### Jas 1

1 i'a/kwbov yeou_ kai\ kuri/ou i'hsou_ cristou_ dou_lov tai_v dw/deka fulai_v tai_v e'n th`_ diaspora`_ cai/rein.
2 pa_san cara\n h;gh/sasye, a'delfoi/ mou, o%tan peirasmoi_v peripe/shte poiki/loiv,
3 ginw/skontev o%ti to\ doki/mion u;mw_n th_v pi/stewv katerga/zetai u;pomonh/nV
4 h; de\ u;pomonh\ e#rgon te/leion e'ce/tw, i%na h}te te/leioi kai\ o;lo/klhroi, e'n mhdeni\ leipo/menoi.
5 ei' de/ tiv u;mw_n lei/petai sofi/av, ai'tei/tw para\ tou_ dido/ntov yeou_ pa_sin a;plw_v kai\ mh\ o'neidi/zontov, kai\ doyh/setai au'tw`_.
6 ai'tei/tw de\ e'n pi/stei, mhde\n diakrino/menov, o; ga\r diakrino/menov e#oiken klu/dwni yala/sshv a'nemizome/nw` kai\ r;ipizome/nw`V
7 mh\ ga\r oi'e/syw o; a#nyrwpov e'kei_nov o%ti lh/mqetai/ ti para\ tou_ kuri/ou,
8 a'nh\r di/qucov, a'kata/statov e'n pa/saiv tai_v o;doi_v au'tou_.
9 kauca/syw de\ o; a'delfo\v o; tapeino\v e'n tw`_ u%qei au'tou_,
10 o; de\ plou/siov e'n th`_ tapeinw/sei au'tou_, o%ti w;v a#nyov co/rtou pareleu/setai.
11 a'ne/teilen ga\r o; h%liov su\n tw`_ kau/swni kai\ e'xh/ranen to\n co/rton, kai\ to\ a#nyov au'tou_ e'xe/pesen kai\ h; eu'pre/peia tou_ prosw/pou au'tou_ a'pw/letoV ou%twv kai\ o; plou/siov e'n tai_v porei/aiv au'tou_ maranyh/setai.
12 maka/riov a'nh\r ojv u;pome/nei peirasmo/n, o%ti do/kimov geno/menov lh/mqetai to\n ste/fanon th_v zwh_v, ojn e'phggei/lato toi_v a'gapw_sin au'to/n.
13 mhdei\v peirazo/menov lege/tw o%ti a'po\ yeou_ peira/zomaiV o; ga\r yeo\v a'pei/rasto/v e'stin kakw_n, peira/zei de\ au'to\v ou'de/na.
14 e%kastov de\ peira/zetai u;po\ th_v i'di/av e'piyumi/av e'xelko/menov kai\ deleazo/menovV
15 ei}ta h; e'piyumi/a sullabou_sa ti/ktei a;marti/an, h; de\ a;marti/a a'potelesyei_sa a'poku/ei ya/naton.
16 mh\ plana_sye, a'delfoi/ mou a'gaphtoi/.
17 pa_sa do/siv a'gayh\ kai\ pa_n dw/rhma te/leion a#nwye/n e'stin, katabai_non a'po\ tou_ patro\v tw_n fw/twn, par" w`{ ou'k e#ni parallagh\ hJ troph_v a'poski/asma.
18 boulhyei\v a'peku/hsen h;ma_v lo/gw` a'lhyei/av, ei'v to\ ei}nai h;ma_v a'parch/n tina tw_n au'tou_ ktisma/twn.
19 i#ste, a'delfoi/ mou a'gaphtoi/. e#stw de\ pa_v a#nyrwpov tacu\v ei'v to\ a'kou_sai, bradu\v ei'v to\ lalh_sai, bradu\v ei'v o'rgh/nV
20 o'rgh\ ga\r a'ndro\v dikaiosu/nhn yeou_ ou'k e'rga/zetai.
