| Chapter 1 |
1 | iakwboV qeou kai kuriou ihsou cristou douloV taiV dwdeka fulaiV taiV en th diaspora cairein |
2 | pasan caran hghsasqe adelfoi mou otan peirasmoiV peripeshte poikiloiV |
3 | ginwskonteV oti to dokimion umwn thV pistewV katergazetai upomonhn |
4 | h de upomonh ergon teleion ecetw ina hte teleioi kai oloklhroi en mhdeni leipomenoi |
5 | ei de tiV umwn leipetai sofiaV aiteitw para tou didontoV qeou pasin aplwV kai mh oneidizontoV kai doqhsetai autw |
6 | aiteitw de en pistei mhden diakrinomenoV o gar diakrinomenoV eoiken kludwni qalasshV anemizomenw kai ripizomenw |
7 | mh gar oiesqw o anqrwpoV ekeinoV oti lhyetai ti para tou kuriou |
8 | anhr diyucoV akatastatoV en pasaiV taiV odoiV autou |
9 | kaucasqw de o adelfoV o tapeinoV en tw uyei autou |
10 | o de plousioV en th tapeinwsei autou oti wV anqoV cortou pareleusetai |
11 | aneteilen gar o hlioV sun tw kauswni kai exhranen ton corton kai to anqoV autou exepesen kai h euprepeia tou proswpou autou apwleto outwV kai o plousioV en taiV poreiaiV autou maranqhsetai |
12 | makarioV anhr oV upomenei peirasmon oti dokimoV genomenoV lhyetai ton stefanon thV zwhV on ephggeilato o kurioV toiV agapwsin auton |
13 | mhdeiV peirazomenoV legetw oti apo tou qeou peirazomai o gar qeoV apeirastoV estin kakwn peirazei de autoV oudena |
14 | ekastoV de peirazetai upo thV idiaV epiqumiaV exelkomenoV kai deleazomenoV |
15 | eita h epiqumia sullabousa tiktei amartian h de amartia apotelesqeisa apokuei qanaton |
16 | mh planasqe adelfoi mou agaphtoi |
17 | pasa dosiV agaqh kai pan dwrhma teleion anwqen estin katabainon apo tou patroV twn fwtwn par w ouk eni parallagh h trophV aposkiasma |
18 | boulhqeiV apekuhsen hmaV logw alhqeiaV eiV to einai hmaV aparchn tina twn autou ktismatwn |
19 | wste adelfoi mou agaphtoi estw paV anqrwpoV tacuV eiV to akousai braduV eiV to lalhsai braduV eiV orghn |
20 | orgh gar androV dikaiosunhn qeou ou katergazetai |
21 | dio apoqemenoi pasan ruparian kai perisseian kakiaV en prauthti dexasqe ton emfuton logon ton dunamenon swsai taV yucaV umwn |
22 | ginesqe de poihtai logou kai mh monon akroatai paralogizomenoi eautouV |
23 | oti ei tiV akroathV logou estin kai ou poihthV outoV eoiken andri katanoounti to proswpon thV genesewV autou en esoptrw |
24 | katenohsen gar eauton kai apelhluqen kai euqewV epelaqeto opoioV hn |
25 | o de parakuyaV eiV nomon teleion ton thV eleuqeriaV kai parameinaV outoV ouk akroathV epilhsmonhV genomenoV alla poihthV ergou outoV makarioV en th poihsei autou estai |
26 | ei tiV dokei qrhskoV einai en umin mh calinagwgwn glwssan autou all apatwn kardian autou toutou mataioV h qrhskeia |
27 | qrhskeia kaqara kai amiantoV para tw qew kai patri auth estin episkeptesqai orfanouV kai chraV en th qliyei autwn aspilon eauton threin apo tou kosmou |