James 2
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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
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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
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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
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οὐ διεκρίθητε ἐν ἑαυτοῖς καὶ ἐγένεσθε κριταὶ διαλογισμῶν πονηρῶν
not · to distinguish · in · himself · and · to become · judge · deliberation · evil
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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
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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
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οὐκ αὐτοὶ βλασφημοῦσιν τὸ καλὸν ὄνομα τὸ ἐπικληθὲν ἐφ’ ὑμᾶς
not · he · to blaspheme · the · good · name · the · to call upon · upon · you
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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