Iakōbos
James ,
doulos
a servant
Theou
of God
kai
and
Kyriou
of [the] Lord
Iēsou
Jesus
Christou
Christ ,
Tais
To the
dōdeka
twelve
phylais
tribes
tais
-
en
of
tē
the
Diaspora
Dispersion :
Chairein
Greetings .
hēgēsasthe
Consider [it]
Pasan
pure
charan
joy ,
mou
my
adelphoi
brothers ,
hotan
when
peripesēte
you encounter
peirasmois
trials
poikilois
of many kinds ,
ginōskontes
because you know
hoti
that
to
dokimion
testing
hymōn
of your
tēs
pisteōs
faith
katergazetai
develops
hypomonēn
perseverance .
de
echetō
Allow
hē
hypomonē
perseverance
teleion
to finish
ergon
[its] work ,
hina
so that
ēte
you may be
teleioi
mature
holoklēroi
complete ,
leipomenoi
[not] lacking
mēdeni
[anything] .
oneidizontos
finding fault ,
dothēsetai
it will be given
autō
to him .
Now
Ei
if
tis
any
of you
leipetai
lacks
sophias
wisdom ,
aiteitō
he should ask
para
. . .
God ,
tou
who
didontos
gives
haplōs
generously
pasin
to all
mē
without
But
he must ask
in
pistei
faith ,
mēden
diakrinomenos
doubting ,
gar
because
ho
he who
doubts
eoiken
is like
klydōni
a wave
thalassēs
of [the] sea ,
anemizomenō
blown
rhipizomenō
tossed by the wind .
ekeinos
That
anthrōpos
man
{should} not
oiesthō
expect
lēmpsetai
to receive
ti
anything
from
Lord .
dipsychos
[He is] a double-minded
anēr
man ,
akatastatos
unstable
pasais
all
autou
his
hodois
ways .
The
adelphos
brother
tapeinos
in humble circumstances
Kauchasthō
should exult
tō
hypsei
high position .
the [one who is]
plousios
rich
[should exult] in
tapeinōsei
low position ,
pareleusetai
he will pass away
hōs
like
anthos
a flower
chortou
of the field .
For
hēlios
sun
aneteilen
rises
syn
with
kausōni
scorching heat
exēranen
withers
ton
chorton
plant ;
its
flower
exepesen
falls
[its]
euprepeia
beauty
prosōpou
apōleto
is lost .
houtōs
So
too ,
rich [man]
maranthēsetai
will fade away
in the midst of
poreiais
pursuits .
Makarios
Blessed [is the]
hos
hypomenei
perseveres
peirasmon
under trial ,
genomenos
when he has
dokimos
stood the test ,
he will receive
stephanon
crown
zōēs
of life
hon
epēngeilato
[God] has promised
tois
to those who
agapōsin
love
auton
Him .
peirazomenos
When tempted ,
Mēdeis
no one
legetō
should say ,
“ -
Apo
vvv
God
peirazomai
is tempting me . ”
Theos
estin
apeirastos
cannot be tempted
kakōn
by evil ,
[nor]
autos
peirazei
does He tempt
oudena
[anyone] .
hekastos
each one
peirazetai
is tempted
hypo
[when] by
[his]
idias
own
epithymias
evil desires
exelkomenos
he is lured away
deleazomenos
enticed .
eita
Then
epithymia
[after] desire
syllabousa
has conceived ,
tiktei
it gives birth to
hamartian
sin ;
hamartia
sin ,
apotelestheisa
when it is full-grown ,
apokyei
gives birth to
thanaton
death .
Mē
{Do} not
planasthe
be deceived ,
agapētoi
beloved
brothers .
pasa
Every
agathē
dosis
good
pan
perfect
dōrēma
gift
is
anōthen
from above ,
katabainon
coming down
apo
Patros
Father
tōn
phōtōn
of the heavenly lights ,
par’
hō
whom
eni
there is
ouk
no
parallagē
change
ē
or
tropēs
shifting
aposkiasma
shadow .
boulētheis
He chose
apekyēsen
to give us birth
hēmas
logō
through [the] word
alētheias
of truth ,
eis
we
einai
would be
tina
a kind of
aparchēn
firstfruits
of His
ktismatōn
creation .
My
Iste
understand this :
pas
Everyone
estō
should be
tachys
quick
akousai
listen ,
bradys
slow
lalēsai
speak ,
[and] slow
orgēn
anger ,
for
andros
man’s
orgē
anger
{does} not
ergazetai
bring about
dikaiosynēn
[the] righteousness
that God [desires] .
dio
Therefore ,
apothemenoi
get rid
pasan
of all
rhyparian
moral filth
perisseian
every expression
kakias
of evil ,
prautēti
[and] humbly
dexasthe
accept
logon
word
emphyton
planted [in you] ,
which
dynamenon
can
sōsai
save
your
tas
psychas
souls .
Ginesthe
Be
poiētai
doers
logou
of [the] word ,
not
akroatai
hearers
monon
only .
paralogizomenoi
[Otherwise,] you are deceiving
heautous
yourselves .
houtos
andri
a man [who]
katanoounti
looks
at his
geneseōs
prosōpon
face
esoptrō
a mirror ,
ei
anyone
akroatēs
who hears
[the] word
but
ou
poiētēs
does not carry it out
[and]
katenoēsen
after observing
heauton
himself
apelēlythen
goes away
eutheōs
immediately
epelatheto
forgets
hopoios
ēn
what he [looks] like .
the [one who]
parakypsas
looks intently
into
[the] perfect
nomon
law
eleutherias
of freedom ,
parameinas
continues to do so —
being
epilēsmonēs
a forgetful
hearer ,
alla
ergou
an effective
doer —
[he]
estai
will be
makarios
blessed
what
he
poiēsei
does .
If
dokei
considers himself
thrēskos
religious
chalinagōgōn
[and yet] does not bridle
glōssan
tongue ,
apatōn
he deceives
kardian
heart
toutou
[and his]
thrēskeia
religion
mataios
[is] worthless .
kathara
Pure
amiantos
undefiled
before
[our]
Theō
Patri
hautē
this :
episkeptesthai
to care for
orphanous
orphans
chēras
widows
autōn
their
thlipsei
distress ,
tērein
[and] to keep
oneself
aspilon
from being polluted
by
kosmou
world .