James 2:5

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
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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;

  1. ἀκούσατε,akousate“do listen,”
    Verb, aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from ἀκούω · “to hear” · Strong's G0191
  2. ἀδελφοίadelphoi“brothers”
    Noun, vocative, plural, masculine · from ἀδελφός · “brother” · Strong's G0080
  3. μουmou“of mine”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  4. ἀγαπητοί,agapētoi“beloved,”
    Adjective, vocative, plural, masculine · from ἀγαπητός · “beloved” · Strong's G0027
  5. οὐχouch“Not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  6. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. θεὸςtheos“God”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  8. ἐξελέξατοexelexato“has chosen”
    Verb, aorist, middle, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐκλέγω · “to select” · Strong's G1586
  9. τοὺςtous“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. πτωχοὺςptōchous“poor”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from πτωχός · “poor” · Strong's G4434
  11. τῷtō“in the”
    Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. κόσμῳkosmō“world”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from κόσμος · “world” · Strong's G2889
  13. πλουσίουςplousious“[to be] rich”
    Adjective, accusative, plural, masculine · from πλούσιος · “rich” · Strong's G4145
  14. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  15. πίστειpistei“faith”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from πίστις · “faith” · Strong's G4102G
  16. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  17. κληρονόμουςklēronomous“heirs”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from κληρονόμος · “heir” · Strong's G2818
  18. τῆςtēs“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  19. βασιλείαςbasileias“kingdom”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from βασιλεία · “kingdom” · Strong's G0932
  20. ἧςhēs“that”
    Relative pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  21. ἐπηγγείλατοepēngeilato“He promised”
    Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐπαγγέλλω · “to profess” · Strong's G1861
  22. τοῖςtois“to those”
    Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  23. ἀγαπῶσινagapōsin“loving”
    Verb, present, active, participle, dative, plural, masculine · from ἀγαπάω · “to love” · Strong's G0025
  24. 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)