1:1 iakwbov, yeou kai kuriou ihsou cristou doulov, taiv dwdeka fulaiv taiv en th diaspora cairein.
1:2 pasan caran hghsasye, adelfoi mou, otan peirasmoiv peripeshte poikiloiv,
1:3 ginwskontev oti to dokimion umwn thv pistewv katergazetai upomonhn:
1:4 h de upomonh ergon teleion ecetw, ina hte teleioi kai oloklhroi, en mhdeni leipomenoi.
1:5 ei de tiv umwn leipetai sofiav, aiteitw para tou didontov yeou pasin aplwv kai ouk oneidizontov, kai doyhsetai autw:
1:6 aiteitw de en pistei, mhden diakrinomenov: o gar diakrinomenov eoiken kludwni yalasshv anemizomenw kai ripizomenw.
1:7 mh gar oiesyw o anyrwpov ekeinov oti lhqetai ti para tou kuriou.
1:8 anhr diqucov akatastatov en pasaiv taiv odoiv autou.
1:9 kaucasyw de o adelfov o tapeinov en tw uqei autou,
1:10 o de plousiov en th tapeinwsei autou, oti wv anyov cortou pareleusetai.
1:11 aneteilen gar o hliov sun tw kauswni kai exhranen ton corton, kai to anyov autou exepesen, kai h euprepeia tou proswpou autou apwleto. outwv kai o plousiov en taiv poreiaiv autou maranyhsetai.
1:12 makariov anhr ov upomenei peirasmon: oti dokimov genomenov lhqetai ton stefanon thv zwhv, on ephggeilato o kuriov toiv agapwsin auton.
1:13 mhdeiv peirazomenov legetw oti apo yeou peirazomai: o gar yeov apeirastov estin kakwn, peirazei de autov oudena.
1:14 ekastov de peirazetai upo thv idiav epiyumiav exelkomenov kai deleazomenov:
1:15 eita h epiyumia sullabousa tiktei amartian, h de amartia apotelesyeisa apokuei yanaton.
1:16 mh planasye, adelfoi mou agaphtoi:
1:17 pasa dosiv agayh kai pan dwrhma teleion anwyen estin katabainon apo tou patrov twn fwtwn, par w ouk eni parallagh h trophv aposkiasma.
1:18 boulhyeiv apekuhsen hmav logw alhyeiav eiv to einai hmav aparchn tina twn autou ktismatwn.
1:19 wste, adelfoi mou agaphtoi, estw pav anyrwpov tacuv eiv to akousai, braduv eiv to lalhsai, braduv eiv orghn:
1:20 orgh gar androv dikaiosunhn yeou ou katergazetai.
1:21 dio apoyemenoi pasan ruparian kai perisseian kakiav en prauthti dexasye ton emfuton logon ton dunamenon swsai tav qucav umwn.
1:22 ginesye de poihtai logou kai mh monon akroatai, paralogizomenoi eautouv.
1:23 oti ei tiv akroathv logou estin kai ou poihthv, outov eoiken andri katanoounti to proswpon thv genesewv autou en esoptrw:
1:24 katenohsen gar eauton kai apelhluyen, kai euyewv epelayeto opoiov hn.
1:25 o de parakuqav eiv nomon teleion ton thv eleuyeriav kai parameinav, outov ouk akroathv epilhsmonhv genomenov, alla poihthv ergou, outov makariov en th poihsei autou estai.
1:26 ei tiv dokei yrhskov einai en umin mh calinagwgwn glwssan autou, all apatwn kardian autou, toutou mataiov h yrhskeia.
1:27 yrhskeia kayara kai amiantov para [tw] yew kai patri auth estin, episkeptesyai orfanouv kai chrav en th yliqei autwn, aspilon eauton threin apo tou kosmou.
2:1 adelfoi mou, mh en proswpolhqiaiv ecete thn pistin tou kuriou hmwn ihsou cristou thv doxhv.
