James 2:16 — King James Version← Study notes
“And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?”
James 2:16 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · James 2:1622 words
εἴπῃeipēsay
δέdeand / but
τιςtisa (kind
of), any (man, thing
αὐτοῖςautoishe / she / it / same
ἐξexfrom / out of
ὑμῶνhymōnyou
ὙπάγετεHypagetedepart, get
hence, go (a-)way
ἐνenabout, after, against
εἰρήνῃeirēnēone, peace, quietness
θερμαίνεσθεthermainesthe
καὶkaiand / also
χορτάζεσθεchortazesthefeed, fill, satisfy
μὴmēnot
δῶτεdōtegive
δὲdeand / but
αὐτοῖςautoishe / she / it / same
τὰtathe
ἐπιτήδειαepitēdeiathings which are needful
τοῦtouthe
σώματοςsōmatosbody
τίtia (kind
of), any (man, thing
ὄφελοςophelosadvantageth, profit
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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