Verse 17

{ "verseID": "James.2.17", "source": "Οὕτως Καὶ ἡ πίστις, ἐὰν μὴ ἔργα ἔχῃ, νεκρά ἐστιν, καθʼ ἑαυτήν.", "text": "Thus also the *pistis*, if not *erga echē*, *nekra estin*, by itself.", "grammar": { "Οὕτως": "adverb - thus/in this way", "Καὶ": "conjunction - also/even", "ἡ *pistis*": "nominative, feminine, singular - the faith", "ἐὰν": "conditional particle - if", "μὴ": "negative particle - not", "*erga*": "accusative, neuter, plural - works", "*echē*": "present, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular - may have", "*nekra*": "nominative, feminine, singular, adjective - dead", "*estin*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - is", "καθʼ ἑαυτήν": "preposition + accusative, reflexive pronoun - by itself" }, "variants": { "*pistis*": "faith/belief/trust", "*erga*": "works/deeds/actions", "*echē*": "may have/possess", "*nekra*": "dead/lifeless", "*estin*": "is/exists" } }

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  • Jas 2:26 : 26 { "verseID": "James.2.26", "source": "Ὥσπερ γὰρ τὸ σῶμα χωρὶς πνεύματος νεκρόν ἐστιν, οὕτως καὶ ἡ πίστις χωρὶς τῶν ἔργων νεκρά ἐστιν.", "text": "Just as *gar* the *sōma* without *pneumatos nekron estin*, thus also the *pistis* without the *ergōn nekra estin*.", "grammar": { "Ὥσπερ": "comparative particle - just as", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for", "τὸ *sōma*": "nominative, neuter, singular - the body", "χωρὶς": "preposition + genitive - without/apart from", "*pneumatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - spirit/breath", "*nekron*": "nominative, neuter, singular, adjective - dead", "*estin*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - is", "οὕτως": "adverb - thus/in this way", "καὶ": "adverb - also", "ἡ *pistis*": "nominative, feminine, singular - the faith", "χωρὶς": "preposition + genitive - without/apart from", "τῶν *ergōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - the works", "*nekra*": "nominative, feminine, singular, adjective - dead", "*estin*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - is" }, "variants": { "*sōma*": "body/physical form", "*pneumatos*": "spirit/breath/life-force", "*nekron*": "dead/lifeless", "*estin*": "is/exists", "*pistis*": "faith/belief/trust", "*ergōn*": "works/deeds/actions", "*nekra*": "dead/lifeless" } }
  • 1 Tim 1:5 : 5 { "verseID": "1 Timothy.1.5", "source": "Τὸ δὲ τέλος τῆς παραγγελίας ἐστὶν ἀγάπη ἐκ καθαρᾶς καρδίας, καὶ συνειδήσεως ἀγαθῆς, καὶ πίστεως ἀνυποκρίτου:", "text": "The *de* *telos* of the *parangelias* *estin* *agapē* from *katharas* *kardias*, and *syneidēseōs* *agathēs*, and *pisteōs* *anypokritou*:", "grammar": { "*To*": "nominative, neuter, singular, article - the", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and/now", "*telos*": "nominative, neuter, singular - subject", "*tēs parangelias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - possessive", "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is", "*agapē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - predicate nominative", "*ek*": "preposition + genitive - from/out of", "*katharas*": "genitive, feminine, singular - adjective", "*kardias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - source", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*syneidēseōs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - source", "*agathēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - adjective", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*pisteōs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - source", "*anypokritou*": "genitive, feminine, singular - adjective" }, "variants": { "*telos*": "end/goal/purpose/aim", "*parangelias*": "command/instruction/charge", "*agapē*": "love/charity", "*katharas*": "clean/pure/undefiled", "*kardias*": "heart/inner self/mind", "*syneidēseōs*": "conscience/moral consciousness", "*agathēs*": "good/upright/beneficial", "*pisteōs*": "faith/belief/trust", "*anypokritou*": "sincere/genuine/unhypocritical" } }