21 dio\ a'poye/menoi pa_san r;upari/an kai\ perissei/an kaki/av e'n prau=/thti de/xasye to\n e#mfuton lo/gon to\n duna/menon sw_sai ta\v quca\v u;mw_n.
22 gi/nesye de\ poihtai\ lo/gou kai\ mh\ mo/non a'kroatai\ paralogizo/menoi e;autou/v.
23 o%ti ei# tiv a'kroath\v lo/gou e'sti\n kai\ ou' poihth/v, ou{tov e#oiken a'ndri\ katanoou_nti to\ pro/swpon th_v gene/sewv au'tou_ e'n e'so/ptrw`V
24 kateno/hsen ga\r e;auto\n kai\ a'pelh/luyen kai\ eu'ye/wv e'pela/yeto o;poi_ov h}n.
25 o; de\ paraku/qav ei'v no/mon te/leion to\n th_v e'leuyeri/av kai\ paramei/nav, ou'k a'kroath\v e'pilhsmonh_v geno/menov a'lla\ poihth\v e#rgou, ou{tov maka/riov e'n th`_ poih/sei au'tou_ e#stai.
26 ei# tiv dokei_ yrhsko\v ei}nai, mh\ calinagwgw_n glw_ssan au'tou_ a'lla\ a'patw_n kardi/an au'tou_, tou/tou ma/taiov h; yrhskei/a.
27 yrhskei/a kayara\ kai\ a'mi/antov para\ tw`_ yew`_ kai\ patri\ au%th e'sti/n, e'piske/ptesyai o'rfanou\v kai\ ch/rav e'n th`_ yli/qei au'tw_n, a#spilon e;auto\n threi_n a'po\ tou_ ko/smou.

### Jas 2

1 a'delfoi/ mou, mh\ e'n proswpolhmqi/aiv e#cete th\n pi/stin tou_ kuri/ou h;mw_n i'hsou_ cristou_ th_v do/xhv.
2 e'a\n ga\r ei'se/lyh` ei'v sunagwgh\n u;mw_n a'nh\r crusodaktu/liov e'n e'syh_ti lampra`_, ei'se/lyh` de\ kai\ ptwco\v e'n r;upara`_ e'syh_ti,
3 e'pible/qhte de\ e'pi\ to\n forou_nta th\n e'syh_ta th\n lampra\n kai\ ei#phte, su\ ka/you w{de kalw_v, kai\ tw`_ ptwcw`_ ei#phte, su\ sth_yi e'kei_ hJ ka/you u;po\ to\ u;popo/dio/n mou,
4 ou' diekri/yhte e'n e;autoi_v kai\ e'ge/nesye kritai\ dialogismw_n ponhrw_n?
5 a'kou/sate, a'delfoi/ mou a'gaphtoi/. ou'c o; yeo\v e'xele/xato tou\v ptwcou\v tw`_ ko/smw` plousi/ouv e'n pi/stei kai\ klhrono/mouv th_v basilei/av h{v e'phggei/lato toi_v a'gapw_sin au'to/n?
6 u;mei_v de\ h'tima/sate to\n ptwco/n. ou'c oi; plou/sioi katadunasteu/ousin u;mw_n, kai\ au'toi\ e%lkousin u;ma_v ei'v krith/ria?
7 ou'k au'toi\ blasfhmou_sin to\ kalo\n o#noma to\ e'piklhye\n e'f" u;ma_s?
8 ei' me/ntoi no/mon telei_te basiliko\n kata\ th\n grafh/n, a'gaph/seiv to\n plhsi/on sou w;v seauto/n, kalw_v poiei_teV
9 ei' de\ proswpolhmptei_te, a;marti/an e'rga/zesye, e'legco/menoi u;po\ tou_ no/mou w;v paraba/tai.
10 o%stiv ga\r o%lon to\n no/mon thrh/sh`, ptai/sh` de\ e'n e;ni/, ge/gonen pa/ntwn e#nocov.
