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What use is it, my
brethren,
if someone says he
has faith but he
has no works?
Can that
faith save him?
Tiv I-NSN to; T-ASN o~felo?, N-NSN ajdelfoiv N-VPM mou, P-1GS eja;n COND pivstin N-ASF levgh/ V-PAS-3S ti? X-NSM e~cein, V-PAN e~rga N-APN de; CONJ mh; PRT e~ch/; V-PAS-3S mh; PRT duvnatai V-PNI-3S hJ T-NSF pivsti? N-NSF sw'sai V-AAN aujtovn; P-ASM
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If a
brother or sister is
without clothing and in
need of
daily food,
eja;n COND ajdelfo;? N-NSM h^ PRT ajdelfh; N-NSF gumnoi; A-NPM uJpavrcwsin V-PAS-3P kai; CONJ leipovmenoi V-PPP-NPM th'? T-GSF ejfhmevrou A-GSF trofh'?, N-GSF
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and
one of you
says to them,
"Go in
peace, be
warmed and be
filled," and
yet you do not
give them
what is
necessary for their
body,
what use is that?
ei~ph/ V-2AAS-3S dev CONJ ti? X-NSM aujtoi'? P-DPM ejx uJmw'n, P-2GP JUpavgete V-PAM-2P ejn PREP eijrhvnh/, N-DSF qermaivnesqe V-PEM-2P kai; CONJ cortavzesqe, V-PPM-2P mh; PRT dw'te V-2AAS-2P de; CONJ aujtoi'? P-DPM ta; T-APN ejpithvdeia A-APN tou' T-GSN swvmato?, N-GSN tiv I-NSN to; T-ASN o~felo?; N-NSN
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Even so faith,
if it
has no works, is
dead, being by
itself.
ou&tw? ADV kai; CONJ hJ T-NSF pivsti?, N-NSF eja;n COND mh; PRT e~ch/ V-PAS-3S e~rga, N-APN nekrav A-NSF ejstin V-PXI-3S kaqj PREP eJauthvn. F-3ASF
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But
someone may well
say, "You
have faith and I
have works;
show me your
faith without the
works, and I will
show you my
faith by my
works."
jAll# CONJ ejrei' V-FAI-3S ti?, X-NSM Su; P-2NS pivstin N-ASF e~cei? V-PAI-2S kajgw; P-1NS e~rga N-APN e~cw. V-PAI-1S dei'xovn moi P-1DS th;n T-ASF pivstin N-ASF sou P-2GS cwri;? ADV tw'n T-GPN e~rgwn, N-GPN kajgwv P-1NS soi P-2DS deivxw ejk PREP tw'n T-GPN e~rgwn N-GPN mou P-1GS th;n T-ASF pivstin. N-ASF
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You
believe that
God is
one. You
do well; the
demons also believe, and
shudder.
su; P-2NS pisteuvei? V-PAI-2S o&ti CONJ eiJ'? N-NSM ejstin V-PXI-3S oJ T-NSM qeov?; N-NSM kalw'? ADV poiei'?: V-PAI-2S kai; CONJ ta; T-NPN daimovnia N-NPN pisteuvousin V-PAI-3P kai; CONJ frivssousin. V-PAI-3P
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But are you
willing to
recognize, you
foolish fellow, that
faith without works is
useless?
qevlei? V-PAI-2S de; CONJ gnw'nai, V-2AAN ?w INJ a~nqrwpe N-VSM kenev, A-VSM o&ti CONJ hJ T-NSF pivsti? N-NSF cwri;? ADV tw'n T-GPN e~rgwn N-GPN ajrghv A-NSF ejstin; V-PXI-3S
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Was not
Abraham our
father justified by
works when he
offered up
Isaac his
son on the
altar?
jAbraa;m N-PRI oJ T-NSM path;r N-NSM hJmw'n P-1GP oujk PRT ejx e~rgwn N-GPN ejdikaiwvqh, V-API-3S ajnenevgka? V-AAP-NSM #Isaa;k N-PRI to;n T-ASM uiJo;n N-ASM aujtou' P-GSM ejpi; PREP to; T-ASN qusiasthvrion; N-ASN
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You
see that
faith was
working with his
works, and as a
result of the
works,
faith was
perfected;
blevpei? V-PAI-2S o&ti CONJ hJ T-NSF pivsti? N-NSF sunhvrgei V-IAI-3S toi'? T-DPN e~rgoi? N-DPN aujtou' P-GSM kai; CONJ ejk PREP tw'n T-GPN e~rgwn N-GPN hJ T-NSF pivsti? N-NSF ejteleiwvqh, V-API-3S
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and the
Scripture was
fulfilled which
says, "AND
ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS
RECKONED TO HIM AS
RIGHTEOUSNESS," and he was
called the
friend of
God.
kai; CONJ ejplhrwvqh V-API-3S hJ T-NSF grafh; N-NSF hJ T-NSF levgousa, V-PAP-NSF #Epivsteusen V-AAI-3S de; CONJ #Abraa;m N-PRI tw'/ T-DSM qew'/, N-DSM kai; CONJ ejlogivsqh V-API-3S aujtw'/ P-DSM eij? PREP dikaiosuvnhn, N-ASF kai; CONJ fivlo? A-NSM qeou' N-GSM ejklhvqh. V-API-3S
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You
see that a
man is
justified by
works and not by
faith alone.
oJra'te V-PAI-2P V-PAM-2P o&ti CONJ ejx e~rgwn N-GPN dikaiou'tai V-PPI-3S a~nqrwpo? N-NSM kai; CONJ oujk PRT ejk PREP pivstew? N-GSF movnon.