Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?James 2:5
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
ἀκούσατε, ἀδελφοί μου ἀγαπητοί, οὐχ ὁ θεὸς ἐξελέξατο τοὺς πτωχοὺς τῷ κόσμῳ πλουσίους ἐν πίστει καὶ κληρονόμους τῆς βασιλείας ἧς ἐπηγγείλατο τοῖς ἀγαπῶσιν αὐτόν;
- ἀκούσατε,akousate“do listen,”Verb, aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from ἀκούω · “to hear” · Strong's G0191
- ἀδελφοίadelphoi“brothers”Noun, vocative, plural, masculine · from ἀδελφός · “brother” · Strong's G0080
- μουmou“of mine”Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- ἀγαπητοί,agapētoi“beloved,”Adjective, vocative, plural, masculine · from ἀγαπητός · “beloved” · Strong's G0027
- οὐχouch“Not”Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
- ὁho“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- θεὸςtheos“God”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
- ἐξελέξατοexelexato“has chosen”Verb, aorist, middle, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐκλέγω · “to select” · Strong's G1586
- τοὺςtous“the”Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- πτωχοὺςptōchous“poor”Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from πτωχός · “poor” · Strong's G4434
- τῷtō“in the”Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- κόσμῳkosmō“world”Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from κόσμος · “world” · Strong's G2889
- πλουσίουςplousious“[to be] rich”Adjective, accusative, plural, masculine · from πλούσιος · “rich” · Strong's G4145
- ἐνen“in”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- πίστειpistei“faith”Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from πίστις · “faith” · Strong's G4102G
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- κληρονόμουςklēronomous“heirs”Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from κληρονόμος · “heir” · Strong's G2818
- τῆςtēs“of the”Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- βασιλείαςbasileias“kingdom”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from βασιλεία · “kingdom” · Strong's G0932
- ἧςhēs“that”Relative pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
- ἐπηγγείλατοepēngeilato“He promised”Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐπαγγέλλω · “to profess” · Strong's G1861
- τοῖςtois“to those”Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἀγαπῶσινagapōsin“loving”Verb, present, active, participle, dative, plural, masculine · from ἀγαπάω · “to love” · Strong's G0025
- αὐτόν;auton“Him?”Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)