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James

James 4 🔍 📕 📖 ↷

A Warning against Pride

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1

From whence

πόθεν

come wars

πόλεμος

and

καί

fightings

μάχη

among

ἐν

you?

ὑμῖν

come they not

οὐ

hence,

ἐντεῦθεν

even of

ἐκ

your

ὑμῶν

lusts

ἡδονή

that war

στρατεύομαι

in

ἐν

your

ὑμῶν

members?

μέλος

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2

Ye lust,

ἐπιθυμέω

and

καί

have

ἔχω

not:

οὐ

ye kill,

φονεύω

and

καί

desire to have,

ζηλόω

and

καί

cannot

οὐ

δύναμαι

obtain:

ἐπιτυγχάνω

ye fight

μάχομαι

and

καί

war,

πολεμέω

yet

δέ

ye have

ἔχω

not,

οὐ

because

διά

ye

ὑμᾶς

ask

αἰτέω

not.

μή

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3

Ye ask,

αἰτέω

and

καί

receive

λαμβάνω

not,

οὐ

because

διότι

ye ask

αἰτέω

amiss,

κακῶς

that

ἵνα

ye may consume

δαπανάω

it upon

ἐν

your

ὑμῶν

lusts.

ἡδονή

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4

Ye adulterers

μοιχός

and

καί

adulteresses,

μοιχαλίς

know ye

οἶδα

not

οὐ

that

ὅτι

the friendship

φιλία

of the world

κόσμος

is

ἐστί

enmity

ἔχθρα

with God?

θεός

whosoever

ὅς

ἄν

therefore

οὖν

will be

εἶναι

βούλομαι

a friend

φίλος

of the world

κόσμος

is

καθίστημι

the enemy

ἐχθρός

of God.

θεός

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5

ἤ

Do ye think

δοκέω

that

ὅτι

the scripture

γραφή

saith

λέγω

in vain,

κενῶς

The spirit

πνεῦμα

that

ὅς

dwelleth

κατοικέω

in

ἐν

us

ἡμῖν

lusteth

ἐπιποθέω

to

πρός

envy?

φθόνος

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6

But

δέ

he giveth

δίδωμι

more

μείζων

grace.

χάρις

Wherefore

διό

he saith,

λέγω

God

θεός

resisteth

ἀντιτάσσομαι

the proud,

ὑπερήφανος

but

δέ

giveth

δίδωμι

grace

χάρις

unto the humble.

ταπεινός

Drawing Near to God

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7

Submit yourselves

ὑποτάσσω

therefore

οὖν

to God.

θεός

Resist

ἀνθίστημι

the devil,

διάβολος

and

καί

he will flee

φεύγω

from

ἀπό

you.

ὑμῶν

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8

Draw nigh

ἐγγίζω

to God,

θεός

and

καί

he will draw nigh

ἐγγίζω

to you.

ὑμῖν

Cleanse

καθαρίζω

your hands,

χείρ

ye sinners;

ἁμαρτωλός

and

καί

purify

ἁγνίζω

your hearts,

καρδία

ye double minded.

δίψυχος

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9

Be afflicted,

ταλαιπωρέω

and

καί

mourn,

πενθέω

and

καί

weep:

κλαίω

let your

ὑμῶν

laughter

γέλως

be turned

μεταστρέφω

to

εἰς

mourning,

πένθος

and

καί

your joy

χαρά

to

εἰς

heaviness.

κατήφεια

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10

Humble yourselves

ταπεινόω

in the sight

ἐνώπιον

of the Lord,

κύριος

and

καί

he shall lift

ὑψόω

you

ὑμᾶς

up.

ὑψόω

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11

Speak

καταλαλέω

not

μή

evil

καταλαλέω

one of another,

ἀλλήλων

brethren.

ἀδελφός

He that speaketh evil

καταλαλέω

of his brother,

ἀδελφός

and

καί

judgeth

κρίνω

his

αὐτός

brother,

ἀδελφός

speaketh evil

καταλαλέω

of the law,

νόμος

and

καί

judgeth

κρίνω

the law:

νόμος

but

δέ

if

εἰ

thou judge

κρίνω

the law,

νόμος

thou art

εἶ

not

οὐ

a doer

ποιητής

of the law,

νόμος

but

ἀλλά

a judge.

κριτής

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12

There is

ἐστί

one

εἷς

lawgiver,

νομοθέτης

who

ὁ

is able

δύναμαι

to save

σῴζω

and

καί

to destroy:

ἀπόλλυμι

who

τίς

art

εἶ

thou

σύ

that

ὅς

judgest

κρίνω

another?

ἕτερος

Do Not Boast about Tomorrow

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13

Go to

ἄγε

now,

νῦν

ye that say,

λέγω

To day

σήμερον

or

καί

to morrow

αὔριον

we will go

πορεύομαι

into

εἰς

such

ὅδε

a city,

πόλις

and

καί

continue

ποιέω

there

ἐκεῖ

a

εἷς

year,

ἐνιαυτός

and

καί

buy and sell,

ἐμπορεύομαι

and

καί

get gain:

κερδαίνω

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14

Whereas

ὅστις

ye know

ἐπίσταμαι

not

οὐ

what

ὁ

shall be on the morrow.

αὔριον

For

γάρ

what

ποῖος

is your

ὑμῶν

life?

ζωή

It is

ἐστί

even

γάρ

a vapour,

ἀτμίς

that

πρός

appeareth for

φαίνω

a little time,

ὀλίγος

and

δέ

then

ἔπειτα

vanisheth away.

ἀφανίζω

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15

For that

ἀντί

ye

ὑμᾶς

ought to say,

λέγω

If

ἐάν

the Lord

κύριος

will,

θέλω

καί

we shall live,

ζάω

and

καί

do

ποιέω

this,

τοῦτο

or

ἤ

that.

ἐκεῖνος

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16

But

δέ

now

νῦν

ye rejoice

καυχάομαι

in

ἐν

your

ὑμῶν

boastings:

ἀλαζονεία

all

πᾶς

such

τοιοῦτος

rejoicing

καύχησις

is

ἐστί

evil.

πονηρός

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17

Therefore

οὖν

to him that knoweth

οἶδα

to do

ποιέω

good,

καλός

and

καί

doeth

ποιέω

it not,

μή

to him

αὐτός

it is

ἐστί

sin.

ἁμαρτία

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