  • Jas 2:14 : 14 { "verseID": "James.2.14", "source": "Τί τὸ ὄφελος, ἀδελφοί μου, ἐὰν πίστιν λέγῃ τις ἔχειν, ἔργα δὲ μὴ ἔχῃ; μὴ δύναται ἡ πίστις σῶσαι αὐτόν;", "text": "What the *ophelos*, *adelphoi* my, if *pistin legē tis echein*, *erga de* not *echē*? Not *dynatai* the *pistis sōsai* him?", "grammar": { "Τί": "interrogative pronoun, nominative, neuter, singular - what", "τὸ *ophelos*": "nominative, neuter, singular - the profit/advantage", "*adelphoi*": "vocative, masculine, plural - brothers", "μου": "genitive, first person, singular - my/of me", "ἐὰν": "conditional particle - if", "*pistin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - faith", "*legē*": "present, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular - may say", "τις": "indefinite pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - someone", "*echein*": "present, active, infinitive - to have", "*erga*": "accusative, neuter, plural - works", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "μὴ": "negative particle - not", "*echē*": "present, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular - may have", "μὴ": "negative particle (interrogative) - not", "*dynatai*": "present, middle, indicative, 3rd person singular - is able", "ἡ *pistis*": "nominative, feminine, singular - the faith", "*sōsai*": "aorist, active, infinitive - to save", "αὐτόν": "accusative, masculine, singular - him" }, "variants": { "*ophelos*": "profit/advantage/benefit/use", "*adelphoi*": "brothers/fellow believers/siblings in faith", "*pistin*": "faith/belief/trust", "*legē*": "may say/claim/profess", "*echein*": "to have/possess", "*erga*": "works/deeds/actions", "*echē*": "may have/possess", "*dynatai*": "is able/can", "*pistis*": "faith/belief/trust", "*sōsai*": "to save/rescue/deliver" } }
  • Jas 2:19-20 : 19 { "verseID": "James.2.19", "source": "Σὺ πιστεύεις ὅτι ὁ Θεὸς εἷς ἐστιν· καλῶς ποιεῖς: καὶ τὰ δαιμόνια πιστεύουσιν, καὶ φρίσσουσιν.", "text": "You *pisteueis* that the *Theos* one *estin*; *kalōs poieis*: and the *daimonia pisteuousin*, and *phrissousin*.", "grammar": { "Σὺ": "nominative, second person, singular - you", "*pisteueis*": "present, active, indicative, 2nd person singular - you believe", "ὅτι": "conjunction - that", "ὁ *Theos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - God", "εἷς": "nominative, masculine, singular, numeral - one", "*estin*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - is", "*kalōs*": "adverb - well", "*poieis*": "present, active, indicative, 2nd person singular - you do", "καὶ": "conjunction - and", "τὰ *daimonia*": "nominative, neuter, plural - the demons", "*pisteuousin*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person plural - they believe", "καὶ": "conjunction - and", "*phrissousin*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person plural - they shudder" }, "variants": { "*pisteueis*": "believe/trust/have faith", "*Theos*": "God/deity", "*estin*": "is/exists", "*kalōs poieis*": "you do well/act rightly", "*daimonia*": "demons/evil spirits", "*pisteuousin*": "believe/trust/have faith", "*phrissousin*": "shudder/tremble/are terrified" } } 20 { "verseID": "James.2.20", "source": "Θέλεις δὲ γνῶναι, ὦ ἄνθρωπε κενέ, ὅτι ἡ πίστις χωρὶς τῶν ἔργων νεκρά ἐστιν;", "text": "*Theleis de gnōnai*, O *anthrōpe kene*, that the *pistis* without the *ergōn nekra estin*?", "grammar": { "*Theleis*": "present, active, indicative, 2nd person singular - you wish", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*gnōnai*": "aorist, active, infinitive - to know", "ὦ": "vocative particle - O", "*anthrōpe*": "vocative, masculine, singular - man/person", "*kene*": "vocative, masculine, singular - empty/foolish", "ὅτι": "conjunction - that", "ἡ *pistis*": "nominative, feminine, singular - the faith", "χωρὶς": "preposition + genitive - without/apart from", "τῶν *ergōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - the works", "*nekra*": "nominative, feminine, singular, adjective - dead", "*estin*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - is" }, "variants": { "*Theleis*": "you wish/want/desire", "*gnōnai*": "to know/understand/learn", "*anthrōpe*": "man/person/human", "*kene*": "empty/foolish/vain", "*pistis*": "faith/belief/trust", "*ergōn*": "works/deeds/actions", "*nekra*": "dead/lifeless", "*estin*": "is/exists" } }
  • 2 Pet 1:5-9 : 5 { "verseID": "2 Peter.1.5", "source": "Καὶ αὐτὸ τοῦτο δὲ, σπουδὴν πᾶσαν παρεισενέγκαντες, ἐπιχορηγήσατε ἐν τῇ πίστει ὑμῶν τὴν ἀρετήν· ἐν δὲ τῇ ἀρετῇ τὴν γνῶσιν·", "text": "And *auto touto de*, *spoudēn pasan* having supplied, *epichorēgēsate* in the *pistei* of you the *aretēn*; and in the *aretē* the *gnōsin*;", "grammar": { "*auto touto*": "accusative, neuter, singular - 'this very thing'", "*de*": "conjunction/particle - 'but/and/now'", "*spoudēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - diligence/earnestness", "*pasan*": "accusative, feminine, singular - all/every", "παρεισενέγκαντες": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - 'having brought in/supplied'", "*epichorēgēsate*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd plural - 'supply/furnish'", "*pistei*": "dative, feminine, singular - faith", "*aretēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - virtue/excellence", "*aretē*": "dative, feminine, singular - virtue/excellence", "*gnōsin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - knowledge" }, "variants": { "*spoudēn*": "diligence/earnestness/eagerness/effort", "*pasan*": "all/every/whole", "*epichorēgēsate*": "supply/furnish/provide abundantly", "*pistei*": "faith/belief/trust", "*aretēn*": "virtue/moral excellence/goodness", "*gnōsin*": "knowledge/understanding" } } 6 { "verseID": "2 Peter.1.6", "source": "Ἐν δὲ τῇ γνώσει τὴν ἐγκράτειαν· ἐν δὲ τῇ ἐγκρατείᾳ τὴν ὑπομονήν· ἐν δὲ τῇ ὑπομονῇ τὴν εὐσέβειαν·", "text": "And in the *gnōsei* the *enkrateian*; and in the *enkrateia* the *hypomonēn*; and in the *hypomonē* the *eusebeian*;", "grammar": { "*gnōsei*": "dative, feminine, singular - knowledge", "*enkrateian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - self-control", "*enkrateia*": "dative, feminine, singular - self-control", "*hypomonēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - perseverance/endurance", "*hypomonē*": "dative, feminine, singular - perseverance/endurance", "*eusebeian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - godliness/piety" }, "variants": { "*gnōsei*": "knowledge/understanding/insight", "*enkrateian*": "self-control/temperance/restraint", "*hypomonēn*": "perseverance/endurance/steadfastness/patience", "*eusebeian*": "godliness/piety/devotion" } } 7 { "verseID": "2 Peter.1.7", "source": "Ἐν δὲ τῇ εὐσεβείᾳ τὴν φιλαδελφίαν· ἐν δὲ τῇ φιλαδελφίᾳ τὴν ἀγάπην.", "text": "And in the *eusebeia* the *philadelphian*; and in the *philadelphia* the *agapēn*.", "grammar": { "*eusebeia*": "dative, feminine, singular - godliness/piety", "*philadelphian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - brotherly love", "*philadelphia*": "dative, feminine, singular - brotherly love", "*agapēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - love" }, "variants": { "*eusebeia*": "godliness/piety/devotion", "*philadelphian*": "brotherly love/brotherly affection/love of brethren", "*agapēn*": "love/charity/benevolence" } } 8 { "verseID": "2 Peter.1.8", "source": "Ταῦτα γὰρ ὑμῖν ὑπάρχοντα, καὶ πλεονάζοντα, οὐκ ἀργοὺς οὐδὲ ἀκάρπους καθίστησιν εἰς τὴν τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐπίγνωσιν.", "text": "For these things in you *hyparchonta*, and *pleonazonta*, not *argous* nor *akarpous* make you for the of *Kyriou* of us *Iēsou Christou epignōsin*.", "grammar": { "Ταῦτα": "nominative, neuter, plural - 'these things'", "γὰρ": "conjunction - 'for'", "ὑμῖν": "dative, plural - 'in you/to you'", "*hyparchonta*": "present active participle, nominative, neuter, plural - 'being/existing'", "*pleonazonta*": "present active participle, nominative, neuter, plural - 'increasing/abounding'", "*argous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - idle/useless", "*akarpous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - unfruitful/barren", "καθίστησιν": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - 'make/render/establish'", "*Kyriou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - Lord", "*Iēsou Christou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - 'of Jesus Christ'", "*epignōsin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - full knowledge" }, "variants": { "*hyparchonta*": "being/existing/belonging to", "*pleonazonta*": "increasing/abounding/multiplying", "*argous*": "idle/useless/lazy/barren", "*akarpous*": "unfruitful/barren/without produce", "*epignōsin*": "full knowledge/complete understanding/precise knowledge" } } 9 { "verseID": "2 Peter.1.9", "source": "ᾯ γὰρ μὴ πάρεστιν ταῦτα τυφλός ἐστιν, μυωπάζων, λήθην λαβὼν τοῦ καθαρισμοῦ τῶν πάλαι αὐτοῦ ἁμαρτιῶν.", "text": "For in whom not *parestin* these things *typhlos estin*, being short-sighted, *lēthēn* having taken of the *katharismou* of the long ago of him *hamartiōn*.", "grammar": { "ᾯ": "dative, masculine, singular - 'in whom/to whom'", "γὰρ": "conjunction - 'for'", "μὴ": "negative particle - 'not'", "*parestin*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - 'is present/exists'", "ταῦτα": "nominative, neuter, plural - 'these things'", "*typhlos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - blind", "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - 'is'", "μυωπάζων": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - 'being nearsighted/short-sighted'", "*lēthēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - forgetfulness", "λαβὼν": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - 'having taken/received'", "*katharismou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - cleansing/purification", "πάλαι": "adverb - 'long ago/former'", "*hamartiōn*": "genitive, feminine, plural - sins" }, "variants": { "*parestin*": "is present/exists/is at hand", "*typhlos*": "blind/unseeing", "*lēthēn*": "forgetfulness/oblivion", "*katharismou*": "cleansing/purification/purging", "*hamartiōn*": "sins/offenses/misdeeds" } }
  • 1 Cor 13:13 : 13 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.13.13", "source": "Νυνὶ δὲ μένει πίστις, ἐλπίς, ἀγάπη, τὰ τρία ταῦτα· μείζων δὲ τούτων ἡ ἀγάπη.", "text": "*Nyni* but *menei* *pistis*, *elpis*, *agapē*, the three these; *meizōn* but of these the *agapē*.", "grammar": { "*Nyni*": "adverb - now", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*menei*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - remains/abides", "*pistis*": "nominative, feminine, singular - faith", "*elpis*": "nominative, feminine, singular - hope", "*agapē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - love", "*ta*": "nominative, neuter, plural article - the", "*tria*": "nominative, neuter, plural - three", "*tauta*": "nominative, neuter, plural demonstrative pronoun - these", "*meizōn*": "nominative, feminine, singular, comparative - greater", "*toutōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural demonstrative pronoun - of these", "*hē*": "nominative, feminine, singular article - the" }, "variants": { "*nyni*": "now/at this time", "*menei*": "remains/abides/continues", "*pistis*": "faith/belief/trust", "*elpis*": "hope/expectation", "*agapē*": "love/charity/benevolence", "*meizōn*": "greater/larger/more important" } }
