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Ιακωβος Θεου και Κυριου Ιησου Χριστου δουλος Ταις δωδεκα φυλαις ταις εν τη Διασπορα Χαιρειν

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are of the Dispersion, greeting.

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Πασαν χαραν ηγησασθε αδελφοι μου οταν πειρασμοις περιπεσητε ποικιλοις

Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into manifold temptations;

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γινωσκοντες οτι το δοκιμιον υμων της πιστεως κατεργαζεται υπομονην

knowing that the proving of your faith worketh patience.

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η δε υπομονη εργον τελειον εχετω ινα ητε τελειοι και ολοκληροι εν μηδενι λειπομενοι

And let patience have its perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, lacking in nothing.

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Ει δε τις υμων λειπεται σοφιας αιτειτω παρα του διδοντος Θεου πασιν απλως και μη ονειδιζοντος και δοθησεται αυτω

But if any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all liberally and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

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αιτειτω δε εν πιστει μηδεν διακρινομενος ο γαρ διακρινομενος εοικεν κλυδωνι θαλασσης ανεμιζομενω και ριπιζομενω

But let him ask in faith, nothing doubting: for he that doubteth is like the surge of the sea driven by the wind and tossed.

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μη γαρ οιεσθω ο ανθρωπος εκεινος οτι λημψεται τι παρα του Κυριου

For let not that man think that he shall receive anything of the Lord;

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ανηρ διψυχος ακαταστατος εν πασαις ταις οδοις αυτου

a doubleminded man, unstable in all his ways.

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Καυχασθω δε ο αδελφος ο ταπεινος εν τω υψει αυτου

But let the brother of low degree glory in his high estate:

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ο δε πλουσιος εν τη ταπεινωσει αυτου οτι ως ανθος χορτου παρελευσεται

and the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.

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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

For the sun ariseth with the scorching wind, and withereth the grass; and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his goings.

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Μακαριος ανηρ ος υπομενει πειρασμον οτι δοκιμος γενομενος λημψεται τον στεφανον της ζωης ον επηγγειλατο τοις αγαπωσιν αυτον

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he hath been approved, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to them that love him.

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Μηδεις πειραζομενος λεγετω οτι Απο Θεου πειραζομαι ο γαρ Θεος απειραστος εστιν κακων πειραζει δε αυτος ουδενα

Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God; for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempteth no man:

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εκαστος δε πειραζεται υπο της ιδιας επιθυμιας εξελκομενος και δελεαζομενος

but each man is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust, and enticed.

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ειτα η επιθυμια συλλαβουσα τικτει αμαρτιαν η δε αμαρτια αποτελεσθεισα αποκυει θανατον

Then the lust, when it hath conceived, beareth sin: and the sin, when it is fullgrown, bringeth forth death.

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Μη πλανασθε αδελφοι μου αγαπητοι

Be not deceived, my beloved brethren.

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πασα δοσις αγαθη και παν δωρημα τελειον ανωθεν εστιν καταβαινον απο του Πατρος των φωτων παρ ω ουκ ενι παραλλαγη η τροπης αποσκιασμα

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 that is cast by turning.

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βουληθεις απεκυησεν ημας λογω αληθειας εις το ειναι ημας απαρχην τινα των αυτου κτισματων

Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

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Ιστε αδελφοι μου αγαπητοι εστω δε πας ανθρωπος ταχυς εις το ακουσαι βραδυς εις το λαλησαι βραδυς εις οργην

Ye know this, my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

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οργη γαρ ανδρος δικαιοσυνην Θεου ουκ εργαζεται

for the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.

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διο αποθεμενοι πασαν ρυπαριαν και περισσειαν κακιας εν πραυτητι δεξασθε τον εμφυτον λογον τον δυναμενον σωσαι τας ψυχας υμων

Wherefore putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

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Γινεσθε δε ποιηται λογου και μη μονον ακροαται παραλογιζομενοι εαυτους

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding your own selves.

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οτι ει τις ακροατης λογου εστιν και ου ποιητης ουτος εοικεν ανδρι κατανοουντι το προσωπον της γενεσεως αυτου εν εσοπτρω

For if any one is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a mirror:

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κατενοησεν γαρ εαυτον και απεληλυθεν και ευθεως επελαθετο οποιος ην

for he beholdeth himself, and goeth away, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.

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ο δε παρακυψας εις νομον τελειον τον της ελευθεριας και παραμεινας ουκ ακροατης επιλησμονης γενομενος αλλα ποιητης εργου ουτος μακαριος εν τη ποιησει αυτου εσται

But he that looketh into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and so continueth, being not a hearer that forgetteth but a doer that worketh, this man shall be blessed in his doing.

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Ει τις δοκει θρησκος ειναι μη χαλιναγωγων γλωσσαν αυτου αλλα απατων καρδιαν αυτου τουτου ματαιος η θρησκεια

If any man thinketh himself to be religious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man’s religion is vain.

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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

Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.