1 αδελφοι μου, μη εν προσωποληψιαις εχετε την πιστιν του κυριου ημων ιησου χριστου της δοξης. 2 εαν γαρ εισελθη εις την συναγωγην υμων ανηρ χρυσοδακτυλιος εν εσθητι λαμπρα, εισελθη δε και πτωχος εν ρυπαρα εσθητι, 3 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, 4 και ου διεκριθητε εν εαυτοις και εγενεσθε κριται διαλογισμων πονηρων; 5 ακουσατε, αδελφοι μου αγαπητοι. ουχ ο θεος εξελεξατο τους πτωχους του κοσμου πλουσιους εν πιστει και κληρονομους της βασιλειας ης επηγγειλατο τοις αγαπωσιν αυτον; 6 υμεις δε ητιμασατε τον πτωχον. ουχ οι πλουσιοι καταδυναστευουσιν υμων, και αυτοι ελκουσιν υμας εις κριτηρια; 7 ουκ αυτοι βλασφημουσιν το καλον ονομα το επικληθεν εφ υμας; 8 ει μεντοι νομον τελειτε βασιλικον κατα την γραφην, αγαπησεις τον πλησιον σου ως σεαυτον, καλως ποιειτε· 9 ει δε προσωποληπτειτε, αμαρτιαν εργαζεσθε, ελεγχομενοι υπο του νομου ως παραβαται. 10 οστις γαρ ολον τον νομον τηρηση, πταιση δε εν ενι, γεγονεν παντων ενοχος. 11 ο γαρ ειπων μη μοιχευσης, ειπεν και μη φονευσης· ει δε ου μοιχευσεις, φονευσεις δε, γεγονας παραβατης νομου. 12 ουτως λαλειτε και ουτως ποιειτε, ως δια νομου ελευθεριας μελλοντες κρινεσθαι· 13 η γαρ κρισις ανελεος τω μη ποιησαντι ελεος· κατακαυχαται ελεος κρισεως. 14 τι το οφελος, αδελφοι μου, εαν πιστιν λεγη τις εχειν, εργα δε μη εχη; μη δυναται η πιστις σωσαι αυτον; 15 εαν δε αδελφος η αδελφη γυμνοι υπαρχωσιν και λειπομενοι [ωσιν] της εφημερου τροφης, 16 ειπη δε τις αυτοις εξ υμων, υπαγετε εν ειρηνη, θερμαινεσθε και χορταζεσθε, μη δωτε δε αυτοις τα επιτηδεια του σωματος, τι το οφελος; 17 ουτως και η πιστις, εαν μη εργα εχη, νεκρα εστιν καθ εαυτην. 18 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. 19 συ πιστευεις οτι ο θεος εις εστιν· καλως ποιεις· και τα δαιμονια πιστευουσιν και φρισσουσιν. 20 θελεις δε γνωναι, ω ανθρωπε κενε, οτι η πιστις χωρις των εργων νεκρα εστιν; 21 αβρααμ ο πατηρ ημων ουκ εξ εργων εδικαιωθη, ανενεγκας ισαακ τον υιον αυτου επι το θυσιαστηριον; 22 βλεπεις οτι η πιστις συνηργει τοις εργοις αυτου, και εκ των εργων η πιστις ετελειωθη, 23 και επληρωθη η γραφη η λεγουσα· επιστευσεν δε αβρααμ τω θεω, και ελογισθη αυτω εις δικαιοσυνην, και φιλος θεου εκληθη. 24 ορατε τοινυν οτι εξ εργων δικαιουται ανθρωπος και ουκ εκ πιστεως μονον. 25 ομοιως δε και ρααβ η πορνη ουκ εξ εργων εδικαιωθη, υποδεξαμενη τους αγγελους και ετερα οδω εκβαλουσα; 26 ωσπερ γαρ το σωμα χωρις πνευματος νεκρον εστιν, ουτως και η πιστις χωρις των εργων νεκρα εστιν.
James · Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
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Notes on this text (3)
- 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).
