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Forγὰρjudgmentἡ κρίσιςiswithout mercyἀνέλεοςto the one who has notτῷ μὴshownποιήσαντιmercy;ἔλεοςmercyἔλεοςtriumphs overκατακαυχᾶταιjudgment.κρίσεως
James 2:13
Study it in the app“For judgment is without mercy to the one who has not shown mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment.”
Mercy triumphs over judgmentJustice and mercy
With the Greek beneath
James 2:13, word by word
- judgmentκρίσιςkrisis
judgment
A judge's sentence; above all, the one God will give at the end.
Where else “krisis” appears- without mercyἀνέλεοςaneleos
merciless
Merciless, without mercy.
Where else “aneleos” appears- shownποιήσαντιpoiēsanti
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poiēsanti” appears- mercyἔλεοςeleos
mercy
Mercy: compassion that acts.
Where else “eleos” appears- triumphs overκατακαυχᾶταιkatakauchatai
triumph over
To win out over something, have the last word.
Where else “katakauchatai” appears
The context
12So speak and so act as those who are about to be judged by the law of freedom.
13 · This verse (above)
14What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? That faith cannot save him, can it?
To study James 2 in a group
1. What it says
What situation does James describe with the man in the gold ring and the poor man, and what does he say about it (v. 1-4)?
2. What it means
James says faith without works is dead (v. 14-17). What example does he use, and what is he trying to show?
3. How I live it
Whom could you treat today with the same attention you would give to someone important?