James 2
1 My brothers, don’t hold the faith of our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with partiality.
αδελφοι μου μη εν προσωποληψιαισ εχετε την πιστιν του κυριου ημων ιησου χριστου τησ δοξησ
2 For if a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, comes into your synagogue, and a poor man in filthy clothing also comes in,
εαν γαρ εισελθη εισ την συναγωγην υμων ανηρ χρυσοδακτυλιοσ εν εσθητι λαμπρα εισελθη δε και πτωχοσ εν ρυπαρα εσθητι
3 and you pay special attention to him who wears the fine clothing and say, “Sit here in a good place;” and you tell the poor man, “Stand there,” or “Sit by my footstool”
και επιβλεψητε επι τον φορουντα την εσθητα την λαμπραν και ειπητε αυτω συ καθου ωδε καλωσ και τω πτωχω ειπητε συ στηθι εκει η καθου ωδε υπο το υποποδιον μου
4 haven’t you shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?
και ου διεκριθητε εν εαυτοισ και εγενεσθε κριται διαλογισμων πονηρων
5 Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn’t God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?
ακουσατε αδελφοι μου αγαπητοι ουχ ο θεοσ εξελεξατο τουσ πτωχουσ του κοσμου πλουσιουσ εν πιστει και κληρονομουσ τησ βασιλειασ ησ επηγγειλατο τοισ αγαπωσιν αυτον
6 But you have dishonored the poor man. Don’t the rich oppress you and personally drag you before the courts?
υμεισ δε ητιμασατε τον πτωχον ουχ οι πλουσιοι καταδυναστευουσιν υμων και αυτοι ελκουσιν υμασ εισ κριτηρια
7 Don’t they blaspheme the honorable name by which you are called?
ουκ αυτοι βλασφημουσιν το καλον ονομα το επικληθεν εφ υμασ
8 However, if you fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you do well.
ει μεντοι νομον τελειτε βασιλικον κατα την γραφην αγαπησεισ τον πλησιον σου ωσ σεαυτον καλωσ ποιειτε
9 But if you show partiality, you commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.
ει δε προσωποληπτειτε αμαρτιαν εργαζεσθε ελεγχομενοι υπο του νομου ωσ παραβαται
10 For whoever keeps the whole law, and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all.
οστισ γαρ ολον τον νομον τηρησει πταισει δε εν ενι γεγονεν παντων ενοχοσ
11 For he who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not commit murder.” Now if you do not commit adultery but do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law.
ο γαρ ειπων μη μοιχευσεισ ειπεν και μη φονευσεισ ει δε ου μοιχευσεισ φονευσεισ δε γεγονασ παραβατησ νομου
12 So speak and so do as men who are to be judged by the law of freedom.
ουτωσ λαλειτε και ουτωσ ποιειτε ωσ δια νομου ελευθεριασ μελλοντεσ κρινεσθαι
13 For judgment is without mercy to him who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
η γαρ κρισισ ανελεοσ τω μη ποιησαντι ελεοσ κατακαυχαται ελεον κρισεωσ
14 What good is it, my brothers, if a man says he has faith, but has no works? Can faith save him?
τι το οφελοσ αδελφοι μου εαν πιστιν λεγη τισ εχειν εργα δε μη εχη μη δυναται η πιστισ σωσαι αυτον
15 And if a brother or sister is naked and in lack of daily food,
εαν δε αδελφοσ η αδελφη γυμνοι υπαρχωσιν και λειπομενοι ωσιν τησ εφημερου τροφησ
16 and one of you tells them, “Go in peace. Be warmed and filled;” yet you didn’t give them the things the body needs, what good is it?
ειπη δε τισ αυτοισ εξ υμων υπαγετε εν ειρηνη θερμαινεσθε και χορταζεσθε μη δωτε δε αυτοισ τα επιτηδεια του σωματοσ τι το οφελοσ
17 Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead in itself.
ουτωσ και η πιστισ εαν μη εργα εχη νεκρα εστιν καθ εαυτην
18 Yes, a man will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without works, and I will show you my faith by my works.
αλλ ερει τισ συ πιστιν εχεισ καγω εργα εχω δειξον μοι την πιστιν σου εκ των εργων σου καγω δειξω σοι εκ των εργων μου την πιστιν μου
19 You believe that God is one. You do well. The demons also believe—and shudder.
συ πιστευεισ οτι ο θεοσ εισ εστιν καλωσ ποιεισ και τα δαιμονια πιστευουσιν και φρισσουσιν
20 But do you want to know, vain man, that faith apart from works is dead?
θελεισ δε γνωναι ω ανθρωπε κενε οτι η πιστισ χωρισ των εργων νεκρα εστιν
21 Wasn’t Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?
αβρααμ ο πατηρ ημων ουκ εξ εργων εδικαιωθη ανενεγκασ ισαακ τον υιον αυτου επι το θυσιαστηριον
22 You see that faith worked with his works, and by works faith was perfected.
βλεπεισ οτι η πιστισ συνηργει τοισ εργοισ αυτου και εκ των εργων η πιστισ ετελειωθη
23 So the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him as righteousness,” and he was called the friend of God.
και επληρωθη η γραφη η λεγουσα επιστευσεν δε αβρααμ τω θεω και ελογισθη αυτω εισ δικαιοσυνην και φιλοσ θεου εκληθη
24 You see then that by works a man is justified, and not only by faith.
ορατε τοινυν οτι εξ εργων δικαιουται ανθρωποσ και ουκ εκ πιστεωσ μονον
25 In the same way, wasn’t Rahab the prostitute also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way?
ομοιωσ δε και ρααβ η πορνη ουκ εξ εργων εδικαιωθη υποδεξαμενη τουσ αγγελουσ και ετερα οδω εκβαλουσα
26 For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead.
ωσπερ γαρ το σωμα χωρισ πνευματοσ νεκρον εστιν ουτωσ και η πιστισ χωρισ των εργων νεκρα εστιν
