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James 1

Greek — Tischendorf 8th edition · 27 verses

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  1. 1

    Ἰάκωβος θεοῦ καὶ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ δοῦλος ταῖς δώδεκα φυλαῖς ταῖς ἐν τῇ διασπορᾷ χαίρειν

    James · God · and · Lord · Jesus · Christ · slave · the · twelve · tribe · the · in · the · scattering · to rejoice

  2. 2

    Πᾶσαν χαρὰν ἡγήσασθε ἀδελφοί μου ὅταν πειρασμοῖς περιπέσητε ποικίλοις

    all · joy · to govern · brother · I · when · temptation · to fall into · variegated

  3. 3

    γινώσκοντες ὅτι τὸ δοκίμιον ὑμῶν τῆς πίστεως κατεργάζεται ὑπομονήν

    to know · that · the · proof · you · the · faith · to accomplish · endurance

  4. 4

    ἡ δὲ ὑπομονὴ ἔργον τέλειον ἐχέτω ἵνα ἦτε τέλειοι καὶ ὁλόκληροι ἐν μηδενὶ λειπόμενοι

    the · but · endurance · work · perfect · to have · that · to be · perfect · and · whole · in · no one · to leave

  5. 5

    εἰ δέ τις ὑμῶν λείπεται σοφίας αἰτείτω παρὰ τοῦ διδόντος θεοῦ πᾶσιν ἁπλῶς καὶ μὴ ὀνειδίζοντος καὶ δοθήσεται αὐτῷ

    if · but · a certain · you · to leave · wisdom · to ask · from · the · to give · God · all · simply · and · not · to reproach · and · to give · he

  6. 6

    αἰτείτω δὲ ἐν πίστει μηδὲν διακρινόμενος ὁ γὰρ διακρινόμενος ἔοικεν κλύδωνι θαλάσσης ἀνεμιζομένῳ καὶ ῥιπιζομένῳ

    to ask · but · in · faith · no one · to distinguish · the · for · to distinguish · to be like · wave · sea · to drive by wind · and · to toss

  7. 7

    μὴ γὰρ οἰέσθω ὁ ἄνθρωπος ἐκεῖνος ὅτι λήμψεταί τι παρὰ τοῦ κυρίου

    not · for · to suppose · the · human being · that one · that · to take · a certain · from · the · Lord

  8. 8

    ἀνὴρ δίψυχος ἀκατάστατος ἐν πάσαις ταῖς ὁδοῖς αὐτοῦ

    man · double-minded · unstable · in · all · the · way · he

  9. 9

    Καυχάσθω δὲ ὁ ἀδελφὸς ὁ ταπεινὸς ἐν τῷ ὕψει αὐτοῦ

    to boast · but · the · brother · the · low · in · the · height · he

  10. 10

    ὁ δὲ πλούσιος ἐν τῇ ταπεινώσει αὐτοῦ ὅτι ὡς ἄνθος χόρτου παρελεύσεται

    the · but · wealthy · in · the · lowness · he · that · as · flower · grass · to pass by

  11. 11

    ἀνέτειλεν γὰρ ὁ ἥλιος σὺν τῷ καύσωνι καὶ ἐξήρανεν τὸν χόρτον καὶ τὸ ἄνθος αὐτοῦ ἐξέπεσεν καὶ ἡ εὐπρέπεια τοῦ προσώπου αὐτοῦ ἀπώλετο οὕτως καὶ ὁ πλούσιος ἐν ταῖς πορείαις αὐτοῦ μαρανθήσεται

    to bring forth · for · the · sun · with · the · burning heat · and · to wither · the · grass · and · the · flower · he · to fall away · and · the · beauty · the · face · he · to destroy · thus · and · the · wealthy · in · the · journey · he · to extinguish

  12. 12

    Μακάριος ἀνὴρ ὃς ὑπομένει πειρασμόν ὅτι δόκιμος γενόμενος λήμψεται τὸν στέφανον τῆς ζωῆς ὃν ἐπηγγείλατο τοῖς ἀγαπῶσιν αὐτόν

    blessed · man · who · to endure · temptation · that · approved · to become · to take · the · crown · the · life · who · to announce · the · to love · he

  13. 13

    μηδεὶς πειραζόμενος λεγέτω ὅτι ἀπὸ θεοῦ πειράζομαι ὁ γὰρ θεὸς ἀπείραστός ἐστιν κακῶν πειράζει δὲ αὐτὸς οὐδένα

    no one · to test · to say · that · from · God · to test · the · for · God · untempted · to be · evil · to test · but · he · nothing

  14. 14

    ἕκαστος δὲ πειράζεται ὑπὸ τῆς ἰδίας ἐπιθυμίας ἐξελκόμενος καὶ δελεαζόμενος

    each · but · to test · under · the · one's own · desire · to lure · and · to entice

