James · Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)

James 2 Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)

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OT: Masoretic Hebrew
NT: Textus Receptus (not verified)
Protestant (66 books)
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1850
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Vamvas Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)

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1 Αδελφοί μου, μη έχετε με προσωποληψίας την πίστιν του δεδοξασμένου Κυρίου ημών Ιησού Χριστού.

1 My brothers, don’t hold the faith of our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with partiality.

1 Ἀδελφοί μου, μὴ ἐν προσωποληψίαις ἔχετε τὴν πίστιν τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τῆς δόξης.

2 Διότι εάν εισέλθη εις την συναγωγήν σας άνθρωπος έχων χρυσούν δακτυλίδιον με λαμπρόν ένδυμα, εισέλθη δε και πτωχός με ρυπαρόν ένδυμα,

2 For if a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, comes into your synagogue, and a poor man in filthy clothing also comes in,

2 ἐὰν γὰρ εἰσέλθῃ εἰς τὴν συναγωγὴν ὑμῶν ἀνὴρ χρυσοδακτύλιος ἐν ἐσθῆτι λαμπρᾷ, εἰσέλθῃ δὲ καὶ πτωχὸς ἐν ῥυπαρᾷ ἐσθῆτι,

3 και επιβλέψητε εις τον φορούντα το ένδυμα το λαμπρόν και είπητε προς αυτόν, Συ κάθου εδώ καλώς, και προς τον πτωχόν είπητε, Συ στέκε εκεί· κάθου εδώ υπό το υποπόδιόν μου,

3 and you pay special attention to him who wears the fine clothing and say, “Sit here in a good place;” and you tell the poor man, “Stand there,” or “Sit by my footstool”

3 καὶ ἐπιβλέψητε ἐπὶ τὸν φοροῦντα τὴν ἐσθῆτα τὴν λαμπρὰν καὶ εἴπητε αὐτῷ, σὺ κάθου ὧδε καλῶς, καὶ τῷ πτωχῷ εἴπητε, σὺ στῆθι ἐκεῖ ἢ κάθου ὧδε ὑπὸ τὸ ὑποπόδιόν μου,

4 δεν εκάμετε άρα διάκρισιν εν εαυτοίς και εγείνετε κριταί πονηρά διαλογιζόμενοι;

4 haven’t you shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?

4 καὶ οὐ διεκρίθητε ἐν ἑαυτοῖς καὶ ἐγένεσθε κριταὶ διαλογισμῶν πονηρῶν;

5 Ακούσατε, αδελφοί μου αγαπητοί, δεν εξέλεξεν ο Θεός τους πτωχούς του κόσμου τούτου πλουσίους εν πίστει και κληρονόμους της βασιλείας, την οποίαν υπεσχέθη προς τους αγαπώντας αυτόν;

5 Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn’t God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?

5 Ἀκούσατε, ἀδελφοί μου ἀγαπητοί. οὐχ ὁ Θεὸς ἐξελέξατο τοὺς πτωχοὺς τοῦ κόσμου πλουσίους ἐν πίστει καὶ κληρονόμους τῆς βασιλείας ἧς ἐπηγγείλατο τοῖς ἀγαπῶσιν αὐτόν;

6 Σεις όμως ητιμάσατε τον πτωχόν. Δεν σας καταδυναστεύουσιν οι πλούσιοι και αυτοί σας σύρουσιν εις κριτήρια;

6 But you have dishonored the poor man. Don’t the rich oppress you and personally drag you before the courts?

6 ὑμεῖς δὲ ἠτιμάσατε τὸν πτωχόν. οὐχ οἱ πλούσιοι καταδυναστεύουσιν ὑμῶν, καὶ αὐτοὶ ἕλκουσιν ὑμᾶς εἰς κριτήρια;

7 Αυτοί δεν βλασφημούσι το καλόν όνομα, με το οποίον ονομάζεσθε;

7 Don’t they blaspheme the honorable name by which you are called?

7 οὐκ αὐτοὶ βλασφημοῦσι τὸ καλὸν ὄνομα τὸ ἐπικληθὲν ἐφ᾽ ὑμᾶς;

8 Εάν μεν εκτελήτε τον νόμον τον βασιλικόν κατά την γραφήν, Θέλεις αγαπά τον πλησίον σου ως σεαυτόν, καλώς ποιείτε·

8 However, if you fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you do well.

8 εἰ μέντοι νόμον τελεῖτε βασιλικὸν κατὰ τὴν γραφήν, ἀγαπήσεις τὸν πλησίον σου ὡς σεαυτόν, καλῶς ποιεῖτε·

9 εάν όμως προσωποληπτήτε, κάμνετε αμαρτίαν και ελέγχεσθε υπό του νόμου ως παραβάται.

