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Ἀδελφοί μου μὴ ἐν προσωπολημψίαις ἔχετε τὴν πίστιν τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τῆς δόξης |
My brothers, as you hold out your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, do not show favoritism. |
My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, [the Lord] of glory, with respect of persons. |
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Ἐὰν γὰρ εἰσέλθῃ εἰς συναγωγὴν ὑμῶν ἀνὴρ χρυσοδακτύλιος ἐν ἐσθῆτι λαμπρᾷ εἰσέλθῃ δὲ καὶ πτωχὸς ἐν ῥυπαρᾷ ἐσθῆτι |
Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes in. |
For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment; |
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ἐπιβλέψητε δὲ ἐπὶ τὸν φοροῦντα τὴν ἐσθῆτα τὴν λαμπρὰν καὶ εἴπητε Σὺ κάθου ὧδε καλῶς καὶ τῷ πτωχῷ εἴπητε Σὺ στῆθι ἐκεῖ «ἢ Κάθου» ὑπὸ τὸ ὑποπόδιόν μου |
If you lavish attention on the man in fine clothes and say, “ Here is a seat of honor, but say to the poor man, “You must stand or “Sit at my feet, |
And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool: |
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[καὶ] οὐ διεκρίθητε ἐν ἑαυτοῖς καὶ ἐγένεσθε κριταὶ διαλογισμῶν πονηρῶν |
have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts? |
Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts? |
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Ἀκούσατε ἀδελφοί μου ἀγαπητοί οὐχ ὁ Θεὸς ἐξελέξατο τοὺς πτωχοὺς τῷ κόσμῳ πλουσίους ἐν πίστει καὶ κληρονόμους τῆς βασιλείας ἧς ἐπηγγείλατο τοῖς ἀγαπῶσιν αὐτόν |
Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him? |
Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him? |
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ὑμεῖς δὲ ἠτιμάσατε τὸν πτωχόν οὐχ οἱ πλούσιοι καταδυναστεύουσιν ὑμῶν καὶ αὐτοὶ ἕλκουσιν ὑμᾶς εἰς κριτήρια |
But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court? |
But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats? |
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οὐκ αὐτοὶ βλασφημοῦσιν τὸ καλὸν ὄνομα τὸ ἐπικληθὲν ἐφ’ ὑμᾶς |
Are they not the ones who blaspheme the noble name by which you have been called? |
Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called? |
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Εἰ μέντοι νόμον τελεῖτε βασιλικὸν κατὰ τὴν γραφήν Ἀγαπήσεις τὸν πλησίον σου ὡς σεαυτόν καλῶς ποιεῖτε |
If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well. |
If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: |
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εἰ δὲ προσωπολημπτεῖτε ἁμαρτίαν ἐργάζεσθε ἐλεγχόμενοι ὑπὸ τοῦ νόμου ὡς παραβάται |
But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors. |
But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors. |
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Ὅστις γὰρ ὅλον τὸν νόμον τηρήσῃ πταίσῃ δὲ ἐν ἑνί γέγονεν πάντων ἔνοχος |
Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it. |
For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one [point], he is guilty of all. |
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ὁ γὰρ εἰπών Μὴ μοιχεύσῃς εἶπεν καί Μὴ φονεύσῃς εἰ δὲ οὐ μοιχεύεις φονεύεις δέ γέγονας παραβάτης νόμου |
For He who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “ Do not murder.” If you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker. |
For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law. |
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Οὕτως λαλεῖτε καὶ οὕτως ποιεῖτε ὡς διὰ νόμου ἐλευθερίας μέλλοντες κρίνεσθαι |
Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom. |
So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty. |
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ἡ γὰρ κρίσις ἀνέλεος τῷ μὴ ποιήσαντι ἔλεος κατακαυχᾶται ἔλεος κρίσεως |
For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment. |
For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment. |
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Τί τὸ ὄφελος ἀδελφοί μου ἐὰν πίστιν λέγῃ τις ἔχειν ἔργα δὲ μὴ ἔχῃ μὴ δύναται ἡ πίστις σῶσαι αὐτόν |
What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? |
What [doth it] profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? |
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ἐὰν ἀδελφὸς ἢ ἀδελφὴ γυμνοὶ ὑπάρχωσιν καὶ λειπόμενοι τῆς ἐφημέρου τροφῆς |
Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. |
If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, |
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εἴπῃ δέ τις αὐτοῖς ἐξ ὑμῶν Ὑπάγετε ἐν εἰρήνῃ θερμαίνεσθε καὶ χορτάζεσθε μὴ δῶτε δὲ αὐτοῖς τὰ ἐπιτήδεια τοῦ σώματος τί τὸ ὄφελος |
If one of you tells him, “Go in peace; stay warm and well fed, but does not provide for his physical needs, what good is that? |
And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be [ye] warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what [doth it] profit? |
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οὕτως καὶ ἡ πίστις ἐὰν μὴ ἔχῃ ἔργα νεκρά ἐστιν καθ’ ἑαυτήν |
So too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead. |
Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. |
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Ἀλλ’ ἐρεῖ τις Σὺ πίστιν ἔχεις κἀγὼ ἔργα ἔχω δεῖξόν μοι τὴν πίστιν σου χωρὶς τῶν ἔργων κἀγώ σοι δείξω ἐκ τῶν ἔργων μου τὴν πίστιν |
But someone will say, “You have faith and I have deeds. Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds. |
Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works. |
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σὺ πιστεύεις ὅτι εἷς ἐστιν ὁ Θεός καλῶς ποιεῖς καὶ τὰ δαιμόνια πιστεύουσιν καὶ φρίσσουσιν |
You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that— and shudder. |
Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. |
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Θέλεις δὲ γνῶναι ὦ ἄνθρωπε κενέ ὅτι ἡ πίστις χωρὶς τῶν ἔργων ἀργή ἐστιν |
O foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless? |
But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? |
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Ἀβραὰμ ὁ πατὴρ ἡμῶν οὐκ ἐξ ἔργων ἐδικαιώθη ἀνενέγκας Ἰσαὰκ τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριον |
Was not our father Abraham justified by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? |
Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? |
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βλέπεις ὅτι ἡ πίστις συνήργει τοῖς ἔργοις αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐκ τῶν ἔργων ἡ πίστις ἐτελειώθη |
You see that his faith was working with his actions, and his faith was perfected by what he did. |
Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? |
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καὶ ἐπληρώθη ἡ γραφὴ ἡ λέγουσα Ἐπίστευσεν δὲ Ἀβραὰμ τῷ Θεῷ καὶ ἐλογίσθη αὐτῷ εἰς δικαιοσύνην καὶ φίλος Θεοῦ ἐκλήθη |
And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “ Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God. |
And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God. |
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ὁρᾶτε ὅτι ἐξ ἔργων δικαιοῦται ἄνθρωπος καὶ οὐκ ἐκ πίστεως μόνον |
As you can see, a man is justified by his deeds and not by faith alone. |
Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only. |
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Ὁμοίως δὲ καὶ Ῥαὰβ ἡ πόρνη οὐκ ἐξ ἔργων ἐδικαιώθη ὑποδεξαμένη τοὺς ἀγγέλους καὶ ἑτέρᾳ ὁδῷ ἐκβαλοῦσα |
In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute justified by her actions when she welcomed the spies and sent them off on another route? |
Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent [them] out another way? |
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ὥσπερ γὰρ τὸ σῶμα χωρὶς πνεύματος νεκρόν ἐστιν οὕτως καὶ ἡ πίστις χωρὶς ἔργων νεκρά ἐστιν |
As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead. |
For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. |
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