James 2:1

My brothers, as you hold out your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, do not show favoritism.
James 2:1
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Original language (Greek)

Ἀδελφοί μου, μὴ ἐν προσωπολημψίαις ἔχετε τὴν πίστιν τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τῆς δόξης.

  1. ἈδελφοίAdelphoi“Brothers”
    Noun, vocative, plural, masculine · from ἀδελφός · “brother” · Strong's G0080
  2. μου,mou“of Mine,”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  3. μὴmē“not”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  4. ἐνen“with”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  5. προσωπολημψίαιςprosōpolēmpsiais“partiality”
    Noun, dative, plural, feminine · from προσωποληψία · “favoritism” · Strong's G4382
  6. ἔχετεechete“do hold”
    Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
  7. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. πίστινpistin“faith”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from πίστις · “faith” · Strong's G4102G
  9. τοῦtou“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. κυρίουkuriou“Lord”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from κύριος · “lord” · Strong's G2962G
  11. ἡμῶνhēmōn“of us”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  12. ἸησοῦIēsou“Jesus”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Ἰησοῦς · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  13. ΧριστοῦChristou“Christ”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Χριστός · “Christ” · Strong's G5547
  14. τῆςtēs“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  15. δόξης.doxēs“of glory.”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from δόξα · “glory” · Strong's G1391
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)