Interlinear Bible - James 2:1-13

1 My brethren, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of personal favoritism.

jAdelfoiv N-VPM mou, P-1GS mh; PRT ejn PREP proswpolhmyivai? N-DPF e~cete V-PAM-2P th;n T-ASF pivstin N-ASF tou' T-GSM kurivou N-GSM hJmw'n P-1GP #Ihsou' N-GSM Xristou' N-GSM th'? T-GSF dovxh?.

2 For if a man comes into your assembly with a gold ring and dressed in fine clothes, and there also comes in a poor man in dirty clothes,

eja;n COND ga;r CONJ eijsevlqh/ V-2AAS-3S eij? PREP sunagwgh;n N-ASF uJmw'n P-2GP ajnh;r N-NSM crusodaktuvlio? A-NSM ejn PREP ejsqh'ti N-DSF lampra'/, A-DSF eijsevlqh/ V-2AAS-3S de; CONJ kai; CONJ ptwco;? A-NSM ejn PREP rJupara'/ A-DSF ejsqh'ti, N-DSF

3 and you pay special attention to the one who is wearing the fine clothes, and say, "You sit here in a good place," and you say to the poor man, "You stand over there, or sit down by my footstool,"

ejpiblevyhte V-AAS-2P de; CONJ ejpi; PREP to;n T-ASM forou'nta V-PAP-ASM th;n T-ASF ejsqh'ta N-ASF th;n T-ASF lampra;n A-ASF kai; CONJ ei~phte, V-2AAS-2P Su; P-2NS kavqou V-PNM-2S wJ'de ADV kalw'?, ADV kai; CONJ tw'/ T-DSM ptwcw'/ A-DSM ei~phte, V-2AAS-2P Su; P-2NS sth'qi V-2AAM-2S ejkei' ADV h^ PRT kavqou V-PNM-2S uJpo; PREP to; T-ASN uJpopovdiovn N-ASN mou, P-1GS

4 have you not made distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil motives?

ouj PRT diekrivqhte V-API-2P ejn PREP eJautoi'? F-3DPM kai; CONJ ejgevnesqe V-2ADI-2P kritai; N-NPM dialogismw'n N-GPM ponhrw'n; A-GPM

5 Listen, my beloved brethren: did not God choose the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?

jAkouvsate, V-AAM-2P ajdelfoiv N-VPM mou P-1GS ajgaphtoiv. A-VPM oujc PRT oJ T-NSM qeo;? N-NSM ejxelevxato tou;? T-APM ptwcou;? A-APM tw'/ T-DSM kovsmw/ N-DSM plousivou? A-APM ejn PREP pivstei N-DSF kai; CONJ klhronovmou? N-APM th'? T-GSF basileiva? N-GSF hJ'? R-GSF ejphggeivlato V-ADI-3S toi'? T-DPM ajgapw'sin V-PAP-DPM aujtovn; P-ASM

6 But you have dishonored the poor man. Is it not the rich who oppress you and personally drag you into court?

uJmei'? P-2NP de; CONJ hjtimavsate V-AAI-2P to;n T-ASM ptwcovn. A-ASM oujc PRT oiJ T-NPM plouvsioi A-NPM katadunasteuvousin V-PAI-3P uJmw'n, P-2GP kai; CONJ aujtoi; P-NPM e&lkousin V-PAI-3P uJma'? P-2AP eij? PREP krithvria; N-APN

7 Do they not blaspheme the fair name by which you have been called?

oujk PRT aujtoi; P-NPM blasfhmou'sin V-PAI-3P to; T-ASN kalo;n A-ASN o~noma N-ASN to; T-ASN ejpiklhqe;n V-APP-ASN ejfj PREP uJma'?; P-2AP

8 If, however, you are fulfilling the royal law according to the Scripture, "YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF," you are doing well.

eij COND mevntoi CONJ novmon N-ASM telei'te V-PAI-2P basiliko;n A-ASM kata; PREP th;n T-ASF grafhvn, N-ASF #Agaphvsei? V-FAI-2S to;n T-ASM plhsivon ADV sou P-2GS wJ? ADV seautovn, F-3ASM kalw'? ADV poiei'te: V-PAI-2P

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

eij COND de; CONJ proswpolhmptei'te, V-PAI-2P aJmartivan N-ASF ejrgavzesqe, V-PNI-2P ejlegcovmenoi V-PPP-NPM uJpo; PREP tou' T-GSM novmou N-GSM wJ? ADV parabavtai. N-NPM

10 For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all.

o&sti? R-NSM ga;r CONJ o&lon A-ASM to;n T-ASM novmon N-ASM thrhvsh/, V-AAS-3S ptaivsh/ V-AAS-3S de; CONJ ejn PREP eJniv, N-DSM gevgonen V-2RAI-3S pavntwn A-GPM e~noco?. A-NSM

11 For He who said, "DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY," also said, "DO NOT COMMIT MURDER." Now if you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a transgressor of the law.

oJ T-NSM ga;r CONJ eijpwvn, V-2AAP-NSM Mh; PRT moiceuvsh/?, V-AAS-2S ei\pen V-2AAI-3S kaiv, CONJ Mh; PRT foneuvsh/?: V-AAS-2S eij COND de; CONJ ouj PRT moiceuvei?, V-PAI-2S foneuvei? V-PAI-2S dev, CONJ gevgona? V-2RAI-2S parabavth? N-NSM novmou. N-GSM

12 So speak and so act as those who are to be judged by the law of liberty.

ou&tw? ADV lalei'te V-PAM-2P kai; CONJ ou&tw? ADV poiei'te V-PAM-2P wJ? ADV dia; PREP novmou N-GSM ejleuqeriva? N-GSF mevllonte? V-PAP-NPM krivnesqai. V-PPN

13 For judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment.

hJ T-NSF ga;r CONJ krivsi? N-NSF ajnevleo? A-NSF tw'/ T-DSM mh; PRT poihvsanti V-AAP-DSM e~leo?: N-ASN katakauca'tai V-PNI-3S e~leo? N-ASN krivsew?. N-GSF