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James
Ἰάκωβος
of God
θεοῦ
and
καὶ
of the Lord
κυρίου
Jesus
Ἰησοῦ
Christ
Χριστοῦ
a servant
δοῦλος
 
ταῖς
to the twelve
δώδεκα
tribes
φυλαῖς
 
ταῖς
which
ἐν
 
τῇ
are scattered abroad
διασπορᾷ
greeting
χαίρειν
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all
Πᾶσαν
joy
χαρὰν
count it
ἡγήσασθε
brethren
ἀδελφοί
My
μου
when
ὅταν
temptations
πειρασμοῖς
ye fall
περιπέσητε
into divers
ποικίλοις
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Knowing
γινώσκοντες
this that
ὅτι
 
τὸ
the trying
δοκίμιον
of your
ὑμῶν
 
τῆς
faith
πίστεως
worketh
κατεργάζεται
patience
ὑπομονήν
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But
δὲ
patience
ὑπομονὴ
work
ἔργον
her perfect
τέλειοι
have
ἐχέτω
that
ἵνα
ye may be
ἦτε
her perfect
τέλειοι
and
καὶ
entire
ὁλόκληροι
nothing
ἐν
 
μηδενὶ
wanting
λειπόμενοι
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Εἰ
 
δέ
 
τις
of you
ὑμῶν
lack
λείπεται
wisdom
σοφίας
let him ask
αἰτείτω
of
παρὰ
 
τοῦ
it shall be given
δοθήσεται
God
θεοῦ
to all
πᾶσιν
men liberally
ἁπλῶς
and
καὶ
not
μὴ
upbraideth
ὀνειδίζοντος
and
καὶ
it shall be given
δοθήσεται
him
αὐτῷ
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let him ask
αἰτείτω
But
δὲ
in
ἐν
faith
πίστει
nothing
μηδὲν
he that wavereth
διακρινόμενος
 
For
γὰρ
he that wavereth
διακρινόμενος
is like
ἔοικεν
a wave
κλύδωνι
of the sea
θαλάσσης
driven with the wind
ἀνεμιζομένῳ
and
καὶ
tossed
ῥιπιζομένῳ
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not
μὴ
For
γὰρ
let
οἰέσθω
 
man
ἄνθρωπος
that
ἐκεῖνος
that
ὅτι
he shall receive
λήψεταί
any thing
τι
of
παρὰ
 
τοῦ
the Lord
κυρίου
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man
ἀνὴρ
A double minded
δίψυχος
is unstable
ἀκατάστατος
in
ἐν
all
πάσαις
 
ταῖς
ways
ὁδοῖς
 
αὐτοῦ
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Let
Καυχάσθω
 
δὲ
 
the brother
ἀδελφὸς
 
of low degree
ταπεινὸς
in
ἐν
 
τῷ
is exalted
ὕψει
 
αὐτοῦ
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But
δὲ
the rich
πλούσιος
in
ἐν
 
τῇ
is made low
ταπεινώσει
 
αὐτοῦ
because
ὅτι
as
ὡς
the flower
ἄνθος
of the grass
χόρτου
he shall pass away
παρελεύσεται
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is no sooner risen
ἀνέτειλεν
For
γὰρ
 
the sun
ἥλιος
with
σὺν
 
τῷ
a burning heat
καύσωνι
also
καὶ
it withereth
ἐξήρανεν
 
τὸν
the grass
χόρτον
also
καὶ
 
τὸ
the flower
ἄνθος
of it
αὐτοῦ
falleth
ἐξέπεσεν
also
καὶ
 
the grace
εὐπρέπεια
 
τοῦ
of the fashion
προσώπου
of it
αὐτοῦ
perisheth
ἀπώλετο·
so
οὕτως
also
καὶ
 
the rich man
πλούσιος
in
ἐν
 
ταῖς
ways
πορείαις
of it
αὐτοῦ
fade away
μαρανθήσεται
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Blessed
Μακάριος
is the man
ἀνὴρ
that
ὃν
endureth
ὑπομένει
temptation
πειρασμόν
for
ὅτι
when he is tried
δόκιμος
 
γενόμενος
he shall receive
λήψεταί
 
τὸν
the crown
στέφανον
 
τῆς
of life
ζωῆς
that
ὃν
hath promised
ἐπηγγείλατο
 
the Lord
Κύριος
 
τοῖς
to them that love
ἀγαπῶσιν
him
αὐτόν
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no man
μηδεὶς
I am tempted
πειράζει
Let
λεγέτω
 
ὅτι
of
Ἀπὸ
 
τοῦ
God
θεὸς
I am tempted
πειράζει
 
for
γὰρ
God
θεὸς
cannot be tempted
ἀπείραστός
 
ἐστιν
with evil
κακῶν
I am tempted
πειράζει
neither
δὲ
 
αὐτὸς
any man
οὐδένα
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every man
ἕκαστος
But
δὲ
is tempted
πειράζεται
of
ὑπὸ
 
