James 2

1My brethren, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with partiality.

αδελφοι μου, μη εν προσωποληψιαις εχετε την πιστιν του κυριου ημων ιησου χριστου της δοξης.

2For if there should come into your assembly a man with gold rings, in fine apparel, and there should also come in a poor man in filthy clothes,

εαν γαρ εισελθη εις την συναγωγην υμων ανηρ χρυσοδακτυλιος εν εσθητι λαμπρα, εισελθη δε και πτωχος εν ρυπαρα εσθητι,

3and you pay attention to the one wearing the fine clothes and say to him, 'You sit here in a good place,' and say to the poor man, 'You stand there,' or, 'Sit here at my footstool,'

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,

4have you not shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?

και ου διεκριθητε εν εαυτοις και εγενεσθε κριται διαλογισμων πονηρων;

5Listen, my beloved brethren: Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which 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;

6But you have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you and drag you into the courts?

υμεις δε ητιμασατε τον πτωχον. ουχ οι πλουσιοι καταδυναστευουσιν υμων, και αυτοι ελκουσιν υμας εις κριτηρια;

7Do they not blaspheme that noble name by which you are called?

ουκ αυτοι βλασφημουσιν το καλον ονομα το επικληθεν εφ υμας;

8If you really 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·

9but if you show partiality, you commit sin, and are convicted by the law as transgressors.

ει δε προσωποληπτειτε, αμαρτιαν εργαζεσθε, ελεγχομενοι υπο του νομου ως παραβαται.

10For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all.

οστις γαρ ολον τον νομον τηρηση, πταιση δε εν ενι, γεγονεν παντων ενοχος.

11For He who said, 'Do not commit adultery,' also said, 'Do not murder.' Now if you do not commit adultery, but you do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law.

ο γαρ ειπων μη μοιχευσης, ειπεν και μη φονευσης· ει δε ου μοιχευσεις, φονευσεις δε, γεγονας παραβατης νομου.

12So speak and so do as those who will be judged by the law of liberty.

ουτως λαλειτε και ουτως ποιειτε, ως δια νομου ελευθεριας μελλοντες κρινεσθαι·

13For judgment is without mercy to the one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

η γαρ κρισις ανελεος τω μη ποιησαντι ελεος· κατακαυχαται ελεος κρισεως.

14What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him?

τι το οφελος, αδελφοι μου, εαν πιστιν λεγη τις εχειν, εργα δε μη εχη; μη δυναται η πιστις σωσαι αυτον;

15If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food,

εαν δε αδελφος η αδελφη γυμνοι υπαρχωσιν και λειπομενοι [ωσιν] της εφημερου τροφης,

16and one of you says to them, 'Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,' but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit?

ειπη δε τις αυτοις εξ υμων, υπαγετε εν ειρηνη, θερμαινεσθε και χορταζεσθε, μη δωτε δε αυτοις τα επιτηδεια του σωματος, τι το οφελος;

17Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.

ουτως και η πιστις, εαν μη εργα εχη, νεκρα εστιν καθ εαυτην.

18But someone will say, 'You have faith, and I have works.' Show me your faith without your 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.

19You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble!

συ πιστευεις οτι ο θεος εις εστιν· καλως ποιεις· και τα δαιμονια πιστευουσιν και φρισσουσιν.

20But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead?

θελεις δε γνωναι, ω ανθρωπε κενε, οτι η πιστις χωρις των εργων νεκρα εστιν;

21Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar?

αβρααμ ο πατηρ ημων ουκ εξ εργων εδικαιωθη, ανενεγκας ισαακ τον υιον αυτου επι το θυσιαστηριον;

22Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect?

βλεπεις οτι η πιστις συνηργει τοις εργοις αυτου, και εκ των εργων η πιστις ετελειωθη,

23And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, 'Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.' And he was called the friend of God.

και επληρωθη η γραφη η λεγουσα· επιστευσεν δε αβρααμ τω θεω, και ελογισθη αυτω εις δικαιοσυνην, και φιλος θεου εκληθη.

24You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.

ορατε τοινυν οτι εξ εργων δικαιουται ανθρωπος και ουκ εκ πιστεως μονον.

25Likewise, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way?

ομοιως δε και ρααβ η πορνη ουκ εξ εργων εδικαιωθη, υποδεξαμενη τους αγγελους και ετερα οδω εκβαλουσα;

26For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

ωσπερ γαρ το σωμα χωρις πνευματος νεκρον εστιν, ουτως και η πιστις χωρις των εργων νεκρα εστιν.