James 2

GNT

1 ἀδελφοί μου, μὴ ἐν προσωπολημψίαις ἔχετε τὴν πίστιν τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν ἰησοῦ χριστοῦ τῆς δόξης.

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

3 ἐπιβλέψητε δὲ ἐπὶ τὸν φοροῦντα τὴν ἐσθῆτα τὴν λαμπρὰν καὶ εἴπητε, σὺ κάθου ὧδε καλῶς, καὶ τῶ πτωχῶ εἴπητε, σὺ στῆθι ἐκεῖ ἢ κάθου ὑπὸ τὸ ὑποπόδιόν μου,

4 οὐ διεκρίθητε ἐν ἑαυτοῖς καὶ ἐγένεσθε κριταὶ διαλογισμῶν πονηρῶν;

5 ἀκούσατε, ἀδελφοί μου ἀγαπητοί. οὐχ ὁ θεὸς ἐξελέξατο τοὺς πτωχοὺς τῶ κόσμῳ πλουσίους ἐν πίστει καὶ κληρονόμους τῆς βασιλείας ἧς ἐπηγγείλατο τοῖς ἀγαπῶσιν αὐτόν;

6 ὑμεῖς δὲ ἠτιμάσατε τὸν πτωχόν. οὐχ οἱ πλούσιοι καταδυναστεύουσιν ὑμῶν, καὶ αὐτοὶ ἕλκουσιν ὑμᾶς εἰς κριτήρια;

7 οὐκ αὐτοὶ βλασφημοῦσιν τὸ καλὸν ὄνομα τὸ ἐπικληθὲν ἐφ᾽ ὑμᾶς;

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

9 εἰ δὲ προσωπολημπτεῖτε, ἁμαρτίαν ἐργάζεσθε, ἐλεγχόμενοι ὑπὸ τοῦ νόμου ὡς παραβάται.

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

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

12 οὕτως λαλεῖτε καὶ οὕτως ποιεῖτε ὡς διὰ νόμου ἐλευθερίας μέλλοντες κρίνεσθαι.

13 ἡ γὰρ κρίσις ἀνέλεος τῶ μὴ ποιήσαντι ἔλεος· κατακαυχᾶται ἔλεος κρίσεως.

14 τί τὸ ὄφελος, ἀδελφοί μου, ἐὰν πίστιν λέγῃ τις ἔχειν, ἔργα δὲ μὴ ἔχῃ; μὴ δύναται ἡ πίστις σῶσαι αὐτόν;

15 ἐὰν ἀδελφὸς ἢ ἀδελφὴ γυμνοὶ ὑπάρχωσιν καὶ λειπόμενοι τῆς ἐφημέρου τροφῆς,

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

17 οὕτως καὶ ἡ πίστις, ἐὰν μὴ ἔχῃ ἔργα, νεκρά ἐστιν καθ᾽ ἑαυτήν.

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.

19 σὺ πιστεύεις ὅτι εἷς ἐστιν ὁ θεός; καλῶς ποιεῖς· καὶ τὰ δαιμόνια πιστεύουσιν καὶ φρίσσουσιν.

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

21 ἀβραὰμ ὁ πατὴρ ἡμῶν οὐκ ἐξ ἔργων ἐδικαιώθη, ἀνενέγκας ἰσαὰκ τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριον;

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

23 καὶ ἐπληρώθη ἡ γραφὴ ἡ λέγουσα, ἐπίστευσεν δὲ ἀβραὰμ τῶ θεῶ, καὶ ἐλογίσθη αὐτῶ εἰς δικαιοσύνην, καὶ φίλος θεοῦ ἐκλήθη.

24 ὁρᾶτε ὅτι ἐξ ἔργων δικαιοῦται ἄνθρωπος καὶ οὐκ ἐκ πίστεως μόνον.

25 ὁμοίως δὲ καὶ ῥαὰβ ἡ πόρνη οὐκ ἐξ ἔργων ἐδικαιώθη, ὑποδεξαμένη τοὺς ἀγγέλους καὶ ἑτέρᾳ ὁδῶ ἐκβαλοῦσα;

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

KJV

1  My³⁴⁵⁰ brethren,⁸⁰ have²¹⁹² not³³⁶¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ faith⁴¹⁰² of our²²⁵⁷ Lord²⁹⁶² Jesus²⁴²⁴ Christ,⁵⁵⁴⁷ the Lord of glory,¹³⁹¹ with¹⁷²² respect of persons.⁴³⁸²