Cross references (26)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Proverbs 24:23; James 2:9; Leviticus 19:15; Deuteronomy 16:19; Deuteronomy 1:17
- 2 Esther 3:10; Luke 15:22; Matthew 11:8–9; Zechariah 3:3–4; Esther 8:2
- 3 2 Corinthians 8:9; James 2:6; Luke 7:44–46; Isaiah 65:5; Jude 16
- 4 John 7:24; Job 34:19; Matthew 7:1–5; Psalm 82:2; James 4:11
- 5 Matthew 5:3; Luke 6:20; Revelation 2:9; 1 Corinthians 1:26–28; 2 Corinthians 8:9
- 6 Proverbs 17:5; Proverbs 14:31; 1 Corinthians 11:22; Psalm 14:6; James 5:4
- 7 Philippians 2:9–11; Psalm 111:9; Ephesians 3:15; 1 Timothy 1:13; Revelation 13:5–6
- 8 Leviticus 19:18; Galatians 5:14; Matthew 22:39; Romans 13:8–9; James 2:12
- 9 Leviticus 19:15; James 2:1–4; John 8:9; 1 John 3:4; Romans 3:20
- 10 Galatians 3:10; Matthew 5:18–19; Deuteronomy 27:26
- 11 Exodus 20:13–14; Matthew 5:21–28; Deuteronomy 5:17–18; Romans 13:9; Matthew 19:18
- 12 James 1:25; James 2:8; Philippians 4:8; 2 Peter 1:4–8; Colossians 3:17
- 13 Matthew 5:7; Matthew 6:15; Proverbs 21:13; Luke 6:37; Ephesians 2:4–7
- 14 Matthew 7:26–27; Matthew 7:21–23; James 1:22–25; Luke 6:49; Titus 1:16
- 15 Luke 3:11; Matthew 25:35–40; Isaiah 58:7; Job 31:16–21; Isaiah 58:10
- 16 Proverbs 3:27–28; 1 John 3:16–18; Matthew 25:42–45; Romans 12:9; 2 Corinthians 8:8
- 17 James 2:26; 2 Peter 1:5–9; James 2:19–20; James 2:14; 1 Corinthians 13:13
- 18 James 3:13; James 2:14; 1 Timothy 1:5; Galatians 5:6; Titus 2:11–14
- 19 Luke 4:34; Mark 1:24; Matthew 8:29; Acts 16:17; Deuteronomy 6:4
- 20 James 2:17; James 2:26; Proverbs 12:11; Romans 1:21; Psalm 94:8–11
- 21 Genesis 22:16–18; Genesis 22:9–12; John 8:39; Matthew 12:37; Romans 4:16
- 22 1 Thessalonians 1:3; Hebrews 11:17–19; Galatians 5:6; 1 John 2:5; James 2:18
- 23 Genesis 15:6; Isaiah 41:8; 2 Chronicles 20:7; Galatians 3:6; Romans 4:22–24
- 24 James 2:21–22; James 2:15–18
- 25 Hebrews 11:31; Joshua 6:22–25; Joshua 2:19–21; Joshua 2:15; Joshua 2:4
- 26 James 2:20; James 2:17; James 2:14; Ecclesiastes 12:7; Job 34:14–15
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
… by these things, but that they were given as a sign to the people, this fact shows,-- that Abraham himself, without circumcision and without observance of Sabbaths, "believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness; and he was called the friend of God." Then, again, Lot, without circumcision, was brought out from Sodom, receiving salvation from God.
Forgive her, O Lord, forgive her, I beseech Thee; "enter not into judgment" with her. Let Thy mercy be exalted above Thy justice, because Thy words are true, and Thou hast promised mercy unto "the merciful;" which Thou gavest them to be who wilt "have mercy" on whom Thou wilt "have mercy," and wilt "have compassion" on whom Thou hast …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
He was justified not only by works, but also by faith: for though he did many things well, yet he was never called the friend of God, except when he believed.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
For faith apart from works is dead, and so likewise are works apart from faith.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 9 (1899)
… the whole city of God in its pilgrim state, for it cries to God by the mouth of all its members, "Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors." And this prayer is efficacious not for those whose faith is "without works and dead," but for those whose faith "worketh by love." For as reason, though subjected to God, …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)