τῆς
his own
ἰδίας
lust
ἐπιθυμίας
when he is drawn away
ἐξελκόμενος
and
καὶ
enticed
δελεαζόμενος·
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Then
εἶτα
 
when lust
ἐπιθυμία
hath conceived
συλλαβοῦσα
it bringeth forth
τίκτει
sin
ἁμαρτία
 
and
δὲ
sin
ἁμαρτία
when it is finished
ἀποτελεσθεῖσα
bringeth forth
ἀποκύει
death
θάνατον
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not
Μὴ
Do
πλανᾶσθε
brethren
ἀδελφοί
my
μου
beloved
ἀγαπητοί
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Every
πᾶν
gift
δόσις
good
ἀγαθὴ
and
καὶ
Every
πᾶν
gift
δώρημα
perfect
τέλειον
from above
ἄνωθέν
is
ἐστιν
and cometh down
καταβαῖνον
from
ἀπὸ
 
τοῦ
the Father
πατρὸς
 
τῶν
of lights
φώτων
with
παρ'
whom
no
οὐκ
is
ἔνι
variableness
παραλλαγὴ
neither
of turning
τροπῆς
shadow
ἀποσκίασμα
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Of his own will
βουληθεὶς
begat he
ἀπεκύησεν
us
ἡμᾶς
with the word
λόγῳ
of truth
ἀληθείας
that
εἰς
 
τὸ
should be
εἶναι
us
ἡμᾶς
of firstfruits
ἀπαρχήν
a kind
τινα
 
τῶν
 
αὐτοῦ
creatures
κτισμάτων
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Wherefore
Ὥστε,
brethren
ἀδελφοί
my
μου
beloved
ἀγαπητοί·
be
ἔστω
every
πᾶς
man
ἄνθρωπος
swift
ταχὺς
to
εἰς
 
τὸ
hear
ἀκοῦσαι
slow
βραδὺς
to
εἰς
 
τὸ
speak
λαλῆσαι
slow
βραδὺς
to
εἰς
wrath
ὀργήν·
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the wrath
ὀργὴ
For
γὰρ
of man
ἀνδρὸς
the righteousness
δικαιοσύνην
of God
θεοῦ
not
οὐ
worketh
κατεργάζεται
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Wherefore
διὸ
lay apart
ἀποθέμενοι
all
πᾶσαν
filthiness
ῥυπαρίαν
and
καὶ
superfluity
περισσείαν
of naughtiness
κακίας
with
ἐν
meekness
πρᾳΰτητι
and receive
δέξασθε
which
τὰς
the engrafted
ἔμφυτον
word
λόγον
which
τὰς
is able
δυνάμενον
to save
σῶσαι
which
τὰς
souls
ψυχὰς
your
ὑμῶν
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be ye
Γίνεσθε
But
δὲ
doers
ποιηταὶ
of the word
λόγου
and
καὶ
not
μὴ
only
μόνον
hearers
ἀκροαταὶ
deceiving
παραλογιζόμενοι
your own selves
ἑαυτούς
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For
ὅτι
 
εἴ
 
τις
a hearer
ἀκροατὴς
of the word
λόγου
be
ἐστὶν
and
καὶ
not
οὐ
a doer
ποιητής
he
οὗτος
is like
ἔοικεν
unto a man
ἀνδρὶ
beholding
κατανοοῦντι
 
τὸ
face
πρόσωπον
 
τῆς
natural
γενέσεως
 
αὐτοῦ
in
ἐν
a glass
ἐσόπτρῳ·
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he beholdeth
κατενόησεν
For
γὰρ
himself
ἑαυτὸν
and
καὶ
goeth his way
ἀπελήλυθεν
and
καὶ
straightway
εὐθέως
forgetteth
ἐπελάθετο
what manner of man
ὁποῖος
he was
ἦν
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But
δὲ
whoso looketh
παρακύψας
into
εἰς
law
νόμον
the perfect
τέλειον
 
τὸν
 
τῆς
of liberty
ἐλευθερίας
and
καὶ
continueth
παραμείνας
therein he
οὗτος
not
οὐκ
hearer
ἀκροατὴς
a forgetful
ἐπιλησμονῆς
being
γενόμενος
but
ἀλλὰ
a doer
ποιητὴς
of the work
ἔργου
therein he
οὗτος
blessed
μακάριος
in
ἐν
 
τῇ
deed
ποιήσει
 
αὐτοῦ
shall be
ἔσται
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Εἴ
 
τις
seem
δοκεῖ
religious
θρησκὸς
to be
εἶναι
among
ἐν
you
ὑμῖν,
not
μὴ
and bridleth
χαλιναγωγῶν
tongue
γλῶσσαν
 
αὐτοῦ
but
ἀλλ'
deceiveth
ἀπατῶν
heart
καρδίαν
 
αὐτοῦ
this man's
τούτου
is vain
μάταιος
 
religion
θρησκεία
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religion
θρησκεία
Pure
καθαρὰ
and
καὶ
undefiled
ἀμίαντος
before
παρὰ
 
τῷ
God
θεῷ
and
καὶ
the Father
πατρὶ
this
αὕτη
is
ἐστίν
To visit
ἐπισκέπτεσθαι
the fatherless
ὀρφανοὺς
and
καὶ
widows
χήρας
in
ἐν
 
τῇ
their affliction
θλίψει
 
αὐτῶν
unspotted
ἄσπιλον
himself
ἑαυτὸν
and to keep
τηρεῖν
from
ἀπὸ
 
τοῦ
the world
κόσμου