James 2:20
KJV:
But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
BSB:
O foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless?
Greek:
θέλεις δὲ γνῶναι, ἄνθρωπε κενέ, ὅτι πίστις χωρὶς τῶν ἔργων ἀργή ἐστιν;
Topics:
FAITHHYPOCRISYJUSTIFICATIONRELIGIONRIGHTEOUSNESSWORKS

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Translation Greek Transliteration [morphology] Texts
Do you want θέλεις theleis V-PAI-2S NKO
however δὲ de CONJ NKO
to come to know, γνῶναι, gnōnai V-2AAN NKO
O ō INJ NKO
man ἄνθρωπε anthrōpe N-VSM NKO
foolish, κενέ, kene A-VSM NKO
that ὅτι hoti CONJ NKO
<the> T-NSF NKO
faith πίστις pistis N-NSF NKO
apart from χωρὶς chōris PREP NKO
<the> τῶν tōn T-GPN NKO
works ἔργων ergōn N-GPN NKO
worthless 1 2 ἀργή argē A-NSF N(K)O
is? ἐστιν; estin V-PAI-3S NKO

Word Types and Editions

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  1. Variant: νεκρά (nekra) 'dead' occurs in traditional manuscripts (TR+Byz) instead of ἀργή (argē) 'worthless' in older manuscripts (NA28+NA27+Tyn+SBL+WH+Treg) 

  2. dead | νεκρά | nekra A-NSF | TR+Byz