2  For¹⁰⁶³ if¹⁴³⁷ there come¹⁵²⁵ unto¹⁵¹⁹ your⁵²¹⁶ assembly⁴⁸⁶⁴ a man⁴³⁵ with a gold ring,⁵⁵⁵⁴ in¹⁷²² goodly²⁹⁸⁶ apparel,²⁰⁶⁶ and¹¹⁶¹ there come in¹⁵²⁵ also²⁵³² a poor man⁴⁴³⁴ in¹⁷²² vile⁴⁵⁰⁸ raiment;²⁰⁶⁶

3  And²⁵³² ye have respect¹⁹¹⁴ to¹⁹⁰⁹ him that weareth⁵⁴⁰⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ gay²⁹⁸⁶ clothing,²⁰⁶⁶ and²⁵³² say²⁰³⁶ unto him,⁸⁴⁶ Sit²⁵²¹ thou⁴⁷⁷¹ here⁵⁶⁰² in a good place;²⁵⁷³ and²⁵³² say²⁰³⁶ to the³⁵⁸⁸ poor,⁴⁴³⁴ Stand²⁴⁷⁶ thou⁴⁷⁷¹ there,¹⁵⁶³ or²²²⁸ sit²⁵²¹ here⁵⁶⁰² under⁵²⁵⁹ my³⁴⁵⁰ footstool:⁵²⁸⁶

4  Are ye not then partial^{1252 3756 2532} in¹⁷²² yourselves,¹⁴³⁸ and²⁵³² are become¹⁰⁹⁶ judges²⁹²³ of evil⁴¹⁹⁰ thoughts?¹²⁶¹

5  Hearken,¹⁹¹ my³⁴⁵⁰ beloved²⁷ brethren,⁸⁰ Hath not³⁷⁵⁶ God²³¹⁶ chosen¹⁵⁸⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ poor⁴⁴³⁴ of this⁵¹²⁷ world²⁸⁸⁹ rich⁴¹⁴⁵ in¹⁷²² faith,⁴¹⁰² and²⁵³² heirs²⁸¹⁸ of the³⁵⁸⁸ kingdom⁹³² which³⁷³⁹ he hath promised¹⁸⁶¹ to them that love²⁵ him?⁸⁴⁶

6  But¹¹⁶¹ ye⁵²¹⁰ have despised⁸¹⁸ the³⁵⁸⁸ poor.⁴⁴³⁴ Do not³⁷⁵⁶ rich men⁴¹⁴⁵ oppress²⁶¹⁶ you,⁵²¹⁶ and²⁵³² draw¹⁶⁷⁰ you⁵²⁰⁹ before¹⁵¹⁹ the judgment seats?²⁹²²

7  Do not³⁷⁵⁶ they⁸⁴⁶ blaspheme⁹⁸⁷ that worthy²⁵⁷⁰ name³⁶⁸⁶ by the which^{3588 1909} ye⁵²⁰⁹ are called?¹⁹⁴¹

8  If¹⁴⁸⁷ ye³³⁰⁵ fulfill⁵⁰⁵⁵ the royal⁹³⁷ law³⁵⁵¹ according²⁵⁹⁶ to the³⁵⁸⁸ Scripture,¹¹²⁴ Thou shalt love²⁵ thy⁴⁶⁷⁵ neighbor⁴¹³⁹ as⁵⁶¹³ thyself,⁴⁵⁷² ye do⁴¹⁶⁰ well:²⁵⁷³

9  But¹¹⁶¹ if¹⁴⁸⁷ ye have respect to persons,⁴³⁸⁰ ye commit²⁰³⁸ sin,²⁶⁶ and are convinced¹⁶⁵¹ of⁵²⁵⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ law³⁵⁵¹ as⁵⁶¹³ transgressors.³⁸⁴⁸

10  For¹⁰⁶³ whosoever³⁷⁴⁸ shall keep⁵⁰⁸³ the³⁵⁸⁸ whole³⁶⁵⁰ law,³⁵⁵¹ and¹¹⁶¹ yet offend⁴⁴¹⁷ in¹⁷²² one¹⁵²⁰ point, he is¹⁰⁹⁶ guilty¹⁷⁷⁷ of all.³⁹⁵⁶

11  For¹⁰⁶³ he that said,²⁰³⁶ Do not³³⁶¹ commit adultery,³⁴³¹ said²⁰³⁶ also,²⁵³² Do not³³⁶¹ kill.⁵⁴⁰⁷ Now¹¹⁶¹ if¹⁴⁸⁷ thou commit no adultery,^{3431 3756} yet¹¹⁶¹ if thou kill,⁵⁴⁰⁷ thou art become¹⁰⁹⁶ a transgressor³⁸⁴⁸ of the law.³⁵⁵¹

12  So³⁷⁷⁹ speak²⁹⁸⁰ ye, and²⁵³² so³⁷⁷⁹ do,⁴¹⁶⁰ as⁵⁶¹³ they that shall be³¹⁹⁵ judged²⁹¹⁹ by¹²²³ the law³⁵⁵¹ of liberty.¹⁶⁵⁷