9 But if you show partiality, you commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.

9 εἰ δὲ προσωποληπτεῖτε, ἁμαρτίαν ἐργάζεσθε, ἐλεγχόμενοι ὑπὸ τοῦ νόμου ὡς παραβάται.

10 Διότι όστις φυλάξη όλον τον νόμον και πταίση εις εν, έγεινεν ένοχος πάντων.

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

10 ὅστις γὰρ ὅλον τὸν νόμον τηρήσῃ, πταίσῃ δὲ ἐν ἑνί, γέγονε πάντων ἔνοχος.

11 Επειδή ο ειπών, Μη μοιχεύσης, είπε και, Μη φονεύσης· αλλ' εάν δεν μοιχεύσης, φονεύσης δε, έγεινες παραβάτης του νόμου.

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

11 ὁ γὰρ εἰπὼν μὴ μοιχεύσῃς, εἶπε καὶ μὴ φονεύσῃς· εἰ δὲ οὐ μοιχεύσεις, φονεύσεις δέ, γέγονας παραβάτης νόμου.

12 Ούτω λαλείτε και ούτω πράττετε, ως μέλλοντες να κριθήτε διά του νόμου της ελευθερίας·

12 So speak and so do as men who are to be judged by the law of freedom.

12 οὕτω λαλεῖτε καὶ οὕτω ποιεῖτε, ὡς διὰ νόμου ἐλευθερίας μέλλοντες κρίνεσθαι·

13 διότι η κρίσις θέλει είσθαι ανίλεως εις τον όστις δεν έκαμεν έλεος· και το έλεος καυχάται κατά της κρίσεως.

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

13 ἡ γὰρ κρίσις ἀνέλεος τῷ μὴ ποιήσαντι ἔλεος· κατακαυχᾶται ἔλεος κρίσεως.

14 Τι το όφελος, αδελφοί μου, εάν λέγη τις ότι έχει πίστιν, και έργα δεν έχη; μήπως η πίστις δύναται να σώση αυτόν;

14 What good is it, my brothers, if a man says he has faith, but has no works? Can faith save him?

14 Τί τὸ ὄφελος, ἀδελφοί μου, ἐὰν πίστιν λέγῃ τις ἔχειν, ἔργα δὲ μὴ ἔχῃ; μὴ δύναται ἡ πίστις σῶσαι αὐτόν;

15 Εάν δε αδελφός ή αδελφή γυμνοί υπάρχωσι και στερώνται της καθημερινής τροφής,

15 And if a brother or sister is naked and in lack of daily food,

15 ἐὰν δὲ ἀδελφὸς ἢ ἀδελφὴ γυμνοὶ ὑπάρχωσι καὶ λειπόμενοι [ὦσι] τῆς ἐφημέρου τροφῆς,

16 και είπη τις εξ υμών προς αυτούς, Υπάγετε εν ειρήνη, θερμαίνεσθε και χορτάζεσθε, και δεν δώσητε εις αυτούς τα αναγκαία του σώματος, τι το όφελος;

16 and one of you tells them, “Go in peace. Be warmed and filled;” yet you didn’t give them the things the body needs, what good is it?

16 εἴπῃ δέ τις αὐτοῖς ἐξ ὑμῶν, ὑπάγετε ἐν εἰρήνῃ, θερμαίνεσθε καὶ χορτάζεσθε, μὴ δῶτε δὲ αὐτοῖς τὰ ἐπιτήδεια τοῦ σώματος, τί τὸ ὄφελος;

17 Ούτω και η πίστις, εάν δεν έχη έργα, νεκρά είναι καθ' εαυτήν.

17 Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead in itself.

17 οὕτω καὶ ἡ πίστις, ἐὰν μὴ ἔργα ἔχῃ, νεκρά ἐστι καθ᾽ ἑαυτήν.

18 Αλλά θέλει τις ειπεί· Συ έχεις πίστιν, και εγώ έχω έργα· δείξόν μοι την πίστιν σου εκ των έργων σου, και εγώ θέλω σοι δείξει εκ των έργων μου την πίστιν μου.

18 Yes, a man will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without works, and I will show you my faith by my works.