  15. 15

    εἶτα ἡ ἐπιθυμία συλλαβοῦσα τίκτει ἁμαρτίαν ἡ δὲ ἁμαρτία ἀποτελεσθεῖσα ἀποκύει θάνατον

    then · the · desire · to seize · to produce · sin · the · but · sin · to perfect · to produce · death

  16. 16

    Μὴ πλανᾶσθε ἀδελφοί μου ἀγαπητοί

    not · to lead astray · brother · I · beloved

  17. 17

    πᾶσα δόσις ἀγαθὴ καὶ πᾶν δώρημα τέλειον ἄνωθέν ἐστιν καταβαῖνον ἀπὸ τοῦ πατρὸς τῶν φώτων παρ’ ᾧ οὐκ ἔνι παραλλαγὴ ἢ τροπῆς ἀποσκίασμα

    all · gift · good · and · all · gift · perfect · from above · to be · to descend · from · the · father · the · light · from · who · not · is · variation · or · turning · shadow

  18. 18

    βουληθεὶς ἀπεκύησεν ἡμᾶς λόγῳ ἀληθείας εἰς τὸ εἶναι ἡμᾶς ἀπαρχήν τινα τῶν αὐτοῦ κτισμάτων

    to will · to produce · we · word · truth · into · the · to be · we · to offer firstfruits · a certain · the · he · creature

  19. 19

    Ἴστε ἀδελφοί μου ἀγαπητοί ἔστω δὲ πᾶς ἄνθρωπος ταχὺς εἰς τὸ ἀκοῦσαι βραδὺς εἰς τὸ λαλῆσαι βραδὺς εἰς ὀργήν

    to see · brother · I · beloved · to be · but · all · human being · quick · into · the · to hear · slow · into · the · to speak · slow · into · anger

  20. 20

    ὀργὴ γὰρ ἀνδρὸς δικαιοσύνην θεοῦ οὐκ ἐργάζεται

    anger · for · man · righteousness · God · not · to work

  21. 21

    διὸ ἀποθέμενοι πᾶσαν ῥυπαρίαν καὶ περισσείαν κακίας ἐν πραΰτητι δέξασθε τὸν ἔμφυτον λόγον τὸν δυνάμενον σῶσαι τὰς ψυχὰς ὑμῶν

    wherefore · to put away · all · to defile · and · abundance · malice · in · meekness · to receive · the · inborn · word · the · to be able · to save · the · soul · you

  22. 22

    γίνεσθε δὲ ποιηταὶ λόγου καὶ μὴ μόνον ἀκροαταὶ παραλογιζόμενοι ἑαυτούς

    to become · but · doer · word · and · not · only · hearer · to deceive · himself

  23. 23

    ὅτι εἴ τις ἀκροατὴς λόγου ἐστὶν καὶ οὐ ποιητής οὗτος ἔοικεν ἀνδρὶ κατανοοῦντι τὸ πρόσωπον τῆς γενέσεως αὐτοῦ ἐν ἐσόπτρῳ

    that · if · a certain · hearer · word · to be · and · not · doer · this · to be like · man · to observe · the · face · the · origin · he · in · mirror

  24. 24

    κατενόησεν γὰρ ἑαυτὸν καὶ ἀπελήλυθεν καὶ εὐθέως ἐπελάθετο ὁποῖος ἦν

    to observe · for · himself · and · to depart · and · immediately · to forget · what sort · to be

  25. 25

    ὁ δὲ παρακύψας εἰς νόμον τέλειον τὸν τῆς ἐλευθερίας καὶ παραμείνας οὐκ ἀκροατὴς ἐπιλησμονῆς γενόμενος ἀλλὰ ποιητὴς ἔργου οὗτος μακάριος ἐν τῇ ποιήσει αὐτοῦ ἔσται

    the · but · to look into · into · law · perfect · the · the · liberty · and · to remain · not · hearer · forgetfulness · to become · but · doer · work · this · blessed · in · the · doing · he · to be

  26. 26

    εἴ τις δοκεῖ θρησκὸς εἶναι μὴ χαλιναγωγῶν γλῶσσαν αὐτοῦ ἀλλὰ ἀπατῶν καρδίαν αὐτοῦ τούτου μάταιος ἡ θρησκία

    if · a certain · to think · to fear God · to be · not · to bridle · tongue · he · but · to deceive · heart · he · this · vain · the · worship

  27. 27

    θρησκία καθαρὰ καὶ ἀμίαντος παρὰ θεῷ καὶ πατρὶ αὕτη ἐστίν ἐπισκέπτεσθαι ὀρφανοὺς καὶ χήρας ἐν τῇ θλίψει αὐτῶν ἄσπιλον ἑαυτὸν τηρεῖν ἀπὸ τοῦ κόσμου

    worship · clean · and · undefiled · from · God · and · father · this · to be · to look after · fatherless · and · widow · in · the · affliction · he · spotless · himself · to guard · from · the · world

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  • 27 Verses
  • 405 Greek words
  • 190 Distinct lemmas

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