Ιακωβου 2
1 αδελφοι μου μη εν προσωποληψιαις εχετε την πιστιν του κυριου ημων ιησου χριστου της δοξης
My brothers, do not hold the faith of our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with partiality.
2 εαν γαρ εισελθη εις την συναγωγην υμων ανηρ χρυσοδακτυλιος εν εσθητι λαμπρα εισελθη δε και πτωχος εν ρυπαρα εσθητι
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,
3 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
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”
4 και ου διεκριθητε εν εαυτοις και εγενεσθε κριται διαλογισμων πονηρων
have not you shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?
5 ακουσατε αδελφοι μου αγαπητοι ουχ ο θεος εξελεξατο τους πτωχους του κοσμου πλουσιους εν πιστει και κληρονομους της βασιλειας ης επηγγειλατο τοις αγαπωσιν αυτον
Listen, my beloved brothers. Did not 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?
6 υμεις δε ητιμασατε τον πτωχον ουχ οι πλουσιοι καταδυναστευουσιν υμων και αυτοι ελκουσιν υμας εις κριτηρια
But you have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you and personally drag you before the courts?
7 ουκ αυτοι βλασφημουσιν το καλον ονομα το επικληθεν εφ υμας
Do not they blaspheme the honorable name by which you are called?
8 ει μεντοι νομον τελειτε βασιλικον κατα την γραφην αγαπησεις τον πλησιον σου ως σεαυτον καλως ποιειτε
However, if you fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you do well.
9 ει δε προσωποληπτειτε αμαρτιαν εργαζεσθε ελεγχομενοι υπο του νομου ως παραβαται
But if you show partiality, you commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.
10 οστις γαρ ολον τον νομον τηρησει πταισει δε εν ενι γεγονεν παντων ενοχος
For whoever keeps the whole law, and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all.
11 ο γαρ ειπων μη μοιχευσεις ειπεν και μη φονευσεις ει δε ου μοιχευσεις φονευσεις δε γεγονας παραβατης νομου
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.
12 ουτως λαλειτε και ουτως ποιειτε ως δια νομου ελευθεριας μελλοντες κρινεσθαι
So speak and so do as men who are to be judged by the law of freedom.
13 η γαρ κρισις ανελεος τω μη ποιησαντι ελεος κατακαυχαται ελεον κρισεως
For judgment is without mercy to him who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
14 τι το οφελος αδελφοι μου εαν πιστιν λεγη τις εχειν εργα δε μη εχη μη δυναται η πιστις σωσαι αυτον
What good is it, my brothers, if a man says he has faith, but has no works? Can faith save him?
15 εαν δε αδελφος η αδελφη γυμνοι υπαρχωσιν και λειπομενοι ωσιν της εφημερου τροφης
And if a brother or sister is naked and in lack of daily food,
16 ειπη δε τις αυτοις εξ υμων υπαγετε εν ειρηνη θερμαινεσθε και χορταζεσθε μη δωτε δε αυτοις τα επιτηδεια του σωματος τι το οφελος
and one of you tells them, “Go in peace. Be warmed and filled;” yet you did not give them the things the body needs, what good is it?
17 ουτως και η πιστις εαν μη εργα εχη νεκρα εστιν καθ εαυτην
Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead in itself.
18 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
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.
19 συ πιστευεις οτι ο θεος εις εστιν καλως ποιεις και τα δαιμονια πιστευουσιν και φρισσουσιν
You believe that God is one. You do well. The demons also believe—and shudder.
20 θελεις δε γνωναι ω ανθρωπε κενε οτι η πιστις χωρις των εργων νεκρα εστιν
But do you want to know, vain man, that faith apart from works is dead?
21 αβρααμ ο πατηρ ημων ουκ εξ εργων εδικαιωθη ανενεγκας ισαακ τον υιον αυτου επι το θυσιαστηριον
Was not Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?
22 βλεπεις οτι η πιστις συνηργει τοις εργοις αυτου και εκ των εργων η πιστις ετελειωθη
You see that faith worked with his works, and by works faith was perfected.
23 και επληρωθη η γραφη η λεγουσα επιστευσεν δε αβρααμ τω θεω και ελογισθη αυτω εις δικαιοσυνην και φιλος θεου εκληθη
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.
24 ορατε τοινυν οτι εξ εργων δικαιουται ανθρωπος και ουκ εκ πιστεως μονον
You see then that by works a man is justified, and not only by faith.
25 ομοιως δε και ρααβ η πορνη ουκ εξ εργων εδικαιωθη υποδεξαμενη τους αγγελους και ετερα οδω εκβαλουσα
In the same way, was not Rahab the prostitute also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way?
26 ωσπερ γαρ το σωμα χωρις πνευματος νεκρον εστιν ουτως και η πιστις χωρις των εργων νεκρα εστιν
For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead.
