1 ιακωβος, θεου και κυριου ιησου χριστου δουλος, ταις δωδεκα φυλαις ταις εν τη διασπορα χαιρειν. 2 πασαν χαραν ηγησασθε, αδελφοι μου, οταν πειρασμοις περιπεσητε ποικιλοις, 3 γινωσκοντες οτι το δοκιμιον υμων της πιστεως κατεργαζεται υπομονην· 4 η δε υπομονη εργον τελειον εχετω, ινα ητε τελειοι και ολοκληροι, εν μηδενι λειπομενοι. 5 ει δε τις υμων λειπεται σοφιας, αιτειτω παρα του διδοντος θεου πασιν απλως και ουκ ονειδιζοντος, και δοθησεται αυτω· 6 αιτειτω δε εν πιστει, μηδεν διακρινομενος· ο γαρ διακρινομενος εοικεν κλυδωνι θαλασσης ανεμιζομενω και ριπιζομενω. 7 μη γαρ οιεσθω ο ανθρωπος εκεινος οτι ληψεται τι παρα του κυριου. 8 ανηρ διψυχος ακαταστατος εν πασαις ταις οδοις αυτου. 9 καυχασθω δε ο αδελφος ο ταπεινος εν τω υψει αυτου, 10 ο δε πλουσιος εν τη ταπεινωσει αυτου, οτι ως ανθος χορτου παρελευσεται. 11 ανετειλεν γαρ ο ηλιος συν τω καυσωνι και εξηρανεν τον χορτον, και το ανθος αυτου εξεπεσεν, και η ευπρεπεια του προσωπου αυτου απωλετο. ουτως και ο πλουσιος εν ταις πορειαις αυτου μαρανθησεται. 12 μακαριος ανηρ ος υπομενει πειρασμον· οτι δοκιμος γενομενος ληψεται τον στεφανον της ζωης, ον επηγγειλατο ο κυριος τοις αγαπωσιν αυτον. 13 μηδεις πειραζομενος λεγετω οτι απο θεου πειραζομαι· ο γαρ θεος απειραστος εστιν κακων, πειραζει δε αυτος ουδενα. 14 εκαστος δε πειραζεται υπο της ιδιας επιθυμιας εξελκομενος και δελεαζομενος· 15 ειτα η επιθυμια συλλαβουσα τικτει αμαρτιαν, η δε αμαρτια αποτελεσθεισα αποκυει θανατον. 16 μη πλανασθε, αδελφοι μου αγαπητοι· 17 πασα δοσις αγαθη και παν δωρημα τελειον ανωθεν εστιν καταβαινον απο του πατρος των φωτων, παρ ω ουκ ενι παραλλαγη η τροπης αποσκιασμα. 18 βουληθεις απεκυησεν ημας λογω αληθειας εις το ειναι ημας απαρχην τινα των αυτου κτισματων. 19 ωστε, αδελφοι μου αγαπητοι, εστω πας ανθρωπος ταχυς εις το ακουσαι, βραδυς εις το λαλησαι, βραδυς εις οργην· 20 οργη γαρ ανδρος δικαιοσυνην θεου ου κατεργαζεται. 21 διο αποθεμενοι πασαν ρυπαριαν και περισσειαν κακιας εν πραυτητι δεξασθε τον εμφυτον λογον τον δυναμενον σωσαι τας ψυχας υμων. 22 γινεσθε δε ποιηται λογου και μη μονον ακροαται, παραλογιζομενοι εαυτους. 23 οτι ει τις ακροατης λογου εστιν και ου ποιητης, ουτος εοικεν ανδρι κατανοουντι το προσωπον της γενεσεως αυτου εν εσοπτρω· 24 κατενοησεν γαρ εαυτον και απεληλυθεν, και ευθεως επελαθετο οποιος ην. 25 ο δε παρακυψας εις νομον τελειον τον της ελευθεριας και παραμεινας, ουτος ουκ ακροατης επιλησμονης γενομενος, αλλα ποιητης εργου, ουτος μακαριος εν τη ποιησει αυτου εσται. 26 ει τις δοκει θρησκος ειναι εν υμιν μη χαλιναγωγων γλωσσαν αυτου, αλλ απατων καρδιαν αυτου, τουτου ματαιος η θρησκεια. 27 θρησκεια καθαρα και αμιαντος παρα [τω] θεω και πατρι αυτη εστιν, επισκεπτεσθαι ορφανους και χηρας εν τη θλιψει αυτων, ασπιλον εαυτον τηρειν απο του κοσμου.
James · Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
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- The digital source has no accents or capitals (as Robinson distributes it); 1912 base text, movable nu regularised.
