James 2
1 My brothers, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory with partiality.
αδελφοι μου μη εν προσωποληψιαις εχετε την πιστιν του κυριου ημων ιησου χριστου της δοξης
2 For if someone with a gold ring, in fine clothing, comes into your synagogue, and a poor person 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 the one who wears the fine clothing, and say, "Sit here in a good place;" but you tell the poor person, "Stand there," or "Sit by my footstool."
και επιβλεψητε επι τον φορουντα την λαμπραν εσθητα και ειπητε αυτω συ καθου ωδε καλως και τω πτωχω ειπητε συ στηθι εκει η καθου ωδε υπο το υποποδιον μου
4 Have you not discriminated among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?
ου διεκριθητε εν εαυτοις και εγενεσθε κριται διαλογισμων πονηρων
5 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?
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 person. Do not 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 Do not 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 are to 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 murder, you have become a transgressor of the law.
ο γαρ ειπων μη μοιχευσης ειπεν και μη φονευσης ει δε ου μοιχευσεις φονευσεις δε γεγονας παραβατης νομου
12 So speak, and so do, as those who are to be judged by a 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 ανηλεος τω μη ποιησαντι ελεος κατακαυχαται ελεον κρισεως
14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone 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 εχει μη δυναται η πιστις σωσαι αυτον
15 And if a brother or sister is poorly clothed and may be lacking in 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;" and yet you did not 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 But someone will say, "You have faith, and I have works." Show me your faith without works, and I by my works will show you my faith.
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, foolish person, that faith apart from works is useless?
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 and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "And Abraham believed God, and it was credited 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 that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.
ορατε τοινυν οτι εξ εργων δικαιουται ανθρωπος και ουκ εκ πιστεως μονον
25 In like manner was not Rahab the prostitute also justified by works, in that 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