18 ἀλλ᾽ ἐρεῖ τις· σὺ πίστιν ἔχεις, κἀγὼ ἔργα ἔχω· δεῖξόν μοι τὴν πίστιν σου ἐκ τῶν ἔργων σου, κἀγὼ δείξω σοι ἐκ τῶν ἔργων μου τὴν πίστιν μου.

19 Συ πιστεύεις ότι ο Θεός είναι είς· καλώς ποιείς· και τα δαιμόνια πιστεύουσι και φρίττουσι.

19 You believe that God is one. You do well. The demons also believe—and shudder.

19 σὺ πιστεύεις ὅτι ὁ Θεὸς εἷς ἐστι· καλῶς ποιεῖς· καὶ τὰ δαιμόνια πιστεύουσι καὶ φρίσσουσι.

20 Θέλεις όμως να γνωρίσης, ω άνθρωπε μάταιε, ότι η πίστις χωρίς των έργων είναι νεκρά;

20 But do you want to know, vain man, that faith apart from works is dead?

20 θέλεις δὲ γνῶναι, ὦ ἄνθρωπε κενέ, ὅτι ἡ πίστις χωρὶς τῶν ἔργων νεκρά ἐστιν;

21 Αβραάμ ο πατήρ ημών δεν εδικαιώθη εξ έργων, ότε προσέφερεν Ισαάκ τον υιόν αυτού επί το θυσιαστήριον;

21 Wasn’t Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?

21 Ἀβραὰμ ὁ πατὴρ ἡμῶν οὐκ ἐξ ἔργων ἐδικαιώθη, ἀνενέγκας Ἰσαὰκ τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριον;

22 Βλέπεις ότι η πίστις συνήργει εις τα έργα αυτού, και εκ των έργων η πίστις ετελειώθη,

22 You see that faith worked with his works, and by works faith was perfected.

22 βλέπεις ὅτι ἡ πίστις συνήργει τοῖς ἔργοις αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐκ τῶν ἔργων ἡ πίστις ἐτελειώθη,

23 και επληρώθη η γραφή η λέγουσα· Επίστευσε δε Αβραάμ εις τον Θεόν, και ελογίσθη εις αυτόν εις δικαιοσύνην, και φίλος Θεού ωνομάσθη.

23 So the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him as righteousness,” and he was called the friend of God.

23 καὶ ἐπληρώθη ἡ γραφὴ ἡ λέγουσα· ἐπίστευσε δὲ Ἀβραὰμ τῷ Θεῷ, καὶ ἐλογίσθη αὐτῷ εἰς δικαιοσύνην, καὶ φίλος Θεοῦ ἐκλήθη.

24 Βλέπετε λοιπόν ότι εξ έργων δικαιούται ο άνθρωπος και ουχί εκ πίστεως μόνον.

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

24 ὁρᾶτε τοίνυν ὅτι ἐξ ἔργων δικαιοῦται ἄνθρωπος καὶ οὐκ ἐκ πίστεως μόνον.

25 Ομοίως δε και Ραάβ η πόρνη δεν εδικαιώθη εξ έργων, ότε υπεδέχθη τους απεσταλμένους και εξέβαλεν αυτούς δι' άλλης οδού;

25 In the same way, wasn’t Rahab the prostitute also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way?

25 ὁμοίως δὲ καὶ Ῥαὰβ ἡ πόρνη οὐκ ἐξ ἔργων ἐδικαιώθη, ὑποδεξαμένη τοὺς ἀγγέλους καὶ ἑτέρᾳ ὁδῷ ἐκβαλοῦσα;

26 Διότι καθώς το σώμα χωρίς πνεύματος είναι νεκρόν, ούτω και η πίστις χωρίς των έργων είναι νεκρά.

26 For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead.

26 ὥσπερ γὰρ τὸ σῶμα χωρὶς πνεύματος νεκρόν ἐστιν, οὕτω καὶ ἡ πίστις χωρὶς τῶν ἔργων νεκρά ἐστι.

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Quotes verse 2:23 Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies (Book IV, Chapter IX)
… 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.
Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)
Quotes verse 2:13 Augustine of Hippo, Confessions (Book IX, Chapter XIII)
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)
Quotes verse 2:23 Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures (Lecture V)
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)
Quotes verse 2:26 John of Damascus, An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith (Book IV, Chapter IX)
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)
Quotes verse 2:17 Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book XIX, Chapters 24–27)
… 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)

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