14{
"verseID": "James.1.14",
"source": "Ἕκαστος δὲ πειράζεται, ὑπὸ τῆς ἰδίας ἐπιθυμίας ἐξελκόμενος, καὶ δελεαζόμενος.",
"text": "Each one and is *peirazetai*, by the *idias epithymias* being *exelkomenos*, and being *deleazomenos*.",
"grammar": {
"*peirazetai*": "present, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular - is tempted",
"*idias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - possessive adjective (own)",
"*epithymias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - agent (by desire)",
"*exelkomenos*": "present, passive, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - being drawn away",
"*deleazomenos*": "present, passive, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - being enticed"
},
"variants": {
"*peirazetai*": "is tempted/is tested/is tried",
"*idias*": "own/personal/individual",
"*epithymias*": "desire/lust/craving/passion",
"*exelkomenos*": "being drawn away/being dragged away/being lured",
"*deleazomenos*": "being enticed/being baited/being lured"
}
}
15{
"verseID": "James.1.15",
"source": "Εἶτα ἡ ἐπιθυμία συλλαβοῦσα, τίκτει ἁμαρτίαν: ἡ δὲ ἁμαρτία, ἀποτελεσθεῖσα, ἀποκύει θάνατον.",
"text": "Then the *epithymia* having *syllabousa*, *tiktei* *hamartian*: and the *hamartia*, having been *apotelestheisa*, *apokyei* *thanaton*.",
"grammar": {
"*epithymia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - subject",
"*syllabousa*": "aorist, active, participle, nominative, feminine, singular - having conceived",
"*tiktei*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - gives birth to",
"*hamartian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - direct object",
"*hamartia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - subject",
"*apotelestheisa*": "aorist, passive, participle, nominative, feminine, singular - having been completed",
"*apokyei*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - brings forth",
"*thanaton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - direct object"
},
"variants": {
"*epithymia*": "desire/lust/craving",
"*syllabousa*": "having conceived/having become pregnant",
"*tiktei*": "gives birth to/bears/produces",
"*hamartian*": "sin/wrongdoing/error",
"*apotelestheisa*": "having been completed/having been finished/having been brought to maturity",
"*apokyei*": "brings forth/gives birth to/produces",
"*thanaton*": "death/mortality"
}
}
16{
"verseID": "James.1.16",
"source": "Μὴ πλανᾶσθε, ἀδελφοί μου ἀγαπητοί.",
"text": "Not be *planasthe*, *adelphoi* of me *agapētoi*.",
"grammar": {
"*planasthe*": "present, passive, imperative, 2nd person plural - be deceived",
"*adelphoi*": "vocative, masculine, plural - direct address",
"*agapētoi*": "vocative, masculine, plural - adjective modifying *adelphoi*"
},
"variants": {
"*planasthe*": "be deceived/be led astray/be misled",
"*adelphoi*": "brothers/brethren/fellow believers",
"*agapētoi*": "beloved/dear/dearly loved"
}
}
17{
"verseID": "James.1.17",
"source": "Πᾶσα δόσις ἀγαθὴ καὶ πᾶν δώρημα τέλειον ἄνωθέν ἐστιν, καταβαῖνον ἀπὸ τοῦ Πατρὸς τῶν φώτων, παρʼ ᾧ οὐκ ἔνι παραλλαγὴ, ἢ τροπῆς ἀποσκίασμα.",
"text": "Every *dosis agathē* and every *dōrēma teleion* from *anōthen* *estin*, *katabainon* from the *Patros* of the *phōtōn*, with whom not there *eni* *parallagē*, or of *tropēs aposkiasma*.",
"grammar": {
"*dosis*": "nominative, feminine, singular - subject",
"*agathē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - adjective modifying *dosis*",
"*dōrēma*": "nominative, neuter, singular - subject",
"*teleion*": "nominative, neuter, singular - adjective modifying *dōrēma*",
"*anōthen*": "adverb - from above",
"*estin*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - is",
"*katabainon*": "present, active, participle, nominative, neuter, singular - coming down",
"*Patros*": "genitive, masculine, singular - source (from Father)",
"*phōtōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - possessive (of lights)",
"*eni*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - is in/exists",
"*parallagē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - subject",
"*tropēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - possessive (of shifting)",
"*aposkiasma*": "nominative, neuter, singular - subject"
},
"variants": {
"*dosis*": "gift/giving/act of giving",
"*agathē*": "good/beneficial",
"*dōrēma*": "gift/present/donation",
"*teleion*": "perfect/complete/mature",
"*anōthen*": "from above/from heaven/from the beginning",
"*katabainon*": "coming down/descending",
"*Patros*": "Father/progenitor",
"*phōtōn*": "lights/luminaries/sources of light",
"*eni*": "is in/exists/is present",
"*parallagē*": "variation/change/shifting",
"*tropēs*": "turning/changing/shifting",
"*aposkiasma*": "shadow/overshadowing/darkening"
}
}
18{
"verseID": "James.1.18",
"source": "Βουληθεὶς ἀπεκύησεν ἡμᾶς λόγῳ ἀληθείας, εἰς τὸ εἶναι ἡμᾶς ἀπαρχήν τινα τῶν αὐτοῦ κτισμάτων.",
"text": "Having *boulētheis* he *apekuēsen* us by *logō* of *alētheias*, for the *einai* us *aparchēn* a certain of the of him *ktismatōn*.",
"grammar": {
"*boulētheis*": "aorist, passive, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having willed",
"*apekuēsen*": "aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - brought forth",
"*logō*": "dative, masculine, singular - instrumental (by word)",
"*alētheias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - possessive (of truth)",
"*einai*": "present, active, infinitive - to be",
"*aparchēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - direct object",
"*ktismatōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - possessive (of created things)"
},
"variants": {
"*boulētheis*": "having willed/having purposed/having desired",
"*apekuēsen*": "brought forth/gave birth to/produced",
"*logō*": "word/message",
"*alētheias*": "truth/reality",
"*einai*": "to be/to exist",
"*aparchēn*": "firstfruits/first portion/first offering",
"*ktismatōn*": "created things/creatures/created beings"
}
}