James 2
Study sheet, King James Version, with the original-language words this chapter turns on.
The text
1My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.
2For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment;
3And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool:
4Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?
5Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
6But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?
7Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called?
8If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:
9But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.
10For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
11For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.
12So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.
13For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
14What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
15If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
16And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?
17Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
18Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
19Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
20But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
21Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
22Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?
23And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
24Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
25Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?
26For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
Words in this chapter
Definitions are Strong's own wording from his Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Counts are how often each word appears in this chapter, from the tagged text.
- ὁhoG358855× in this chapter
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
- καίkaíG253224× in this chapter
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
- σύsýG477115× in this chapter
thou
- δέdéG116114× in this chapter
but, and, etc.
- πίστιςpístisG410213× in this chapter
persuasion, i.e. credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly, constancy in such profession; by extension, the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself
- ἔργονérgonG204112× in this chapter
toil (as an effort or occupation); by implication, an act
- αὐτόςautósG84610× in this chapter
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438 (ἑαυτοῦ)) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
- μέméG31659× in this chapter
me
- μήmḗG33618× in this chapter
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas G3756 (οὐ) expects an affirmative one)) whether
- οὐouG37568× in this chapter
the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb; no or not
- ἐκekG15377× in this chapter
literal or figurative; direct or remote)
- ἐνenG17227× in this chapter
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
- εἰμίeimíG15106× in this chapter
I exist (used only when emphatic)
- ἔχωéchōG21926× in this chapter
to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition)
- γάρgárG10635× in this chapter
properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
- ἔπωépōG20365× in this chapter
to speak or say (by word or writing)
- νόμοςnómosG35515× in this chapter
law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of Moses (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively (a principle)
- ἐάνeánG14374× in this chapter
a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty
- θεόςtheósG23164× in this chapter
figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very
- ὅτιhótiG37544× in this chapter
demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because
- οὕτωhoútōG37794× in this chapter
in this way (referring to what precedes or follows)
- ποιέωpoiéōG41604× in this chapter
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
- πτωχόςptōchósG44344× in this chapter
akin to G4422 (πτοέω) and the alternate of G4098 (πίπτω)); a beggar (as cringing), i.e. pauper (strictly denoting absolute or public mendicancy, although also used in a qualified or relative sense; whereas G3993 (πένης) properly means only straitened circumstances in private), literally (often as noun) or figuratively (distressed)
- χωρίςchōrísG55654× in this chapter
at a space, i.e. separately or apart from (often as preposition)
- ἀδελφόςadelphósG804× in this chapter
a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (much like G1 (Α))
- γίνομαιgínomaiG10963× in this chapter
to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
- δικαιόωdikaióōG13443× in this chapter
to render (i.e. show or regard as) just or innocent
- εἰeiG14873× in this chapter
if, whether, that, etc.
- εἰςeisG15193× in this chapter
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
- ἐπίepíG19093× in this chapter
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
- ἐσθήςesthḗsG20663× in this chapter
dress
- καλῶςkalōsG25733× in this chapter
well (usually morally)
- νεκρόςnekrósG34983× in this chapter
dead (literally or figuratively; also as noun)
- πιστεύωpisteúōG41003× in this chapter
to have faith (in, upon, or with respect to, a person or thing), i.e. credit; by implication, to entrust (especially one's spiritual well-being to Christ)
- τὶςtìsG51003× in this chapter
some or any person or object
- ὡςhōsG56133× in this chapter
which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows)
- ἈβραάμAbraámG112× in this chapter
Abraham, the Hebrew patriarch
- γραφήgraphḗG11242× in this chapter
a document, i.e. holy Writ (or its contents or a statement in it)
- δεικνύωdeiknýōG11662× in this chapter
to show (literally or figuratively)
- ἑαυτοῦheautoûG14382× in this chapter
him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.