13  For¹⁰⁶³ he shall have judgment²⁹²⁰ without mercy,⁴⁴⁸ that hath showed⁴¹⁶⁰ no³³⁶¹ mercy;¹⁶⁵⁶ and²⁵³² mercy¹⁶⁵⁶ rejoiceth against²⁶²⁰ judgment.²⁹²⁰

14  What⁵¹⁰¹ doth it profit,³⁷⁸⁶ my³⁴⁵⁰ brethren,⁸⁰ though¹⁴³⁷ a man⁵¹⁰⁰ say³⁰⁰⁴ he hath²¹⁹² faith,⁴¹⁰² and¹¹⁶¹ have²¹⁹² not³³⁶¹ works?^{2041 3361} can¹⁴¹⁰ faith⁴¹⁰² save⁴⁹⁸² him?⁸⁴⁶

15  ¹¹⁶¹ If¹⁴³⁷ a brother⁸⁰ or²²²⁸ sister⁷⁹ be⁵²²⁵ naked,¹¹³¹ and²⁵³² destitute^{5600 3007} of daily²¹⁸⁴ food,⁵¹⁶⁰

16  And¹¹⁶¹ one⁵¹⁰⁰ of¹⁵³⁷ you⁵²¹⁶ say²⁰³⁶ unto them,⁸⁴⁶ Depart⁵²¹⁷ in¹⁷²² peace,¹⁵¹⁵ be ye warmed²³²⁸ and²⁵³² filled;⁵⁵²⁶ notwithstanding¹¹⁶¹ ye give¹³²⁵ them⁸⁴⁶ not³³⁶¹ those things which are needful²⁰⁰⁶ to the³⁵⁸⁸ body;⁴⁹⁸³ what⁵¹⁰¹ doth it profit?³⁷⁸⁶

17  Even²⁵³² so³⁷⁷⁹ faith,⁴¹⁰² if¹⁴³⁷ it hath²¹⁹² not³³⁶¹ works,²⁰⁴¹ is²⁰⁷⁶ dead,³⁴⁹⁸ being alone.^{2596 1438}

18  Yea,²³⁵ a man⁵¹⁰⁰ may say,²⁰⁴⁶ Thou⁴⁷⁷¹ hast²¹⁹² faith,⁴¹⁰² and I²⁵⁰⁴ have²¹⁹² works:²⁰⁴¹ show¹¹⁶⁶ me³⁴²⁷ thy⁴⁶⁷⁵ faith⁴¹⁰² without⁵⁵⁶⁵ thy⁴⁶⁷⁵ works,²⁰⁴¹ and I²⁵⁰⁴ will show¹¹⁶⁶ thee⁴⁶⁷¹ my³⁴⁵⁰ faith⁴¹⁰² by¹⁵³⁷ my³⁴⁵⁰ works.²⁰⁴¹

19  Thou⁴⁷⁷¹ believest⁴¹⁰⁰ that³⁷⁵⁴ there is²⁰⁷⁶ one¹⁵²⁰ God;²³¹⁶ thou doest⁴¹⁶⁰ well:²⁵⁷³ the³⁵⁸⁸ devils¹¹⁴⁰ also²⁵³² believe,⁴¹⁰⁰ and²⁵³² tremble.⁵⁴²⁵

20  But¹¹⁶¹ wilt²³⁰⁹ thou know,¹⁰⁹⁷ O⁵⁵⁹⁹ vain²⁷⁵⁶ man,⁴⁴⁴ that³⁷⁵⁴ faith⁴¹⁰² without⁵⁵⁶⁵ works²⁰⁴¹ is²⁰⁷⁶ dead?³⁴⁹⁸

21  Was not³⁷⁵⁶ Abraham¹¹ our²²⁵⁷ father³⁹⁶² justified¹³⁴⁴ by¹⁵³⁷ works,²⁰⁴¹ when he had offered³⁹⁹ Isaac²⁴⁶⁴ his⁸⁴⁸ son⁵²⁰⁷ upon¹⁹⁰⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ altar?²³⁷⁹

22  Seest⁹⁹¹ thou how³⁷⁵⁴ faith⁴¹⁰² wrought with⁴⁹⁰³ his⁸⁴⁶ works,²⁰⁴¹ and²⁵³² by¹⁵³⁷ works²⁰⁴¹ was faith⁴¹⁰² made perfect?⁵⁰⁴⁸