- Double square brackets [[ ]] are marks in the digital source; at 1 John 5:7–8 they enclose the words the 1904 edition prints in smaller type.
- Credit: Maurice A. Robinson & Jussi Ala-Konni (byztxt).
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- 1 Ezekiel 12:15; 1 Peter 1:1; John 7:35; Acts 8:1; Acts 26:7
- 2 1 Peter 1:6–8; James 1:12; 2 Corinthians 12:9–10; Matthew 5:10–12; Luke 6:22–23
- 3 Romans 5:3–4; Hebrews 10:36; Colossians 1:11; 2 Corinthians 4:17; Romans 8:28
- 4 1 Peter 5:10; Luke 21:19; Matthew 5:48; 2 Timothy 3:17; Galatians 6:9
- 5 Proverbs 2:3–6; John 15:7; Jeremiah 29:12–13; Proverbs 3:5–7; 1 John 5:14–15
- 6 Matthew 21:21–22; Hebrews 11:6; Mark 11:22–24; Ephesians 4:14; Hebrews 10:23
- 7 James 4:3; Proverbs 15:8; Isaiah 1:15; Isaiah 58:3–4; Proverbs 21:27
- 8 1 Kings 18:21; Matthew 6:24; James 4:8; Isaiah 29:13; 2 Peter 2:14
- 9 Jeremiah 9:23–24; Proverbs 19:1; James 2:5–6; 2 Corinthians 6:10; Psalm 62:9
- 10 1 Peter 1:24; 1 John 2:17; Job 14:2; 1 Timothy 6:17; Matthew 5:3
- 11 Isaiah 40:7–8; Psalm 37:35–36; Luke 16:19–25; Mark 4:6; Psalm 49:6–14
- 12 1 Peter 5:10; 1 Peter 1:6–8; Revelation 2:10; James 5:11; Romans 8:28
- 13 James 1:12; Habakkuk 2:12–13; Romans 9:19–20; James 1:2; Genesis 3:12
- 14 Mark 7:21–22; Ephesians 4:22; Matthew 15:18; Hebrews 3:13; Proverbs 4:23
- 15 Psalm 7:14; Job 15:35; Romans 5:12–21; Genesis 2:17; Isaiah 59:4
- 16 James 1:19; Galatians 6:7; Colossians 2:8; Hebrews 13:1; Colossians 2:4
- 17 John 3:27; Matthew 7:11; Hebrews 13:8; John 8:12; Numbers 23:19
- 18 Romans 8:29–31; 1 Peter 1:23; John 3:3–5; John 1:13; 1 Peter 1:3
- 19 Proverbs 17:27; Proverbs 21:23; Proverbs 14:29; Proverbs 10:19; Proverbs 18:13
- 20 2 Timothy 2:24–25; Ephesians 4:26; James 3:17–18; Numbers 20:11–12
- 21 Ephesians 4:22; Ephesians 1:13; 1 Peter 2:11; John 6:63; Psalm 25:9
- 22 Romans 2:13; Luke 6:46–48; John 13:17; James 4:17; 1 John 2:3
- 23 Matthew 7:26–27; James 2:14–26; Ezekiel 33:31–32; Luke 6:47; Jeremiah 44:16
- 24 2 Peter 3:11; Luke 1:66; Luke 7:39; 1 Thessalonians 1:5; Matthew 8:27
- 25 Luke 11:28; John 13:17; 2 Corinthians 3:17–18; 1 Peter 2:16; Luke 6:47–49
- 26 Psalm 141:3; Ephesians 4:29; 1 Peter 3:10; Ephesians 5:4; Proverbs 19:1
- 27 Isaiah 1:16–17; 1 John 3:17–19; Galatians 6:9–10; Romans 12:2; Matthew 25:34–46
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But I hungered and thirsted not even after those first works of Thine, but after Thee Thyself, the Truth, "with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning;" yet they still served up to me in those dishes glowing phantasies, than which better were it to love this very sun (which, at least, is true to our sight), than those …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
… not by passion, or union, not in ignorance, not by effluence, not by diminution, not by alteration, for every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, neither shadow of turning.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
How, therefore, are demons driven off by them, diseases dispelled, sick persons made well, the blind restored to sight, lepers purified, temptations and troubles overcome, and how does every good gift from the Father of lights come down through them to those who pray with sure faith?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 9 (1899)
… light my candle; the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness; and "of His fulness have all we received," for "that was the true Light which lighted every man that cometh into the world;" for in Thee there is "no variableness, neither shadow of turning."
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
For if any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God who giveth, and he shall receive.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)