Jas 2:5-6 : 5 {
"verseID": "James.2.5",
"source": "Ἀκούσατε, ἀδελφοί μου ἀγαπητοί, οὐχ ὁ Θεὸς ἐξελέξατο τοὺς πτωχοὺς τοῦ κόσμου τούτου πλουσίους ἐν πίστει, καὶ κληρονόμους τῆς βασιλείας ἧς ἐπηγγείλατο τοῖς ἀγαπῶσιν αὐτόν;",
"text": "*Akousate*, *adelphoi* my *agapētoi*, not the *Theos exelexato* the *ptōchous* of the *kosmou* this *plousious* in *pistei*, and *klēronomous* of the *basileias* which *epēngeilato* to the *agapōsin* him?",
"grammar": {
"*Akousate*": "aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person plural - listen/hear",
"*adelphoi*": "vocative, masculine, plural - brothers",
"μου": "genitive, first person, singular - my",
"*agapētoi*": "vocative, masculine, plural - beloved",
"οὐχ": "negative particle (interrogative) - not",
"ὁ *Theos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - God",
"*exelexato*": "aorist, middle, indicative, 3rd person singular - chose/selected",
"τοὺς *ptōchous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - the poor",
"τοῦ *kosmou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of the world",
"τούτου": "genitive, masculine, singular, demonstrative - this",
"*plousious*": "accusative, masculine, plural - rich",
"ἐν *pistei*": "dative, feminine, singular - in faith",
"*klēronomous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - heirs",
"τῆς *basileias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of the kingdom",
"ἧς": "genitive, feminine, singular, relative pronoun - which",
"*epēngeilato*": "aorist, middle, indicative, 3rd person singular - he promised",
"τοῖς *agapōsin*": "dative, masculine, plural, present participle - to those loving",
"αὐτόν": "accusative, masculine, singular - him"
},
"variants": {
"*Akousate*": "listen/hear/pay attention",
"*adelphoi*": "brothers/fellow believers/siblings in faith",
"*agapētoi*": "beloved/dear ones",
"*Theos*": "God/deity",
"*exelexato*": "chose/selected/elected",
"*ptōchous*": "poor/destitute/beggars",
"*kosmou*": "world/universe/realm/order",
"*plousious*": "rich/wealthy",
"*pistei*": "faith/belief/trust",
"*klēronomous*": "heirs/inheritors",
"*basileias*": "kingdom/reign/rule",
"*epēngeilato*": "promised/pledged",
"*agapōsin*": "loving/cherishing"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "James.2.6",
"source": "Ὑμεῖς δὲ ἠτιμάσατε τὸν πτωχόν. Οὐχ οἱ πλούσιοι καταδυναστεύουσιν ὑμῶν, καὶ αὐτοὶ ἕλκουσιν ὑμᾶς εἰς κριτήρια;",
"text": "You *de ētimasate* the *ptōchon*. Not the *plousioi katadynasteuousin* you, and they *helkousin* you into *kritēria*?",
"grammar": {
"Ὑμεῖς": "nominative, second person, plural - you",
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and",
"*ētimasate*": "aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person plural - you dishonored",
"τὸν *ptōchon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - the poor man",
"Οὐχ": "negative particle (interrogative) - not",
"οἱ *plousioi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - the rich",
"*katadynasteuousin*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person plural - they oppress",
"ὑμῶν": "genitive, second person, plural - of you",
"αὐτοὶ": "nominative, masculine, plural, intensive pronoun - they themselves",
"*helkousin*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person plural - they drag",
"ὑμᾶς": "accusative, second person, plural - you",
"εἰς": "preposition + accusative - into",
"*kritēria*": "accusative, neuter, plural - courts/tribunals"
},
"variants": {
"*ētimasate*": "dishonored/despised/treated with contempt",
"*ptōchon*": "poor person/beggar/destitute individual",
"*plousioi*": "rich people/wealthy ones",
"*katadynasteuousin*": "oppress/dominate/exercise power over",
"*helkousin*": "drag/pull/haul/draw",
"*kritēria*": "courts/tribunals/judgment seats"
}
}