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Ifἐὰνa brotherἀδελφὸςorἢa sisterἀδελφὴisὑπάρχωσινnakedγυμνοὶandκαὶlackingλειπόμενοιdailyτῆς ἐφημέρουfood,τροφῆς
James 2:15
Study it in the app“If a brother or a sister is naked and lacking daily food,”
James: faith without deeds is deadFaith
With the Greek beneath
James 2:15, word by word
- a brotherἀδελφὸςadelphos
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphos” appears- a sisterἀδελφὴadelphē
sister in faith
A woman believer, of the same family of God.
Where else “adelphē” appears- isὑπάρχωσινhyparchōsin
be
To exist, or to be already in a condition.
Where else “hyparchōsin” appears- nakedγυμνοὶgymnoi
naked
Without clothes, or almost.
Where else “gymnoi” appears- lackingλειπόμενοιleipomenoi
lack
Lack, be lacking; in the passive, be in need, fall short.
Where else “leipomenoi” appears- dailyἐφημέρουephēmerou
daily
Daily, for the day: enough for one day.
Where else “ephēmerou” appears- foodτροφῆςtrophēs
food
Food, nourishment.
Where else “trophēs” appears
The context
14What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? That faith cannot save him, can it?
15 · This verse (above)
16and one of you says to them, Go in peace, be warmed and be filled, but you do not give them the things needed for the body, what good is 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?