11 o; ga\r ei'pw/n, mh\ moiceu/sh`v, ei}pen kai/, mh\ foneu/sh`vV ei' de\ ou' moiceu/eiv, foneu/eiv de/, ge/gonav paraba/thv no/mou.
12 ou%twv lalei_te kai\ ou%twv poiei_te w;v dia\ no/mou e'leuyeri/av me/llontev kri/nesyai.
13 h; ga\r kri/siv a'ne/leov tw`_ mh\ poih/santi e#leovV katakauca_tai e#leov kri/sewv.
14 ti/ to\ o#felov, a'delfoi/ mou, e'a\n pi/stin le/gh` tiv e#cein, e#rga de\ mh\ e#ch`? mh\ du/natai h; pi/stiv sw_sai au'to/n?
15 e'a\n a'delfo\v hJ a'delfh\ gumnoi\ u;pa/rcwsin kai\ leipo/menoi th_v e'fhme/rou trofh_v,
16 ei#ph` de/ tiv au'toi_v e'x u;mw_n, u;pa/gete e'n ei'rh/nh`, yermai/nesye kai\ corta/zesye, mh\ dw_te de\ au'toi_v ta\ e'pith/deia tou_ sw/matov, ti/ to\ o#felos?
17 ou%twv kai\ h; pi/stiv, e'a\n mh\ e#ch` e#rga, nekra/ e'stin kay" e;auth/n.
18 a'll" e'rei_ tiv, su\ pi/stin e#ceiv ka'gw\ e#rga e#cw. dei_xo/n moi th\n pi/stin sou cwri\v tw_n e#rgwn, ka'gw/ soi dei/xw e'k tw_n e#rgwn mou th\n pi/stin.
19 su\ pisteu/eiv o%ti ei{v e'stin o; yeo/s? kalw_v poiei_vV kai\ ta\ daimo/nia pisteu/ousin kai\ fri/ssousin.
20 ye/leiv de\ gnw_nai, w} a#nyrwpe kene/, o%ti h; pi/stiv cwri\v tw_n e#rgwn a'rgh/ e'stin?
21 a'braa\m o; path\r h;mw_n ou'k e'x e#rgwn e'dikaiw/yh, a'nene/gkav i'saa\k to\n ui;o\n au'tou_ e'pi\ to\ yusiasth/rion?
22 ble/peiv o%ti h; pi/stiv sunh/rgei toi_v e#rgoiv au'tou_ kai\ e'k tw_n e#rgwn h; pi/stiv e'teleiw/yh,
23 kai\ e'plhrw/yh h; grafh\ h; le/gousa, e'pi/steusen de\ a'braa\m tw`_ yew`_, kai\ e'logi/syh au'tw`_ ei'v dikaiosu/nhn, kai\ fi/lov yeou_ e'klh/yh.
24 o;ra_te o%ti e'x e#rgwn dikaiou_tai a#nyrwpov kai\ ou'k e'k pi/stewv mo/non.
25 o;moi/wv de\ kai\ r;aa\b h; po/rnh ou'k e'x e#rgwn e'dikaiw/yh, u;podexame/nh tou\v a'gge/louv kai\ e;te/ra` o;dw`_ e'kbalou_sa?
26 w%sper ga\r to\ sw_ma cwri\v pneu/matov nekro/n e'stin, ou%twv kai\ h; pi/stiv cwri\v e#rgwn nekra/ e'stin.

### Jas 3

1 mh\ polloi\ dida/skaloi gi/nesye, a'delfoi/ mou, ei'do/tev o%ti mei_zon kri/ma lhmqo/meya.
2 polla\ ga\r ptai/omen a%pantev. ei# tiv e'n lo/gw` ou' ptai/ei, ou{tov te/leiov a'nh/r, dunato\v calinagwgh_sai kai\ o%lon to\ sw_ma.
3 ei' de\ tw_n i%ppwn tou\v calinou\v ei'v ta\ sto/mata ba/llomen ei'v to\ pei/yesyai au'tou\v h;mi_n, kai\ o%lon to\ sw_ma au'tw_n meta/gomen.
