Focused Passage

James 2:18-20

Mercy, Partiality, and Living Faith

James moves from condemning favoritism in the assembly, to exposing partiality as lawbreaking, to calling believers to mercy before judgment, and finally to demonstrating that genuine faith is living, active, and completed in works.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

18But someone will say, “You have faith and I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds.

19You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.

20O foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless?

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References and Original Words

Verse 18

Original words

ButἈλλ’G235ConjunctionsomeoneτιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singularwill sayἐρεῖG2046Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularYouΣὺG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person SingularhaveἔχειςG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularfaithπίστινG4102Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularand IκἀγὼG2504Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularhaveἔχωG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingulardeedsἔργαG2041Noun - Accusative Neuter PluralShowδεῖξόνG1166Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularmeμοιG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person SingularyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularfaithπίστινG4102Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularwithoutχωρὶςG5565Preposition-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter PluraldeedsἔργωνG2041Noun - Genitive Neuter Pluraland IκἀγώG2504Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singularwill showδείξωG1166Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouσοιG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular[my]τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularfaithπίστινG4102Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularbyἐκG1537PrepositionmyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter PluraldeedsἔργωνG2041Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural
Verse 19

Original words

YouσὺG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person SingularbelieveπιστεύειςG4100Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionGodΘεόςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularoneεἷςG1520Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularGoodκαλῶςG2573Adverbfor youποιεῖςG4160Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularEvenκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheτὰG3588Article - Nominative Neuter PluraldemonsδαιμόνιαG1140Noun - Nominative Neuter Pluralbelieve [that]πιστεύουσινG4100Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionshudderφρίσσουσινG5425Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural

BSB notes

  • Or that there is one God
Verse 20

Original words

OG5599InterjectionfoolishκενέG2756Adjective - Vocative Masculine SingularmanἄνθρωπεG444Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular-δὲG1161Conjunctiondo you wantΘέλειςG2309Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularevidenceγνῶναιG1097Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivethatὅτιG3754Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularfaithπίστιςG4102Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularwithoutχωρὶςG5565Preposition-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter PluraldeedsἔργωνG2041Noun - Genitive Neuter PluralisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularworthlessἀργήG692Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular

BSB notes

  • BYZ and TR dead

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