2:2 ean gar eiselyh eiv thn sunagwghn umwn anhr crusodaktuliov en esyhti lampra, eiselyh de kai ptwcov en rupara esyhti,
2:3 kai epibleqhte epi ton forounta thn esyhta thn lampran kai eiphte autw, su kayou wde kalwv, kai tw ptwcw eiphte, su sthyi ekei h kayou wde upo to upopodion mou,
2:4 kai ou diekriyhte en eautoiv kai egenesye kritai dialogismwn ponhrwn;
2:5 akousate, adelfoi mou agaphtoi. ouc o yeov exelexato touv ptwcouv tou kosmou plousiouv en pistei kai klhronomouv thv basileiav hv ephggeilato toiv agapwsin auton;
2:6 umeiv de htimasate ton ptwcon. ouc oi plousioi katadunasteuousin umwn, kai autoi elkousin umav eiv krithria;
2:7 ouk autoi blasfhmousin to kalon onoma to epiklhyen ef umav;
2:8 ei mentoi nomon teleite basilikon kata thn grafhn, agaphseiv ton plhsion sou wv seauton, kalwv poieite:
2:9 ei de proswpolhpteite, amartian ergazesye, elegcomenoi upo tou nomou wv parabatai.
2:10 ostiv gar olon ton nomon thrhsh, ptaish de en eni, gegonen pantwn enocov.
2:11 o gar eipwn mh moiceushv, eipen kai mh foneushv: ei de ou moiceuseiv, foneuseiv de, gegonav parabathv nomou.
2:12 outwv laleite kai outwv poieite, wv dia nomou eleuyeriav mellontev krinesyai:
2:13 h gar krisiv aneleov tw mh poihsanti eleov: katakaucatai eleov krisewv.
2:14 ti to ofelov, adelfoi mou, ean pistin legh tiv ecein, erga de mh ech; mh dunatai h pistiv swsai auton;
2:15 ean de adelfov h adelfh gumnoi uparcwsin kai leipomenoi [wsin] thv efhmerou trofhv,
2:16 eiph de tiv autoiv ex umwn, upagete en eirhnh, yermainesye kai cortazesye, mh dwte de autoiv ta epithdeia tou swmatov, ti to ofelov;
2:17 outwv kai h pistiv, ean mh erga ech, nekra estin kay eauthn.
2:18 all erei tiv: su pistin eceiv, kagw erga ecw: deixon moi thn pistin sou ek twn ergwn sou, kagw deixw soi ek twn ergwn mou thn pistin mou.
2:19 su pisteueiv oti o yeov eiv estin: kalwv poieiv: kai ta daimonia pisteuousin kai frissousin.
2:20 yeleiv de gnwnai, w anyrwpe kene, oti h pistiv cwriv twn ergwn nekra estin;
2:21 abraam o pathr hmwn ouk ex ergwn edikaiwyh, anenegkav isaak ton uion autou epi to yusiasthrion;
2:22 blepeiv oti h pistiv sunhrgei toiv ergoiv autou, kai ek twn ergwn h pistiv eteleiwyh,
2:23 kai eplhrwyh h grafh h legousa: episteusen de abraam tw yew, kai elogisyh autw eiv dikaiosunhn, kai filov yeou eklhyh.
2:24 orate toinun oti ex ergwn dikaioutai anyrwpov kai ouk ek pistewv monon.
2:25 omoiwv de kai raab h pornh ouk ex ergwn edikaiwyh, upodexamenh touv aggelouv kai etera odw ekbalousa;
2:26 wsper gar to swma cwriv pneumatov nekron estin, outwv kai h pistiv cwriv twn ergwn nekra estin.
3:1 mh polloi didaskaloi ginesye, adelfoi mou, eidotev oti meizon krima lhqomeya:
3:2 polla gar ptaiomen apantev. ei tiv en logw ou ptaiei, outov teleiov anhr, dunatov calinagwghsai kai olon to swma.
3:3 ide twn ippwn touv calinouv eiv ta stomata ballomen prov to peiyesyai autouv hmin, kai olon to swma autwn metagomen.