4 i'dou\ kai\ ta\ ploi_a, thlikau_ta o#nta kai\ u;po\ a'ne/mwn sklhrw_n e'launo/mena, meta/getai u;po\ e'laci/stou phdali/ou o%pou h; o;rmh\ tou_ eu'yu/nontov bou/letaiV
5 ou%twv kai\ h; glw_ssa mikro\n me/lov e'sti\n kai\ mega/la au'cei_. i'dou\ h;li/kon pu_r h;li/khn u%lhn a'na/pteiV
6 kai\ h; glw_ssa pu_r, o; ko/smov th_v a'diki/av, h; glw_ssa kayi/statai e'n toi_v me/lesin h;mw_n, h; spilou_sa o%lon to\ sw_ma kai\ flogi/zousa to\n troco\n th_v gene/sewv kai\ flogizome/nh u;po\ th_v gee/nnhv.
7 pa_sa ga\r fu/siv yhri/wn te kai\ peteinw_n e;rpetw_n te kai\ e'nali/wn dama/zetai kai\ deda/mastai th`_ fu/sei th`_ a'nyrwpi/nh`V
8 th\n de\ glw_ssan ou'dei\v dama/sai du/natai a'nyrw/pwnV a'kata/staton kako/n, mesth\ i'ou_ yanathfo/rou.
9 e'n au'th`_ eu'logou_men to\n ku/rion kai\ pate/ra, kai\ e'n au'th`_ katarw/meya tou\v a'nyrw/pouv tou\v kay" o;moi/wsin yeou_ gegono/tavV
10 e'k tou_ au'tou_ sto/matov e'xe/rcetai eu'logi/a kai\ kata/ra. ou' crh/, a'delfoi/ mou, tau_ta ou%twv gi/nesyai.
11 mh/ti h; phgh\ e'k th_v au'th_v o'ph_v bru/ei to\ gluku\ kai\ to\ pikro/n?
12 mh\ du/natai, a'delfoi/ mou, sukh_ e'lai/av poih_sai hJ a#mpelov su_ka? ou#te a;luko\n gluku\ poih_sai u%dwr.
13 ti/v sofo\v kai\ e'pisth/mwn e'n u;mi_n? deixa/tw e'k th_v kalh_v a'nastrofh_v ta\ e#rga au'tou_ e'n prau=/thti sofi/av.
14 ei' de\ zh_lon pikro\n e#cete kai\ e'riyei/an e'n th`_ kardi/a` u;mw_n, mh\ katakauca_sye kai\ qeu/desye kata\ th_v a'lhyei/av.
15 ou'k e#stin au%th h; sofi/a a#nwyen katercome/nh, a'lla\ e'pi/geiov, qucikh/, daimoniw/dhvV
16 o%pou ga\r zh_lov kai\ e'riyei/a, e'kei_ a'katastasi/a kai\ pa_n fau_lon pra_gma.
17 h; de\ a#nwyen sofi/a prw_ton me\n a;gnh/ e'stin, e#peita ei'rhnikh/, e'pieikh/v, eu'peiyh/v, mesth\ e'le/ouv kai\ karpw_n a'gayw_n, a'dia/kritov, a'nupo/kritovV
18 karpo\v de\ dikaiosu/nhv e'n ei'rh/nh` spei/retai toi_v poiou_sin ei'rh/nhn.

### Jas 4

1 po/yen po/lemoi kai\ po/yen ma/cai e'n u;mi_n? ou'k e'nteu_yen, e'k tw_n h;donw_n u;mw_n tw_n strateuome/nwn e'n toi_v me/lesin u;mw_n?
2 e'piyumei_te, kai\ ou'k e#ceteV foneu/ete kai\ zhlou_te, kai\ ou' du/nasye e'pitucei_nV ma/cesye kai\ polemei_te. ou'k e#cete dia\ to\ mh\ ai'tei_syai u;ma_vV
3 ai'tei_te kai\ ou' lamba/nete, dio/ti kakw_v ai'tei_sye, i%na e'n tai_v h;donai_v u;mw_n dapanh/shte.
