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James 2

Greek — Tischendorf 8th edition · 26 verses

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  1. 1

    Ἀδελφοί μου μὴ ἐν προσωπολημψίαις ἔχετε τὴν πίστιν τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τῆς δόξης

    brother · I · not · in · partiality · to have · the · faith · the · Lord · we · Jesus · Christ · the · glory

  2. 2

    ἐὰν γὰρ εἰσέλθῃ εἰς συναγωγὴν ὑμῶν ἀνὴρ χρυσοδακτύλιος ἐν ἐσθῆτι λαμπρᾷ εἰσέλθῃ δὲ καὶ πτωχὸς ἐν ῥυπαρᾷ ἐσθῆτι

    if · for · to enter · into · gathering · you · man · gold-ringed · in · clothing · splendid · to enter · but · and · poor · in · to be filthy · clothing

  3. 3

    καὶ ἐπιβλέψητε ἐπὶ τὸν φοροῦντα τὴν ἐσθῆτα τὴν λαμπρὰν καὶ εἴπητε σὺ κάθου ὧδε καλῶς καὶ τῷ πτωχῷ εἴπητε σὺ στῆθι ἐκεῖ ἢ κάθου ὑπὸ τὸ ὑποπόδιόν μου

    and · to look upon · upon · the · to wear · the · clothing · the · splendid · and · to say · you · to sit down · here · well · and · the · poor · to say · you · to stand · there · or · to sit down · under · the · footstool · I

  4. 4

    οὐ διεκρίθητε ἐν ἑαυτοῖς καὶ ἐγένεσθε κριταὶ διαλογισμῶν πονηρῶν

    not · to distinguish · in · himself · and · to become · judge · deliberation · evil

  5. 5

    Ἀκούσατε ἀδελφοί μου ἀγαπητοί οὐχ ὁ θεὸς ἐξελέξατο τοὺς πτωχοὺς τῷ κόσμῳ πλουσίους ἐν πίστει καὶ κληρονόμους τῆς βασιλείας ἧς ἐπηγγείλατο τοῖς ἀγαπῶσιν αὐτόν

    to hear · brother · I · beloved · not · the · God · to choose · the · poor · the · world · wealthy · in · faith · and · heir · the · kingdom · who · to announce · the · to love · he

  6. 6

    ὑμεῖς δὲ ἠτιμάσατε τὸν πτωχόν οὐχ οἱ πλούσιοι καταδυναστεύουσιν ὑμᾶς καὶ αὐτοὶ ἕλκουσιν ὑμᾶς εἰς κριτήρια

    you · but · to dishonour · the · poor · not · the · wealthy · to oppress · you · and · he · to draw · you · into · tribunal

  7. 7

    οὐκ αὐτοὶ βλασφημοῦσιν τὸ καλὸν ὄνομα τὸ ἐπικληθὲν ἐφ’ ὑμᾶς

    not · he · to blaspheme · the · good · name · the · to call upon · upon · you

  8. 8

    εἰ μέντοι νόμον τελεῖτε βασιλικὸν κατὰ τὴν γραφήν ἀγαπήσεις τὸν πλησίον σου ὡς σεαυτόν καλῶς ποιεῖτε

    if · but yet · law · to finish · kingly · down · the · Scripture · to love · the · neighbor · you · as · yourself · well · to make

  9. 9

    εἰ δὲ προσωπολημπτεῖτε ἁμαρτίαν ἐργάζεσθε ἐλεγχόμενοι ὑπὸ τοῦ νόμου ὡς παραβάται

    if · but · to show partiality · sin · to work · to convict · under · the · law · as · lawbreaker

  10. 10

    ὅστις γὰρ ὅλον τὸν νόμον τηρήσῃ πταίσῃ δὲ ἐν ἑνί γέγονεν πάντων ἔνοχος

    whoever · for · all · the · law · to guard · to stumble · but · in · one · to become · all · liable

  11. 11

    ὁ γὰρ εἰπών μὴ μοιχεύσῃς εἶπεν καί μὴ φονεύσῃς εἰ δὲ οὐ μοιχεύεις φονεύεις δέ γέγονας παραβάτης νόμου

    the · for · to say · not · to commit adultery · to say · and · not · to murder · if · but · not · to commit adultery · to murder · but · to become · lawbreaker · law

  12. 12

    οὗτως λαλεῖτε καὶ οὕτως ποιεῖτε ὡς διὰ νόμου ἐλευθερίας μέλλοντες κρίνεσθαι

    thus · to speak · and · thus · to make · as · through · law · liberty · to be about · to judge

  13. 13

    ἡ γὰρ κρίσις ἀνέλεος τῷ μὴ ποιήσαντι ἔλεος κατακαυχᾶται ἔλεος κρίσεως

    the · for · judgment · merciless · the · not · to make · mercy · to boast against · mercy · judgment