3:4 idou kai ta ploia, thlikauta onta kai upo sklhrwn anemwn elaunomena, metagetai upo elacistou phdaliou opou an h ormh tou euyunontov boulhtai.
3:5 outwv kai h glwssa mikron melov estin kai megalaucei. idou oligon pur hlikhn ulhn anaptei!
3:6 kai h glwssa pur, o kosmov thv adikiav. outwv h glwssa kayistatai en toiv melesin hmwn h spilousa olon to swma kai flogizousa ton trocon thv genesewv kai flogizomenh upo thv geennhv.
3:7 pasa gar fusiv yhriwn te kai peteinwn erpetwn te kai enaliwn damazetai kai dedamastai th fusei th anyrwpinh,
3:8 thn de glwssan oudeiv dunatai anyrwpwn damasai: akatasceton kakon, mesth iou yanathforou.
3:9 en auth eulogoumen ton yeon kai patera, kai en auth katarwmeya touv anyrwpouv touv kay omoiwsin yeou gegonotav:
3:10 ek tou autou stomatov exercetai eulogia kai katara. ou crh, adelfoi mou, tauta outwv ginesyai.
3:11 mhti h phgh ek thv authv ophv bruei to gluku kai to pikron;
3:12 mh dunatai, adelfoi mou, sukh elaiav poihsai h ampelov suka; outwv oudemia phgh alukon kai gluku poihsai udwr.
3:13 tiv sofov kai episthmwn en umin; deixatw ek thv kalhv anastrofhv ta erga autou en prauthti sofiav.
3:14 ei de zhlon pikron ecete kai eriyeian en th kardia umwn, mh katakaucasye kai qeudesye kata thv alhyeiav.
3:15 ouk estin auth h sofia anwyen katercomenh, all epigeiov, qucikh, daimoniwdhv.
3:16 opou gar zhlov kai eriyeia, ekei akatastasia kai pan faulon pragma.
3:17 h de anwyen sofia prwton men agnh estin, epeita eirhnikh, epieikhv, eupeiyhv, mesth eleouv kai karpwn agaywn, adiakritov kai anupokritov.
3:18 karpov de [thv] dikaiosunhv en eirhnh speiretai toiv poiousin eirhnhn.
4:1 poyen polemoi kai macai en umin; ouk enteuyen, ek twn hdonwn umwn twn strateuomenwn en toiv melesin umwn;
4:2 epiyumeite, kai ouk ecete: foneuete kai zhloute, kai ou dunasye epitucein: macesye kai polemeite, [kai] ouk ecete, dia to mh aiteisyai umav:
4:3 aiteite kai ou lambanete, dioti kakwv aiteisye, ina en taiv hdonaiv umwn dapanhshte.
4:4 moicoi kai moicalidev! ouk oidate oti h filia tou kosmou ecyra tou yeou estin; ov an oun boulhyh filov einai tou kosmou, ecyrov tou yeou kayistatai.
4:5 h dokeite oti kenwv h grafh legei, prov fyonon epipoyei to pneuma o katwkhsen en hmin;
4:6 meizona de didwsin carin: dio legei: o yeov uperhfanoiv antitassetai, tapeinoiv de didwsin carin.
4:7 upotaghte oun tw yew. antisthte tw diabolw, kai feuxetai af umwn:
4:8 eggisate tw yew, kai eggiei umin. kayarisate ceirav amartwloi kai agnisate kardiav diqucoi.
4:9 talaipwrhsate kai penyhsate kai klausate: o gelwv umwn eiv penyov metastrafhtw kai h cara eiv kathfeian.
4:10 tapeinwyhte enwpion tou kuriou, kai uqwsei umav.
4:11 mh katalaleite allhlwn, adelfoi. o katalalwn adelfou kai krinwn ton adelfon autou katalalei nomou kai krinei nomon: ei de nomon krineiv, ouk ei poihthv nomou, alla krithv.