4 moicali/dev, ou'k oi#date o%ti h; fili/a tou_ ko/smou e#cyra tou_ yeou_ e'stin? ojv e'a\n ou}n boulhyh`_ fi/lov ei}nai tou_ ko/smou, e'cyro\v tou_ yeou_ kayi/statai.
5 hJ dokei_te o%ti kenw_v h; grafh\ le/gei, pro\v fyo/non e'pipoyei_ to\ pneu_ma oj katw`/kisen e'n h;mi_n?
6 mei/zona de\ di/dwsin ca/rinV dio\ le/gei, o; yeo\v u;perhfa/noiv a'ntita/ssetai, tapeinoi_v de\ di/dwsin ca/rin.
7 u;pota/ghte ou}n tw`_ yew`_V a'nti/sthte de\ tw`_ diabo/lw`, kai\ feu/xetai a'f" u;mw_nV
8 e'ggi/sate tw`_ yew`_, kai\ e'ggiei_ u;mi_n. kayari/sate cei_rav, a;martwloi/, kai\ a;gni/sate kardi/av, di/qucoi.
9 talaipwrh/sate kai\ penyh/sate kai\ klau/sateV o; ge/lwv u;mw_n ei'v pe/nyov metatraph/tw kai\ h; cara\ ei'v kath/feian.
10 tapeinw/yhte e'nw/pion kuri/ou, kai\ u;qw/sei u;ma_v.
11 mh\ katalalei_te a'llh/lwn, a'delfoi/V o; katalalw_n a'delfou_ hJ kri/nwn to\n a'delfo\n au'tou_ katalalei_ no/mou kai\ kri/nei no/monV ei' de\ no/mon kri/neiv, ou'k ei} poihth\v no/mou a'lla\ krith/v.
12 ei{v e'stin [o;] nomoye/thv kai\ krith/v, o; duna/menov sw_sai kai\ a'pole/saiV su\ de\ ti/v ei}, o; kri/nwn to\n plhsi/on?
13 a#ge nu_n oi; le/gontev, sh/meron hJ au#rion poreuso/meya ei'v th/nde th\n po/lin kai\ poih/somen e'kei_ e'niauto\n kai\ e'mporeuso/meya kai\ kerdh/somenV
14 oi%tinev ou'k e'pi/stasye to\ th_v au#rion poi/a h; zwh\ u;mw_n. a'tmi\v ga/r e'ste h; pro\v o'li/gon fainome/nh, e#peita kai\ a'fanizome/nhV
15 a'nti\ tou_ le/gein u;ma_v, e'a\n o; ku/riov yelh/sh`, kai\ zh/somen kai\ poih/somen tou_to hJ e'kei_no.
16 nu_n de\ kauca_sye e'n tai_v a'lazonei/aiv u;mw_nV pa_sa kau/chsiv toiau/th ponhra/ e'stin.
17 ei'do/ti ou}n kalo\n poiei_n kai\ mh\ poiou_nti, a;marti/a au'tw`_ e'stin.

### Jas 5

1 a#ge nu_n oi; plou/sioi, klau/sate o'lolu/zontev e'pi\ tai_v talaipwri/aiv u;mw_n tai_v e'percome/naiv.
2 o; plou_tov u;mw_n se/shpen kai\ ta\ i;ma/tia u;mw_n shto/brwta ge/gonen,
3 o; cruso\v u;mw_n kai\ o; a#rgurov kati/wtai, kai\ o; i'o\v au'tw_n ei'v martu/rion u;mi_n e#stai kai\ fa/getai ta\v sa/rkav u;mw_n w;v pu_rV e'yhsauri/sate e'n e'sca/taiv h;me/raiv.
4 i'dou\ o; misyo\v tw_n e'rgatw_n tw_n a'mhsa/ntwn ta\v cw/rav u;mw_n o; a'pesterhme/nov a'f" u;mw_n kra/zei, kai\ ai; boai\ tw_n yerisa/ntwn ei'v ta\ w}ta kuri/ou sabaw\y ei'selhlu/yasin.
