James 2
1 My brothers, do not hold to faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with favoritism toward certain people.
αδελφοι μου μη εν προσωποληψιαισ εχετε την πιστιν του κυριου ημων ιησου χριστου τησ δοξησ
2 Suppose that someone enters your meeting wearing gold rings and fine clothes, and there also enters a poor man in dirty clothes.
εαν γαρ εισελθη εισ την συναγωγην υμων ανηρ χρυσοδακτυλιοσ εν εσθητι λαμπρα εισελθη δε και πτωχοσ εν ρυπαρα εσθητι
3 If you look at the person wearing fine clothes and say, “You sit here in a good place,” but you say to the poor man, “You stand over there” or “Sit at my feet,”
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
4 are you not judging among yourselves? Have you not become judges with evil thoughts?
και ου διεκριθητε εν εαυτοισ και εγενεσθε κριται διαλογισμων πονηρων
5 Listen, my beloved brothers, did not God choose the poor of the world to be rich in faith and to be heirs of the kingdom that 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! Is it not the rich who oppress you? Are they not the ones who drag you to court?
υμεισ δε ητιμασατε τον πτωχον ουχ οι πλουσιοι καταδυναστευουσιν υμων και αυτοι ελκουσιν υμασ εισ κριτηρια
7 Do they not insult the good name by which you have been called?
ουκ αυτοι βλασφημουσιν το καλον ονομα το επικληθεν εφ υμασ
8 If, however, you fulfill the royal law according to the scripture, “You shall 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 favor certain people, you are committing sin, and you are convicted by the law as lawbreakers.
ει δε προσωποληπτειτε αμαρτιαν εργαζεσθε ελεγχομενοι υπο του νομου ωσ παραβαται
10 For whoever obeys the whole law, except that he stumbles in just a single way, has become guilty of breaking the whole law.
οστισ γαρ ολον τον νομον τηρησει πταισει δε εν ενι γεγονεν παντων ενοχοσ
11 For the one who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” If you do not commit adultery, but if you do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.
ο γαρ ειπων μη μοιχευσεισ ειπεν και μη φονευσεισ ει δε ου μοιχευσεισ φονευσεισ δε γεγονασ παραβατησ νομου
12 So speak and act as those who will be judged by means of the law of freedom.
ουτωσ λαλειτε και ουτωσ ποιειτε ωσ δια νομου ελευθεριασ μελλοντεσ κρινεσθαι
13 For judgment comes without mercy to those who have shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
η γαρ κρισισ ανελεοσ τω μη ποιησαντι ελεοσ κατακαυχαται ελεον κρισεωσ
14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith, but he has no works? Can that faith save him?
τι το οφελοσ αδελφοι μου εαν πιστιν λεγη τισ εχειν εργα δε μη εχη μη δυναται η πιστισ σωσαι αυτον
15 Suppose that a brother or sister is badly clothed and lacks food for the day.
εαν δε αδελφοσ η αδελφη γυμνοι υπαρχωσιν και λειπομενοι ωσιν τησ εφημερου τροφησ
16 Suppose that one of you says to them, “Go in peace, stay warm and be filled.” If you do not give them the things necessary for the body, what good is that?
ειπη δε τισ αυτοισ εξ υμων υπαγετε εν ειρηνη θερμαινεσθε και χορταζεσθε μη δωτε δε αυτοισ τα επιτηδεια του σωματοσ τι το οφελοσ
17 In the same way faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
ουτωσ και η πιστισ εαν μη εργα εχη νεκρα εστιν καθ εαυτην
18 Yet someone may say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without works, and I will show you my faith by my works.
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 there is one God; you do well. But even the demons believe that, and they tremble.
συ πιστευεισ οτι ο θεοσ εισ εστιν καλωσ ποιεισ και τα δαιμονια πιστευουσιν και φρισσουσιν
20 Do you want to know, foolish man, that faith without works is useless?
θελεισ δε γνωναι ω ανθρωπε κενε οτι η πιστισ χωρισ των εργων νεκρα εστιν
21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when 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 that by works his faith was fully developed.
βλεπεισ οτι η πιστισ συνηργει τοισ εργοισ αυτου και εκ των εργων η πιστισ ετελειωθη
23 The scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness,” and he was called a 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 it is by works that a man is justified, and not only by faith.
ορατε τοινυν οτι εξ εργων δικαιουται ανθρωποσ και ουκ εκ πιστεωσ μονον
25 In the same way also, was not Rahab the prostitute justified by works, when she welcomed the messengers and sent them away by another road?
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
