕτηhautēG3778, TovisitἐπισκέπτεσθαιepiskeptesthaiG1980thefatherlessὀρφανοὺςorphanousG3737andκαὶkaiG2532widowsχήραςchērasG5503inἐνenG1722theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846afflictionθλίψειthlipseiG2347, and tokeepτηρεῖνtēreinG5083himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438unspottedἄσπιλονaspilonG784fromἀπὸapoG575theworldκόσμου.¶kosmouG2889.

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