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Andδὲin the same wayὁμοίωςwas notοὐκRahabῬαὰβthe prostituteἡ πόρνηalsoκαὶdeclared righteousἐδικαιώθηbyἐξworksἔργωνwhen she receivedὑποδεξαμένηthe messengersτοὺς ἀγγέλουςandκαὶsent them outἐκβαλοῦσαby anotherἑτέρᾳway?ὁδῷ
James 2:25
Study it in the app“And in the same way was not Rahab the prostitute also declared righteous by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way?”
With the Greek beneath
James 2:25, word by word
- in the same wayὁμοίωςhomoiōs
likewise
In the same way, likewise.
Where else “homoiōs” appears- RahabῬαὰβRhaab
Rahab
Rahab, a woman of Jericho who hid the spies of Israel.
Where else “Rhaab” appears- the prostituteπόρνηpornē
prostitute
Prostitute.
Where else “pornē” appears- declared righteousἐδικαιώθηedikaiōthē
declare righteous
God pronouncing you in the right and forgiving you.
Where else “edikaiōthē” appears- worksἔργωνergōn
deed
What someone does, their conduct.
Where else “ergōn” appears- when she receivedὑποδεξαμένηhypodexamenē
welcome as a guest
Welcome as a guest, receive under one's roof.
Where else “hypodexamenē” appears- the messengersἀγγέλουςangelous
messenger
Someone sent with a message.
Where else “angelous” appears- sent them outἐκβαλοῦσαekbalousa
send out
To send out, make go out.
Where else “ekbalousa” appears- by anotherἑτέρᾳheterai
other, another
Other, another, different.
Where else “heterai” appears- wayὁδῷhodōi
road
The route by which one goes from one place to another, or the trip itself.
Where else “hodōi” appears
Translation note
Recalls Joshua 2. “Messengers”: the spies of Israel.
The context
24You see that a person is declared righteous by works and not by faith alone.
25 · This verse (above)
26For just as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead.
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?