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Jas 1:27 Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.(NASB-1995)

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---- James 2:1 ---- written 45-50 A.D.----
Jas 2:1 ἀδελφοί μου, μὴ ἐν προσωπολημψίαις ἔχετε τὴν πίστιν τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν ἰησοῦ χριστοῦ τῆς δόξης. (Nestle-Aland 125-200AD)
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Jas 2:1 My brethren, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of personal favoritism.(NASB-1995)

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---- James 2:2----
Jas 2:2 ἐὰν γὰρ εἰσέλθῃ εἰς συναγωγὴν ὑμῶν ἀνὴρ χρυσοδακτύλιος ἐν ἐσθῆτι λαμπρᾷ, εἰσέλθῃ δὲ καὶ πτωχὸς ἐν ῥυπαρᾷ ἐσθῆτι, (Nestle-Aland 125-200AD)
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Jas 2:2 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,(NASB-1995)

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---- James 2:3----
Jas 2:3 ἐπιβλέψητε δὲ ἐπὶ τὸν φοροῦντα τὴν ἐσθῆτα τὴν λαμπρὰν καὶ εἴπητε, σὺ κάθου ὧδε καλῶς, καὶ τῶ πτωχῶ εἴπητε, σὺ στῆθι ἐκεῖ ἢ κάθου ὑπὸ τὸ ὑποπόδιόν μου, (Nestle-Aland 125-200AD)
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Jas 2:3 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,"(NASB-1995)

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---- James 2:4----
Jas 2:4 οὐ διεκρίθητε ἐν ἑαυτοῖς καὶ ἐγένεσθε κριταὶ διαλογισμῶν πονηρῶν; (Nestle-Aland 125-200AD)
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Jas 2:4 have you not made distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil motives?(NASB-1995)

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---- James 2:5----
Jas 2:5 ἀκούσατε, ἀδελφοί μου ἀγαπητοί. οὐχ ὁ θεὸς ἐξελέξατο τοὺς πτωχοὺς τῶ κόσμῳ πλουσίους ἐν πίστει καὶ κληρονόμους τῆς βασιλείας ἧς ἐπηγγείλατο τοῖς ἀγαπῶσιν αὐτόν; (Nestle-Aland 125-200AD)
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Jas 2:5 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?(NASB-1995)

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---- James 2:6----
Jas 2:6 ὑμεῖς δὲ ἠτιμάσατε τὸν πτωχόν. οὐχ οἱ πλούσιοι καταδυναστεύουσιν ὑμῶν, καὶ αὐτοὶ ἕλκουσιν ὑμᾶς εἰς κριτήρια; (Nestle-Aland 125-200AD)
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Jas 2:6 But you have dishonored the poor man. Is it not the rich who oppress you and personally drag you into court?(NASB-1995)

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---- James 2:7----
Jas 2:7 οὐκ αὐτοὶ βλασφημοῦσιν τὸ καλὸν ὄνομα τὸ ἐπικληθὲν ἐφ᾽ ὑμᾶς; (Nestle-Aland 125-200AD)
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Jas 2:7 Do they not blaspheme the fair name by which you have been called?(NASB-1995)

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---- James 2:8----
Jas 2:8 εἰ μέντοι νόμον τελεῖτε βασιλικὸν κατὰ τὴν γραφήν, ἀγαπήσεις τὸν πλησίον σου ὡς σεαυτόν, καλῶς ποιεῖτε· (Nestle-Aland 125-200AD)
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Jas 2:8 If, however, you are fulfilling the royal law according to the Scripture, "YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF," you are doing well.(NASB-1995)

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---- James 2:9----
Jas 2:9 εἰ δὲ προσωπολημπτεῖτε, ἁμαρτίαν ἐργάζεσθε, ἐλεγχόμενοι ὑπὸ τοῦ νόμου ὡς παραβάται. (Nestle-Aland 125-200AD)
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Jas 2:9 But if you show partiality, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors.(NASB-1995)

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---- James 2:10----
Jas 2:10 ὅστις γὰρ ὅλον τὸν νόμον τηρήσῃ, πταίσῃ δὲ ἐν ἑνί, γέγονεν πάντων ἔνοχος. (Nestle-Aland 125-200AD)
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Jas 2:10 For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all.(NASB-1995)

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---- James 2:11----
Jas 2:11 ὁ γὰρ εἰπών, μὴ μοιχεύσῃς, εἶπεν καί, μὴ φονεύσῃς· εἰ δὲ οὐ μοιχεύεις, φονεύεις δέ, γέγονας παραβάτης νόμου. (Nestle-Aland 125-200AD)
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Jas 2:11 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.(NASB-1995)

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---- James 2:12----
Jas 2:12 οὕτως λαλεῖτε καὶ οὕτως ποιεῖτε ὡς διὰ νόμου ἐλευθερίας μέλλοντες κρίνεσθαι. (Nestle-Aland 125-200AD)
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Jas 2:12 So speak and so act as those who are to be judged by the law of liberty.(NASB-1995)

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---- James 2:13----
Jas 2:13 ἡ γὰρ κρίσις ἀνέλεος τῶ μὴ ποιήσαντι ἔλεος· κατακαυχᾶται ἔλεος κρίσεως. (Nestle-Aland 125-200AD)
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Jas 2:13 For judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment.(NASB-1995)