5 e'trufh/sate e'pi\ th_v gh_v kai\ e'spatalh/sate, e'yre/qate ta\v kardi/av u;mw_n e'n h;me/ra` sfagh_v.
6 katedika/sate, e'foneu/sate to\n di/kaion. ou'k a'ntita/ssetai u;mi_n.
7 makroyumh/sate ou}n, a'delfoi/, e%wv th_v parousi/av tou_ kuri/ou. i'dou\ o; gewrgo\v e'kde/cetai to\n ti/mion karpo\n th_v gh_v, makroyumw_n e'p" au'tw`_ e%wv la/bh` pro/i=mon kai\ o#qimon.
8 makroyumh/sate kai\ u;mei_v, sthri/xate ta\v kardi/av u;mw_n, o%ti h; parousi/a tou_ kuri/ou h#ggiken.
9 mh\ stena/zete, a'delfoi/, kat" a'llh/lwn, i%na mh\ kriyh_teV i'dou\ o; krith\v pro\ tw_n yurw_n e%sthken.
10 u;po/deigma la/bete, a'delfoi/, th_v kakopayi/av kai\ th_v makroyumi/av tou\v profh/tav, oij e'la/lhsan e'n tw`_ o'no/mati kuri/ou.
11 i'dou\ makari/zomen tou\v u;pomei/nantavV th\n u;pomonh\n i'w\b h'kou/sate, kai\ to\ te/lov kuri/ou ei#dete, o%ti polu/splagcno/v e'stin o; ku/riov kai\ oi'kti/rmwn.
12 pro\ pa/ntwn de/, a'delfoi/ mou, mh\ o'mnu/ete, mh/te to\n ou'rano\n mh/te th\n gh_n mh/te a#llon tina\ o%rkonV h#tw de\ u;mw_n to\ nai\ nai\ kai\ to\ ouJ ou#, i%na mh\ u;po\ kri/sin pe/shte.
13 kakopayei_ tiv e'n u;mi_n? proseuce/sywV eu'yumei_ tis? qalle/tw.
14 a'syenei_ tiv e'n u;mi_n? proskalesa/syw tou\v presbute/rouv th_v e'kklhsi/av, kai\ proseuxa/sywsan e'p" au'to\n a'lei/qantev [au'to\n] e'lai/w` e'n tw`_ o'no/mati tou_ kuri/ouV
15 kai\ h; eu'ch\ th_v pi/stewv sw/sei to\n ka/mnonta, kai\ e'gerei_ au'to\n o; ku/riovV kaJn a;marti/av h`} pepoihkw/v, a'feyh/setai au'tw`_.
16 e'xomologei_sye ou}n a'llh/loiv ta\v a;marti/av kai\ eu#cesye u;pe\r a'llh/lwn, o%pwv i'ayh_te. polu\ i'scu/ei de/hsiv dikai/ou e'nergoume/nh.
17 h'li/av a#nyrwpov h}n o;moiopayh\v h;mi_n, kai\ proseuch`_ proshu/xato tou_ mh\ bre/xai, kai\ ou'k e#brexen e'pi\ th_v gh_v e'niautou\v trei_v kai\ mh_nav e%xV
18 kai\ pa/lin proshu/xato, kai\ o; ou'rano\v u;eto\n e#dwken kai\ h; gh_ e'bla/sthsen to\n karpo\n au'th_v.
19 a'delfoi/ mou, e'a/n tiv e'n u;mi_n planhyh`_ a'po\ th_v a'lhyei/av kai\ e'pistre/qh` tiv au'to/n,
20 ginwske/tw o%ti o; e'pistre/qav a;martwlo\n e'k pla/nhv o;dou_ au'tou_ sw/sei quch\n au'tou_ e'k yana/tou kai\ kalu/qei plh_yov a;martiw_n.