James 2
1 My friends, as trusting believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, you must not show favoritism.
αδελφοι μου μη εν προσωπολημψιαις εχετε την πιστιν του κυριου ημων ιησου χριστου της δοξης
2 Imagine that a man comes into your synagogue wearing gold rings and fine clothes, and then a poor man comes in dressed in rags.
εαν γαρ εισελθη εις συναγωγην υμων ανηρ χρυσοδακτυλιος εν εσθητι λαμπρα εισελθη δε και πτωχος εν ρυπαρα εσθητι
3 If you pay special attention to the well-dressed man, and say, “Please sit here in a seat of honor,” while you say to the poor man, “Stand over there, or sit on the floor by my feet,”
επιβλεψητε δε επι τον φορουντα την εσθητα την λαμπραν και ειπητε συ καθου ωδε καλως και τω πτωχω ειπητε συ στηθι {VAR1: η καθου εκει } {VAR2: εκει η καθου } υπο το υποποδιον μου
4 haven't you discriminated and judged with bad motives?
ου διεκριθητε εν εαυτοις και εγενεσθε κριται διαλογισμων πονηρων
5 Listen, my dear friends: Didn't God choose those who the world considers poor to be rich in their trust in him, and to inherit the kingdom he promised to those who love him?
ακουσατε αδελφοι μου αγαπητοι ουχ ο θεος εξελεξατο τους πτωχους τω κοσμω πλουσιους εν πιστει και κληρονομους της βασιλειας ης επηγγειλατο τοις αγαπωσιν αυτον
6 But you've treated the poor shamefully. Isn't it the rich who oppress you and 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 insult the honorable name of the one who called you and to whom you belong?
ουκ αυτοι βλασφημουσιν το καλον ονομα το επικληθεν εφ υμας
8 If you really observe the royal law of Scripture: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” then you do well.
ει μεντοι νομον τελειτε βασιλικον κατα την γραφην αγαπησεις τον πλησιον σου ως σεαυτον καλως ποιειτε
9 But if you show favoritism, you're sinning. The law convicts you as guilty of breaking it.
ει δε προσωπολημπτειτε αμαρτιαν εργαζεσθε ελεγχομενοι υπο του νομου ως παραβαται
10 Someone who observes everything in the law but fails in just one part is guilty of breaking it all.
οστις γαρ ολον τον νομον τηρηση πταιση δε εν ενι γεγονεν παντων ενοχος
11 God told you not to commit adultery, and he also told you not to kill. So if you don't commit adultery, but you do kill, you've become a law-breaker.
ο γαρ ειπων μη μοιχευσης ειπεν και μη φονευσης ει δε ου μοιχευεις φονευεις δε γεγονας παραβατης νομου
12 You should speak and act as people who will be judged by the law of freedom.
ουτως λαλειτε και ουτως ποιειτε ως δια νομου ελευθεριας μελλοντες κρινεσθαι
13 Anyone who doesn't show mercy will be judged without mercy. Yet mercy wins out over judgment!
η γαρ κρισις ανελεος τω μη ποιησαντι ελεος κατακαυχαται ελεος κρισεως
14 My friends, what's the good of someone saying they trust in God when they don't do what's good and right? Can such “trust” save them?
τι {VAR2: το } οφελος αδελφοι μου εαν πιστιν λεγη τις εχειν εργα δε μη εχη μη δυναται η πιστις σωσαι αυτον
15 If a brother or sister doesn't have clothes, or food for the day,
εαν αδελφος η αδελφη γυμνοι υπαρχωσιν και λειπομενοι της εφημερου τροφης
16 and you say to them, “Blessings on you! Stay warm and have a good meal!” and you don't provide what they need to survive, what's the good of that?
ειπη δε τις αυτοις εξ υμων υπαγετε εν ειρηνη θερμαινεσθε και χορταζεσθε μη δωτε δε αυτοις τα επιτηδεια του σωματος τι {VAR2: το } οφελος
17 By itself even your trust-based faith in God is dead and worthless if you don't actually do what's good and right.
ουτως και η πιστις εαν μη εχη εργα νεκρα εστιν καθ εαυτην
18 Someone may argue, “You have your trust in God; I have my good deeds.” Well, show me your trust in God without good deeds, and I will show you my trust in God by my good deeds!
αλλ ερει τις συ πιστιν εχεις καγω εργα εχω δειξον μοι την πιστιν σου χωρις των εργων καγω σοι δειξω εκ των εργων μου την πιστιν
19 You believe that God is one God? That's great—but demons believe in God too, and they're scared of him!
συ πιστευεις οτι εις {VAR1: θεος εστιν } {VAR2: εστιν ο θεος } καλως ποιεις και τα δαιμονια πιστευουσιν και φρισσουσιν
20 You foolish people! Don't you know that trust in God without doing what's right is worthless?
θελεις δε γνωναι ω ανθρωπε κενε οτι η πιστις χωρις των εργων αργη εστιν
21 Wasn't our father Abraham made right by what he did—by offering his son Isaac on the altar?
αβρααμ ο πατηρ ημων ουκ εξ εργων εδικαιωθη ανενεγκας ισαακ τον υιον αυτου επι το θυσιαστηριον
22 You notice that his trust in God worked together with what he did, and through what he did his trust in God was made complete.
βλεπεις οτι η πιστις συνηργει τοις εργοις αυτου και εκ των εργων η πιστις ετελειωθη
23 In this way scripture was fulfilled: “Abraham trusted God, and this was considered as him doing right,” 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 that people are made right by what they do, and not just by trusting God.
ορατε οτι εξ εργων δικαιουται ανθρωπος και ουκ εκ πιστεως μονον
25 In the same way, wasn't Rahab the prostitute made right by what she did when she looked after the messengers and then sent them away by a different road?
ομοιως δε και ρααβ η πορνη ουκ εξ εργων εδικαιωθη υποδεξαμενη τους αγγελους και ετερα οδω εκβαλουσα
26 Just as the body is dead without the spirit, trust in God is dead if you don't do what's right.
ωσπερ {VAR2: γαρ } το σωμα χωρις πνευματος νεκρον εστιν ουτως και η πιστις χωρις εργων νεκρα εστιν