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---- James 2:14----
Jas 2:14 τί τὸ ὄφελος, ἀδελφοί μου, ἐὰν πίστιν λέγῃ τις ἔχειν, ἔργα δὲ μὴ ἔχῃ; μὴ δύναται ἡ πίστις σῶσαι αὐτόν; (Nestle-Aland 125-200AD)
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Jas 2:14 What use is it, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but he has no works? Can that faith save him?(NASB-1995)

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---- James 2:15----
Jas 2:15 ἐὰν ἀδελφὸς ἢ ἀδελφὴ γυμνοὶ ὑπάρχωσιν καὶ λειπόμενοι τῆς ἐφημέρου τροφῆς, (Nestle-Aland 125-200AD)
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Jas 2:15 If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food,(NASB-1995)

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---- James 2:16----
Jas 2:16 εἴπῃ δέ τις αὐτοῖς ἐξ ὑμῶν, ὑπάγετε ἐν εἰρήνῃ, θερμαίνεσθε καὶ χορτάζεσθε, μὴ δῶτε δὲ αὐτοῖς τὰ ἐπιτήδεια τοῦ σώματος, τί τὸ ὄφελος; (Nestle-Aland 125-200AD)
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Jas 2:16 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?(NASB-1995)

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---- James 2:17----
Jas 2:17 οὕτως καὶ ἡ πίστις, ἐὰν μὴ ἔχῃ ἔργα, νεκρά ἐστιν καθ᾽ ἑαυτήν. (Nestle-Aland 125-200AD)
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Jas 2:17 Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead, being by itself.(NASB-1995)

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---- James 2:18----
Jas 2:18 ἀλλ᾽ ἐρεῖ τις, σὺ πίστιν ἔχεις κἀγὼ ἔργα ἔχω. δεῖξόν μοι τὴν πίστιν σου χωρὶς τῶν ἔργων, κἀγώ σοι δείξω ἐκ τῶν ἔργων μου τὴν πίστιν. (Nestle-Aland 125-200AD)
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Jas 2:18 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."(NASB-1995)

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---- James 2:19----
Jas 2:19 σὺ πιστεύεις ὅτι εἷς ἐστιν ὁ θεός; καλῶς ποιεῖς· καὶ τὰ δαιμόνια πιστεύουσιν καὶ φρίσσουσιν. (Nestle-Aland 125-200AD)
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Jas 2:19 You believe that God is one. You do well; the demons also believe, and shudder.(NASB-1995)

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---- James 2:20----
Jas 2:20 θέλεις δὲ γνῶναι, ὦ ἄνθρωπε κενέ, ὅτι ἡ πίστις χωρὶς τῶν ἔργων ἀργή ἐστιν; (Nestle-Aland 125-200AD)
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Jas 2:20 But are you willing to recognize, you foolish fellow, that faith without works is useless?(NASB-1995)

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---- James 2:21----
Jas 2:21 ἀβραὰμ ὁ πατὴρ ἡμῶν οὐκ ἐξ ἔργων ἐδικαιώθη, ἀνενέγκας ἰσαὰκ τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριον; (Nestle-Aland 125-200AD)
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Jas 2:21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?(NASB-1995)

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---- James 2:22----
Jas 2:22 βλέπεις ὅτι ἡ πίστις συνήργει τοῖς ἔργοις αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐκ τῶν ἔργων ἡ πίστις ἐτελειώθη, (Nestle-Aland 125-200AD)
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Jas 2:22 You see that faith was working with his works, and as a result of the works, faith was perfected;(NASB-1995)

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---- James 2:23----
Jas 2:23 καὶ ἐπληρώθη ἡ γραφὴ ἡ λέγουσα, ἐπίστευσεν δὲ ἀβραὰμ τῶ θεῶ, καὶ ἐλογίσθη αὐτῶ εἰς δικαιοσύνην, καὶ φίλος θεοῦ ἐκλήθη. (Nestle-Aland 125-200AD)
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Jas 2:23 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.(NASB-1995)

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---- James 2:24----
Jas 2:24 ὁρᾶτε ὅτι ἐξ ἔργων δικαιοῦται ἄνθρωπος καὶ οὐκ ἐκ πίστεως μόνον. (Nestle-Aland 125-200AD)
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Jas 2:24 You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone.(NASB-1995)

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---- James 2:25----
Jas 2:25 ὁμοίως δὲ καὶ ῥαὰβ ἡ πόρνη οὐκ ἐξ ἔργων ἐδικαιώθη, ὑποδεξαμένη τοὺς ἀγγέλους καὶ ἑτέρᾳ ὁδῶ ἐκβαλοῦσα; (Nestle-Aland 125-200AD)
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Jas 2:25 In the same way, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way?(NASB-1995)

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---- James 2:26----
Jas 2:26 ὥσπερ γὰρ τὸ σῶμα χωρὶς πνεύματος νεκρόν ἐστιν, οὕτως καὶ ἡ πίστις χωρὶς ἔργων νεκρά ἐστιν. (Nestle-Aland 125-200AD)
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Jas 2:26 For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.(NASB-1995)

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---- James 3:1 ---- written 45-50 A.D.----


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