ΕΠΙΣΤΟΛΗ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ ΚΑΘΟΛΙΚΗ ΠΡΩΤΗ

Epistle of James the Theologian

CHAPTER 2

| 1 | αδελφοι |  | μου |  | μη |  | εν |  | προσωποληψιαις |  | εχετε |  | την |  | πιστιν |  | του |
|  | My brethren, |  | ♦ |  | not 2 |  | with 4 |  | respect 5 of 6 persons 7 |  | do 1 have 3 |  | the |  | faith |  | of our Lord |

κυριου |  | ημων |  | ιησου |  | χριστου |  | της |  | δοξης |  |
♦ |  | ♦ |  | Jesus |  | Christ, [Lord] |  | ♦ |  | of glory; |  |

| 2 | εαν |  | γαρ |  | εισελθη |  | εις |  | την |  | συναγωγην |  | υμων |  | ανηρ |
|  | for if |  | ♦ |  | may have come |  | into |  | your synagogue |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | a man |

χρυσοδακτυλιος |  | εν |  | εσθητι |  | λαμπρα |  | εισελθη |  | δε |  | και |  | πτωχος |  | εν |
with gold rings |  | in |  | apparel 2 |  | splendid, 1 |  | and may have come in |  | ♦ |  | also |  | a poor [man] |  | in |

ρυπαρα |  | εσθητι |  |
vile |  | apparel, |  |

| 3 | και |  | επιβλεψητε |  | επι |  | τον |  | φορουντα |  | την |  | εσθητα |  | την |  | λαμπραν |  | και |
|  | and |  | ye may have looked |  | upon |  | him who |  | wears |  | the |  | apparel 2 |  | ♦ |  | splendid, 1 |  | and |

ειπητε |  | αυτω |  | συ |  | καθου |  | ωδε |  | καλως |  | και |  | τω |  | πτωχω |  | ειπητε |  | συ |
may have said |  | to him, |  | Thou |  | sit thou |  | here |  | well, |  | and |  | to the |  | poor |  | may have said, |  | Thou |

στηθι |  | εκει |  | η |  | καθου |  | ωδε |  | υπο |  | το |  | υποποδιον |  | μου |  |
stand thou |  | there, |  | or |  | sit thou |  | here |  | under |  | my footstool: |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  |

| 4 | και |  | ου |  | διεκριθητε |  | εν |  | εαυτοις |  | και |  | εγενεσθε |  | κριται |
|  | also 4 |  | not 3 |  | did 1 ye 2 make a difference |  | among |  | yourselves, |  | and |  | became |  | judges [having] |

διαλογισμων |  | πονηρων |  |
reasonings 2 |  | evil? 1 |  |

| 5 | ακουσατε |  | αδελφοι |  | μου |  | αγαπητοι |  | ουχ |  | ο |  | θεος |  | εξελεξατο |  | τους |  | πτωχους |
|  | Hear, |  | brethren 3 |  | my 1 |  | beloved: 2 |  | not 5 |  | ♦ |  | God 6 |  | did choose 4 |  | the |  | poor |

του |  | κοσμου |  | τουτου |  | πλουσιους |  | εν |  | πιστει |  | και |  | κληρονομους |  | της |
♦ |  | world 3 |  | of 1 this, 2 |  | rich |  | in |  | faith, |  | and |  | heirs |  | of the |

βασιλειας |  | ης |  | επηγγειλατο |  | τοις |  | αγαπωσιν |  | αυτον |  |
kingdom |  | which |  | he promised |  | to those that |  | love |  | him? |  |

| 6 | υμεις |  | δε |  | ητιμασατε |  | τον |  | πτωχον |  | ουχ |  | οι |  | πλουσιοι |  | καταδυναστευουσιν |
|  | But ye |  | ♦ |  | dishonoured |  | the |  | poor [man]. |  | Not 2 |  | the 3 |  | rich 4 |  | do oppress 1 |

υμων |  | και |  | αυτοι |  | ελκουσιν |  | υμας |  | εις |  | κριτηρια |  |
you, |  | and [not] 2 |  | they 3 |  | do drag 1 |  | you |  | before |  | [the] tribunals? |  |

| 7 | ουκ |  | αυτοι |  | βλασφημουσιν |  | το |  | καλον |  | ονομα |  | το |  | επικληθεν |  | εφ |  | υμας |  |
|  | not 2 |  | they 3 |  | do blaspheme 1 |  | the |  | good |  | name |  | which |  | was called |  | upon |  | you? |  |

| 8 | ει |  | μεντοι |  | νομον |  | τελειτε |  | βασιλικον |  | κατα |  | την |  | γραφην |  | αγαπησεις |
|  | If |  | indeed |  | [the] law 2 |  | ye 3 keep 4 |  | royal 1 |  | according to |  | the |  | scripture, |  | Thou shalt love |