  14. 14

    Τί τὸ ὄφελος ἀδελφοί μου ἐὰν πίστιν λέγῃ τις ἔχειν ἔργα δὲ μὴ ἔχῃ μὴ δύναται ἡ πίστις σῶσαι αὐτόν

    who · the · advantage · brother · I · if · faith · to say · a certain · to have · work · but · not · to have · not · to be able · the · faith · to save · he

  15. 15

    ἐὰν ἀδελφὸς ἢ ἀδελφὴ γυμνοὶ ὑπάρχωσιν καὶ λειπόμενοι τῆς ἐφημέρου τροφῆς

    if · brother · or · sister · naked · to be at hand · and · to leave · the · daily · food

  16. 16

    εἴπῃ δέ τις αὐτοῖς ἐξ ὑμῶν ὑπάγετε ἐν εἰρήνῃ θερμαίνεσθε καὶ χορτάζεσθε μὴ δῶτε δὲ αὐτοῖς τὰ ἐπιτήδεια τοῦ σώματος τί τὸ ὄφελος

    to say · but · a certain · he · from · you · to depart · in · peace · to warm · and · to feed · not · to give · but · he · the · fitting · the · body · who · the · advantage

  17. 17

    οὕτως καὶ ἡ πίστις ἐὰν μὴ ἔχῃ ἔργα νεκρά ἐστιν καθ’ ἑαυτήν

    thus · and · the · faith · if · not · to have · work · dead · to be · down · himself

  18. 18

    ἀλλ’ ἐρεῖ τις σὺ πίστιν ἔχεις κἀγὼ ἔργα ἔχω δεῖξόν μοι τὴν πίστιν σου χωρὶς τῶν ἔργων κἀγώ σοι δείξω ἐκ τῶν ἔργων μου τὴν πίστιν

    but · to speak · a certain · you · faith · to have · and I · work · to have · to show · I · the · faith · you · separate · the · work · and I · you · to show · from · the · work · I · the · faith

  19. 19

    σὺ πιστεύεις ὅτι εἷς ἐστιν ὁ θεός καλῶς ποιεῖς καὶ τὰ δαιμόνια πιστεύουσιν καὶ φρίσσουσιν

    you · to believe · that · one · to be · the · God · well · to make · and · the · demon · to believe · and · to shudder

  20. 20

    θέλεις δὲ γνῶναι ὦ ἄνθρωπε κενέ ὅτι ἡ πίστις χωρὶς τῶν ἔργων ἀργή ἐστιν

    to will · but · to know · O · human being · empty · that · the · faith · separate · the · work · lazy · to be

  21. 21

    Ἀβραὰμ ὁ πατὴρ ἡμῶν οὐκ ἐξ ἔργων ἐδικαιώθη ἀνενέγκας Ἰσαὰκ τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριον

    Abraham · the · father · we · not · from · work · to justify · to offer · Isaac · the · son · he · upon · the · altar

  22. 22

    βλέπεις ὅτι ἡ πίστις συνήργει τοῖς ἔργοις αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐκ τῶν ἔργων ἡ πίστις ἐτελειώθη

    to see · that · the · faith · to work together · the · work · he · and · from · the · work · the · faith · to perfect

  23. 23

    καὶ ἐπληρώθη ἡ γραφὴ ἡ λέγουσα ἐπίστευσεν δὲ Ἀβραὰμ τῷ θεῷ καὶ ἐλογίσθη αὐτῷ εἰς δικαιοσύνην καὶ φίλος θεοῦ ἐκλήθη

    and · to fulfill · the · Scripture · the · to say · to believe · but · Abraham · the · God · and · to reckon · he · into · righteousness · and · friend · God · to call

  24. 24

    ὁρᾶτε ὅτι ἐξ ἔργων δικαιοῦται ἄνθρωπος καὶ οὐκ ἐκ πίστεως μόνον

    to see · that · from · work · to justify · human being · and · not · from · faith · only

  25. 25

    ὁμοίως δὲ καὶ Ῥαὰβ ἡ πόρνη οὐκ ἐξ ἔργων ἐδικαιώθη ὑποδεξαμένη τοὺς ἀγγέλους καὶ ἑτέρᾳ ὁδῷ ἐκβαλοῦσα

    likewise · but · and · Rahab · the · prostitute · not · from · work · to justify · to welcome · the · angel · and · another · way · to cast out

  26. 26

    ὥσπερ γὰρ τὸ σῶμα χωρὶς πνεύματος νεκρόν ἐστιν οὕτως καὶ ἡ πίστις χωρὶς ἔργων νεκρά ἐστιν

    even as · for · the · body · separate · spirit · dead · to be · thus · and · the · faith · separate · work · dead · to be

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  • 26 Verses
  • 416 Greek words
  • 166 Distinct lemmas

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