23  And²⁵³² the³⁵⁸⁸ Scripture¹¹²⁴ was fulfilled⁴¹³⁷ which saith,^{3004 1161} Abraham¹¹ believed⁴¹⁰⁰ God,²³¹⁶ and²⁵³² it was imputed³⁰⁴⁹ unto him⁸⁴⁶ for¹⁵¹⁹ righteousness:¹³⁴³ and²⁵³² he was called²⁵⁶⁴ the Friend⁵³⁸⁴ of God.²³¹⁶

24  Ye see³⁷⁰⁸ then⁵¹⁰⁶ how³⁷⁵⁴ that by¹⁵³⁷ works²⁰⁴¹ a man⁴⁴⁴ is justified,¹³⁴⁴ and²⁵³² not³⁷⁵⁶ by¹⁵³⁷ faith⁴¹⁰² only.³⁴⁴⁰

25  Likewise³⁶⁶⁸ also²⁵³² was not³⁷⁵⁶ Rahab⁴⁴⁶⁰ the³⁵⁸⁸ harlot⁴²⁰⁴ justified¹³⁴⁴ by¹⁵³⁷ works,²⁰⁴¹ when she had received⁵²⁶⁴ the³⁵⁸⁸ messengers,³² and²⁵³² had sent them out¹⁵⁴⁴ another²⁰⁸⁷ way?³⁵⁹⁸

26  For¹⁰⁶³ as⁵⁶¹⁸ the³⁵⁸⁸ body⁴⁹⁸³ without⁵⁵⁶⁵ the spirit⁴¹⁵¹ is²⁰⁷⁶ dead,³⁴⁹⁸ so³⁷⁷⁹ faith⁴¹⁰² without⁵⁵⁶⁵ works²⁰⁴¹ is²⁰⁷⁶ dead³⁴⁹⁸ also.²⁵³²

Vul

1 Fratres mei, nolite in personarum acceptione habere fidem Domini nostri Jesu Christi gloriæ.

2 Etenim si introierit in conventum vestrum vir aureum annulum habens in veste candida, introierit autem et pauper in sordido habitu,

3 et intendatis in eum qui indutus est veste præclara, et dixeritis ei: Tu sede hic bene: pauperi autem dicatis: Tu sta illic; aut sede sub scabello pedum meorum:

4 nonne judicatis apud vosmetipsos, et facti estis judices cogitationum iniquarum?

5 Audite, fratres mei dilectissimi: nonne Deus elegit pauperes in hoc mundo, divites in fide, et hæredes regni, quod repromisit Deus diligentibus se?

6 vos autem exhonorastis pauperem. Nonne divites per potentiam opprimunt vos, et ipsi trahunt vos ad judicia?

7 nonne ipsi blasphemant bonum nomen, quod invocatum est super vos?

8 Si tamen legem perficitis regalem secundum Scripturas: Diliges proximum tuum sicut teipsum: bene facitis:

9 si autem personas accipitis, peccatum operamini, redarguti a lege quasi transgressores.

10 Quicumque autem totam legem servaverit, offendat autem in uno, factus est omnium reus.

11 Qui enim dixit: Non mœchaberis, dixit et: Non occides. Quod si non mœchaberis, occides autem, factus es transgressor legis.

12 Sic loquimini, et sic facite sicut per legem libertatis incipientes judicari.

13 Judicium enim sine misericordia illi qui non fecit misericordiam: superexaltat autem misericordia judicium.

14 Quid proderit, fratres mei, si fidem quis dicat se habere, opera autem non habeat? numquid poterit fides salvare eum?

15 Si autem frater et soror nudi sint, et indigeant victu quotidiano,

16 dicat autem aliquis ex vobis illis: Ite in pace, calefacimini et saturamini: non dederitis autem eis quæ necessaria sunt corpori, quid proderit?

17 Sic et fides, si non habeat opera, mortua est in semetipsa.

18 Sed dicet quis: Tu fidem habes, et ego opera habeo: ostende mihi fidem tuam sine operibus: et ego ostendam tibi ex operibus fidem meam.

19 Tu credis quoniam unus est Deus: bene facis: et dæmones credunt, et contremiscunt.

20 Vis autem scire, o homo inanis, quoniam fides sine operibus mortua est?

21 Abraham pater noster nonne ex operibus justificatus est, offerens Isaac filium suum super altare?

22 Vides quoniam fides cooperabatur operibus illius: et ex operibus fides consummata est?

23 Et suppleta est Scriptura, dicens: Credidit Abraham Deo, et reputatum est illi ad justitiam, et amicus Dei appellatus est.

24 Videtis quoniam ex operibus justificatur homo, et non ex fide tantum?

25 Similiter et Rahab meretrix, nonne ex operibus justificata est, suscipiens nuntios, et alia via ejiciens?

26 Sicut enim corpus sine spiritu mortuum est, ita et fides sine operibus mortua est.