  • 1 Thess 1:3 : 3 { "verseID": "1 Thessalonians.1.3", "source": "μνημονεύοντες ὑμῶν τοῦ ἔργου τῆς πίστεως, καὶ τοῦ κόπου τῆς ἀγάπης, καὶ τῆς ὑπομονῆς τῆς ἐλπίδος τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ Πατρὸς ἡμῶν·", "text": "*mnēmoneuontes* of-you the *ergou* of-the *pisteōs*, and the *kopou* of-the *agapēs*, and the *hypomonēs* of-the *elpidos* of-the *Kyriou* of-us *Iēsou Christou*, *emprosthen* of-the *Theou* and *Patros* of-us;", "grammar": { "*mnēmoneuontes*": "present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - remembering/mentioning", "*ergou*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of work/deed", "*pisteōs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of faith/belief/trust", "*kopou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of labor/toil/trouble", "*agapēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of love", "*hypomonēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of endurance/steadfastness/patience", "*elpidos*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of hope/expectation", "*Kyriou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Lord", "*Iēsou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Jesus", "*Christou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Christ/Messiah", "*emprosthen*": "preposition - before/in front of", "*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God", "*Patros*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Father" }, "variants": { "*mnēmoneuontes*": "remembering/mentioning/keeping in mind", "*ergou*": "work/deed/action/labor", "*pisteōs*": "faith/belief/trust/faithfulness", "*kopou*": "labor/toil/trouble/hardship", "*agapēs*": "love/charity/benevolence", "*hypomonēs*": "endurance/steadfastness/patience/perseverance", "*elpidos*": "hope/expectation" } }
  • 1 Cor 13:3 : 3 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.13.3", "source": "Καὶ ἐὰν ψωμίσω πάντα τὰ ὑπάρχοντά μου, καὶ ἐὰν παραδῶ τὸ σῶμά μου ἵνα καυθήσωμαι, ἀγάπην δὲ μὴ ἔχω, οὐδὲν ὠφελοῦμαι.", "text": "And if I *psōmisō* all the *hyparchonta* of me, and if I *paradō* the *sōma* of me so that I may be *kauthēsōmai*, *agapēn* but not *echō*, nothing I am *ōpheloumai*.", "grammar": { "*Kai*": "conjunction - and/also", "*ean*": "conditional particle - if", "*psōmisō*": "aorist, active, subjunctive, 1st person singular - I feed/dole out food", "*panta*": "accusative, neuter, plural - all", "*hyparchonta*": "accusative, neuter, plural, participle - belongings/possessions/goods", "*mou*": "genitive, 1st person singular pronoun - of me/my", "*paradō*": "aorist, active, subjunctive, 1st person singular - I deliver up/hand over", "*sōma*": "accusative, neuter, singular - body", "*hina*": "conjunction - so that/in order that", "*kauthēsōmai*": "future, passive, subjunctive, 1st person singular - I may be burned", "*agapēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - love", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*mē*": "negative particle - not", "*echō*": "present, active, subjunctive, 1st person singular - I have/possess", "*ouden*": "accusative, neuter, singular - nothing", "*ōpheloumai*": "present, passive, indicative, 1st person singular - I am profited/benefited" }, "variants": { "*psōmisō*": "feed/give food to/distribute food", "*hyparchonta*": "possessions/goods/property/belongings", "*paradō*": "deliver up/hand over/surrender", "*sōma*": "body/physical form", "*kauthēsōmai*": "I may be burned/consumed by fire", "*ōpheloumai*": "I am profited/benefited/advantaged" } }