τον |  | πλησιον |  | σου |  | ως |  | σεαυτον |  | καλως |  | ποιειτε |  |
thy neighbour |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | as |  | thyself, |  | well 3 |  | ye 1 do. 2 |  |

| 9 | ει |  | δε |  | προσωποληπτειτε |  | αμαρτιαν |  | εργαζεσθε |  | ελεγχομενοι |  | υπο |  | του |
|  | But if |  | ♦ |  | ye have respect of persons, |  | sin 3 |  | ye 1 work, 2 |  | being convicted |  | by |  | the |

νομου |  | ως |  | παραβαται |  |
law |  | as |  | transgressors. |  |

| 10 | οστις |  | γαρ |  | ολον |  | τον |  | νομον |  | τηρησει |  | πταισει |  | δε |  | εν |  | ενι |
|  | For whosoever |  | ♦ |  | whole 2 |  | the 1 |  | law |  | shall keep, |  | shall 2 stumble 3 |  | but 1 |  | in |  | one [point], |

γεγονεν |  | παντων |  | ενοχος |  |
he has become |  | of 2 all 3 |  | guilty. 1 |  |

| 11 | ο |  | γαρ |  | ειπων |  | μη |  | μοιχευσης |  | ειπεν |  | και |
|  | For he who |  | ♦ |  | said, |  | not 3 |  | Thou 1 mayest 2 commit adultery, |  | said |  | also, |

μη |  | φονευσης |  | ει |  | δε |  | ου |
Thou mayest not commit murder. |  | ♦ |  | Now if |  | ♦ |  | thou shalt not commit adultery, |

μοιχευσεις |  | φονευσεις |  | δε |  | γεγονας |  | παραβατης |  | νομου |  |
♦ |  | shalt 2 commit 3 murder 4 |  | but, 1 |  | thou hast become |  | a transgressor |  | of [the] law. |  |

| 12 | ουτως |  | λαλειτε |  | και |  | ουτως |  | ποιειτε |  | ως |  | δια |  | νομου |  | ελευθεριας |  | μελλοντες
|  | So |  | speak ye |  | and |  | so |  | do, |  | as |  | by |  | [the] law |  | of freedom |  | being about

| κρινεσθαι |  |
| to be judged; |  |

| 13 | η |  | γαρ |  | κρισις |  | ανιλεως |  | τω |  | μη |  | ποιησαντι |
|  | for judgment |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | [will be] without mercy |  | to him that |  | wrought not |  | ♦ |

ελεος |  | και |  | κατακαυχαται |  | ελεος |  | κρισεως |  |
mercy. |  | And |  | boasts over 2 |  | mercy 1 |  | judgment. |  |

| 14 | τι |  | το |  | οφελος |  | αδελφοι |  | μου |  | εαν |  | πιστιν |  | λεγη |  | τις |  | εχειν |
|  | What [is] |  | the |  | profit, |  | my brethren, |  | ♦ |  | if |  | faith 5 |  | say 2 |  | anyone 1 |  | [he] 3 has, 4 |

εργα |  | δε |  | μη |  | εχη |  | μη |  | δυναται |  | η |  | πιστις |  | σωσαι |  | αυτον |  |
but works |  | ♦ |  | have not? |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | is able 2 |  | ♦ |  | faith 1 |  | to save |  | him? |  |

| 15 | εαν |  | δε |  | αδελφος |  | η |  | αδελφη |  | γυμνοι |  | υπαρχωσιν |  | και |  | λειπομενοι |  | ωσιν |
|  | Now if |  | ♦ |  | a brother |  | or |  | a sister |  | naked 2 |  | be, 1 |  | and |  | destitute |  | may be |

της |  | εφημερου |  | τροφης |  |
♦ |  | of daily |  | food, |  |

| 16 | ειπη |  | δε |  | τις |  | αυτοις |  | εξ |  | υμων |  | υπαγετε |  | εν |  | ειρηνη |
|  | and say 5 |  | ♦ |  | anyone 1 |  | to 6 them 7 |  | from 2 amongst 3 |  | you, 4 |  | Go |  | in |  | peace; |

θερμαινεσθε |  | και |  | χορταζεσθε |  | μη |  | δωτε |  | δε |  | αυτοις |  | τα |  | επιτηδεια |
be warmed |  | and |  | be filled; |  | but give not |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | to them |  | the |  | needful things |

του |  | σωματος |  | τι |  | το |  | οφελος |  |
for the |  | body, |  | what [is] |  | the |  | profit? |  |

| 17 | ουτως |  | και |  | η |  | πιστις |  | εαν |  | μη |  | εργα |  | εχη |  | νεκρα |  | εστιν |  | καθ |  | εαυτην |  |
|  | So |  | also |  | ♦ |  | faith, |  | if |  | not 3 |  | works 4 |  | it 1 have, 2 |  | dead 6 |  | is 5 |  | by |  | itself. |  |

| 18 | αλλ |  | ερει |  | τις |  | συ |  | πιστιν |  | εχεις |  | καγω |  | εργα |  | εχω |  | δειξον |  | μοι |
|  | But |  | will 3 say 4 |  | some 1 one, 2 |  | Thou |  | faith 2 |  | hast 1 |  | and I |  | works 2 |  | have. 1 |  | Shew |  | me |

