James 2 Iakōbou 2
1Adelfoir mu, mē en prosōpolēmpsiai echavōr tan pistian tou kuriou nu Iēsu Christou tau doxau?My brothers, as you hold out your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, do not show favoritism. 2ean gar eiserchateia ⸀eis sunagōgan vu andros chrusodaktulios en estha lampra, eiserchateia de kai ptōchos en rupara estha,Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes in. 3⸂epiblepaveia de⸃ epi ton forarōnton tan esthan tan lampran kai ⸀legaveia; Sis kathosōr hōde kalōs, kai to ptōcho legaveia; Sis stēasar ⸂ē kathosōr ekei⸃ hupo tem hupopodiem mu,If you lavish attention on the man in fine clothes and say, “Here is a seat of honor,” but say to the poor man, “You must stand” or “Sit at my feet,” 4⸀ouk diakriniva en heautoi kai geneva kritois dialogismoiu ponēroiu?have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts? 5akouavar, adelfoir mu agapētoir. ouk tos theos eklegeta toin ptōchoin ⸂to kosmo⸃ plousioin en pistia kai klēronomoin tau basileiau hau epangeleta toi agaparōntoi auton?Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him? 6vis de atimazava ton ptōchon. ouk tois plousiois katadunasteualō vu, kai autois helkalō vin eis kritērieim?But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court? 7ouk autois blasfēmalō tem kalem onomem tem epikalirantem epi vin?Are they not the ones who blaspheme the noble name by which you have been called?
8Ei mentoi nomon telavō basilikon kata tan grafan Agapasi ton plēsion su hōs siauton, kalōs poiavō;If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well. 9ei de prosōpolēmptavō, hamartan ergazovō, elenchorōntois hupo tou nomou hōs parabatois.But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors. 10hotinos gar holon ton nomon ⸂tērateia, ptaiateia⸃ de en hene, genatē panteiu enochos.Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it. 11tos gar legarantos Mē ⸀moicheuaseia legata kai Mē ⸀foneuaseia; ei de ouk ⸂moicheuasō foneuasō⸃ de, genasē parabatos nomou.For He who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” If you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker. 12houtōs lalavōr kai houtōs poiavōr hōs dia nomou eleutheriau mellarōntois krinorō.Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom. 13tas gar krisias anelesas to mē poiaranto elesem; katakauchotō ⸀elesem krisiau.For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
14⸀Tinem ofelem, adelfoir mu, ean pistian legateiō tinos echarō ergeim de mē echateiō? mē dunotō tas pistias sōzara auton?What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? 15⸀ean adelfos ē adelfas gumnois huparchaleiō kai ⸀leiporōntois tau efēmerau trofēau,Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. 16legateia de tinos autoi ek vu; Hupagavōr en eirēna, thermainovōr kai chortazovōr, mē dōaveia de autoi teim epitēdeieim teu sōmeu, ⸀tinem ofelem?If one of you tells him, “Go in peace; stay warm and well fed,” but does not provide for his physical needs, what good is that? 17houtōs kai tas pistias, ean mē ⸂echateiō ergeim,⸃ nekras atō kata heautan.So too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead.
18Alla legati tinos; Sis pistian echasō kamis ergeim echamō. deikasar mi tan pistian su ⸀chōris teiu ⸀ergeiu, kamis ⸂si deikami⸃ ek teiu ergeiu mu tan ⸀pistian.But someone will say, “You have faith and I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds. 19sis pisteuasō hoti ⸂henos atō tos theos?⸃ kalōs poiasō; kai teim daimoneim pisteualō kai frissalō.You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that — and shudder. 20thelasō de gnōskara, ō anthrōpor kenor, hoti tas pistias chōris teiu ergeiu ⸀argas atō?O foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless? 21Abraam tos patros nu ouk ek ergeiu dikaiita, anaferarantos Isaak ton huion autou epi tem thusiastēriem?Was not our father Abraham justified by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? 22blepasō hoti tas pistias sunergate tei ergei autou kai ek teiu ergeiu tas pistias teleiita,You see that his faith was working with his actions, and his faith was perfected by what he did. 23kai plērita tas grafas tas legarōntas; Pisteuata de Abraam to theo, kai logizita auto eis dikaiosunan, kai filos theou kalita.And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God. 24⸀horavō hoti ek ergeiu dikaiotō anthrōpos kai ouk ek pistiau monem.As you can see, a man is justified by his deeds and not by faith alone. 25homoiōs de kai Raab tas pornas ouk ek ergeiu dikaiita, hupodecherantas toin angeloin kai hetera hoda ekbalarantas?In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute justified by her actions when she welcomed the spies and sent them off on another route? 26hōsper ⸀gar tem sōmem chōris pneumeu nekrem atō, houtōs kai tas pistias ⸀chōris ergeiu nekras atō.As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
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2 ⸀eis Byz +tan. 3 ⸂epiblepaveia de⸃ some edd. kai epiblepaveia. ⸀legaveia Byz +αὐτῷ. ⸂ē kathosōr ekei⸃ some edd. reverse; Byz ekei ē kathosōr hōde. 4 ⸀ouk some edd. kai ouk. 5 ⸂to kosmo⸃ Byz tou kosmou. 10 ⸂tērateia ptaiateia⸃ Byz τηρήσει πταίσει. 11 ⸀moicheuaseia Byz moicheuasi. ⸀foneuaseia Byz foneuasi. ⸂moicheuasō foneuasō⸃ Byz moicheuasi foneuasi. 13 ⸀elesem Byz ἔλεον. 14 ⸀Tinem other edd. +tem. 15 ⸀ean Byz +de. ⸀leiporōntois some edd. +aleiō. 16 ⸀tinem other edd. +tem. 17 ⸂echateiō ergeim⸃ Byz reverses. 18 ⸀chōris Byz ek. ⸀ergeiu Byz +su. ⸂si deikami⸃ Byz reverses. ⸀pistian Byz +mu. 19 ⸂henos atō tos theos⸃ some edd. εἷς θεός ἐστιν; Byz ὁ θεὸς εἷς ἐστιν. 20 ⸀argas Byz nekras. 24 ⸀horavō Byz +toinun. 26 ⸀gar mod. edd. omit. ⸀chōris some edd. +τῶν.