4:12 eiv estin o nomoyethv kai krithv, o dunamenov swsai kai apolesai: su de tiv ei ov krineiv ton eteron;
4:13 age nun oi legontev: shmeron kai aurion poreusomeya eiv thnde thn polin kai poihsomen ekei eniauton ena kai emporeusomeya kai kerdhsomen:
4:14 oitinev ouk epistasye to thv aurion: poia gar h zwh umwn; atmiv gar estai h prov oligon fainomenh, epeita [de] kai afanizomenh:
4:15 anti tou legein umav, ean o kuriov yelhsh, kai zhsomen kai poihsomen touto h ekeino.
4:16 nun de kaucasye en taiv alazoneiaiv umwn: pasa kauchsiv toiauth ponhra estin.
4:17 eidoti oun kalon poiein kai mh poiounti, amartia autw estin.
5:1 age nun oi plousioi, klausate ololuzontev epi taiv talaipwriaiv umwn taiv epercomenaiv.
5:2 o ploutov umwn seshpen kai ta imatia umwn shtobrwta gegonen,
5:3 o crusov umwn kai o argurov katiwtai, kai o iov autwn eiv marturion umin estai kai fagetai tav sarkav umwn. wv pur eyhsaurisate en escataiv hmeraiv.
5:4 idou o misyov twn ergatwn twn amhsantwn tav cwrav umwn o apesterhmenov af umwn krazei, kai ai boai twn yerisantwn eiv ta wta kuriou sabawy eiselhluyasin.
5:5 etrufhsate epi thv ghv kai espatalhsate, eyreqate tav kardiav umwn wv en hmera sfaghv.
5:6 katedikasate, efoneusate ton dikaion: ouk antitassetai umin.
5:7 makroyumhsate oun, adelfoi, ewv thv parousiav tou kuriou. idou o gewrgov ekdecetai ton timion karpon thv ghv, makroyumwn ep autw ewv labh ueton prwimon kai oqimon.
5:8 makroyumhsate kai umeiv, sthrixate tav kardiav umwn, oti h parousia tou kuriou hggiken.
5:9 mh stenazete kat allhlwn, adelfoi, ina mh kriyhte: idou o krithv pro twn yurwn esthken.
5:10 upodeigma labete, adelfoi mou, thv kakopayeiav kai thv makroyumiav touv profhtav, oi elalhsan tw onomati kuriou.
5:11 idou makarizomen touv upomenontav: thn upomonhn iwb hkousate, kai to telov kuriou eidete, oti polusplagcnov estin o kuriov kai oiktirmwn.
5:12 pro pantwn de, adelfoi mou, mh omnuete mhte ton ouranon mhte thn ghn mhte allon tina orkon: htw de umwn to nai nai, kai to ou ou, ina mh eiv upokrisin peshte.
5:13 kakopayei tiv en umin; proseucesyw: euyumei tiv; qalletw.
5:14 asyenei tiv en umin; proskalesasyw touv presbuterouv thv ekklhsiav, kai proseuxasywsan ep auton aleiqantev auton elaiw en tw onomati tou kuriou:
5:15 kai h euch thv pistewv swsei ton kamnonta, kai egerei auton o kuriov: kan amartiav h pepoihkwv, afeyhsetai autw.
5:16 exomologeisye allhloiv ta paraptwmata, kai eucesye uper allhlwn, opwv iayhte: polu iscuei dehsiv dikaiou energoumenh.
5:17 hliav anyrwpov hn omoiopayhv hmin, kai proseuch proshuxato tou mh brexai, kai ouk ebrexen epi thv ghv eniautouv treiv kai mhnav ex:
5:18 kai palin proshuxato, kai o ouranov ueton edwken kai h gh eblasthsen ton karpon authv.
5:19 adelfoi, ean tiv en umin planhyh apo thv alhyeiav, kai epistreqh tiv auton,
5:20 ginwsketw oti o epistreqav amartwlon ek planhv odou autou swsei quchn ek yanatou kai kaluqei plhyov amartiwn.