την |  | πιστιν |  | σου |  | εκ |  | των |  | εργων |  | σου |  | καγω |  | δειξω |  | σοι |  | εκ |  | των |
thy faith |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | from |  | ♦ |  | works 2 |  | thy, 1 |  | and I |  | will shew |  | thee |  | from |  | my works |

εργων |  | μου |  | την |  | πιστιν |  | μου |  |
♦ |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | faith 2 |  | my. 1 |  |

| 19 | συ |  | πιστευεις |  | οτι |  | ο |  | θεος |  | εις |  | εστιν |  | καλως |  | ποιεις |  | και |  | τα |  | δαιμονια |
|  | Thou |  | believest |  | that |  | ♦ |  | God |  | one 2 |  | is. 1 |  | Well 5 |  | thou 3 doest; 4 |  | even |  | the |  | demons |

πιστευουσιν |  | και |  | φρισσουσιν |  |
believe, |  | and |  | shudder. |  |

| 20 | θελεις |  | δε |  | γνωναι |  | ω |  | ανθρωπε |  | κενε |  | οτι |  | η |  | πιστις |  | χωρις |  | των |
|  | But wilt thou |  | ♦ |  | know, |  | O |  | man 2 |  | empty, 1 |  | that |  | ♦ |  | faith |  | apart from |  | ♦ |

εργων |  | νεκρα |  | εστιν |  |
works |  | dead |  | is? |  |

| 21 | αβρααμ |  | ο |  | πατηρ |  | ημων |  | ουκ |  | εξ |  | εργων |  | εδικαιωθη |  | ανενεγκας |
|  | Abraham 3 |  | our 4 father 5 |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | not 2 |  | by 7 |  | works 8 |  | was 1 justified, 6 |  | having offered |

ισαακ |  | τον |  | υιον |  | αυτου |  | επι |  | το |  | θυσιαστηριον |  |
Isaac |  | his son |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | upon |  | the |  | altar? |  |

| 22 | βλεπεις |  | οτι |  | η |  | πιστις |  | συνηργει |  | τοις |  | εργοις |  | αυτου |  | και |  | εκ |  | των |
|  | Thou seest |  | that |  | ♦ |  | faith |  | was working with |  | his works, |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | and |  | by |  | ♦ |

εργων |  | η |  | πιστις |  | ετελειωθη |  |
works |  | ♦ |  | faith |  | was perfected. |  |

| 23 | και |  | επληρωθη |  | η |  | γραφη |  | η |  | λεγουσα |  | επιστευσεν |  | δε |  | αβρααμ |  | τω |  | θεω |
|  | And |  | was fulfilled |  | the |  | scripture |  | which |  | says, |  | Now believed 2 |  | ♦ |  | Abraham 1 |  | ♦ |  | God, |

και |  | ελογισθη |  | αυτω |  | εις |  | δικαιοσυνην |  | και |  | φιλος |  | θεου |  | εκληθη |  |
and |  | it was reckoned |  | to him |  | for |  | righteousness, |  | and |  | friend |  | of God |  | he was called. |  |

| 24 | ορατε |  | τοινυν |  | οτι |  | εξ |  | εργων |  | δικαιουται |  | ανθρωπος |  | και |  | ουκ |  | εκ |  | πιστεως |
|  | Ye see |  | then |  | that |  | by |  | works |  | is justified |  | a man, |  | and |  | not |  | by |  | faith |

μονον |  |
only. |  |

| 25 | ομοιως |  | δε |  | και |  | ρααβ |  | η |  | πορνη |  | ουκ |  | εξ |  | εργων |  | εδικαιωθη |
|  | But in like manner |  | ♦ |  | also |  | Rahab 3 |  | the 4 |  | harlot 5 |  | not 2 |  | by 7 |  | works 8 |  | was 1 justified, 6 |

υποδεξαμενη |  | τους |  | αγγελους |  | και |  | ετερα |  | οδω |  | εκβαλουσα |  |
having received |  | the |  | messengers, |  | and |  | by another |  | way |  | having put [them] forth? |  |

| 26 | ωσπερ |  | γαρ |  | το |  | σωμα |  | χωρις |  | πνευματος |  | νεκρον |  | εστιν |  | ουτως |  | και |  | η |
|  | For as |  | ♦ |  | the |  | body |  | apart from |  | spirit |  | dead 2 |  | is 1 |  | so |  | also |  | ♦ |

πιστις |  | χωρις |  | των |  | εργων |  | νεκρα |  | εστιν |  |
faith |  | apart from |  | ♦ |  | works |  | dead 2 |  | is. 1 |  |