James
James 2:5
5Listen, 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?
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Listen | Ἀκούσατε | Akousate | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G191 I hear, listen |
| my | μου | mou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| beloved | ἀγαπητοί | agapētoi | Adjective - Vocative Masculine Plural | G27 loved, beloved |
| brothers | ἀδελφοί | adelphoi | Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural | G80 a brother |
| not | οὐχ | ouch | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| God | Θεὸς | Theos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| chosen | ἐξελέξατο | exelexato | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1586 I choose, elect |
| the | τοὺς | tous | Article - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| poor | πτωχοὺς | ptōchous | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G4434 poor, destitute |
| of this world | κόσμῳ | kosmō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2889 the world, universe |
| rich | πλουσίους | plousious | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G4145 rich |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| faith | πίστει | pistei | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G4102 faith, belief, trust |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| to inherit | κληρονόμους | klēronomous | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G2818 an heir, inheritor |
| the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| kingdom | βασιλείας | basileias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G932 kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, kingdom |
| He promised | ἐπηγγείλατο | epēngeilato | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1861 I promise, profess |
| those who | τοῖς | tois | Article - Dative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| love | ἀγαπῶσιν | agapōsin | Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Plural | G25 I love |
| Him | αὐτόν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Matthew 5:3 · Luke 6:20 · Revelation 2:9 · 1 Corinthians 1:26–28 · 2 Corinthians 8:9 · Luke 12:21 · Hebrews 11:26 · Luke 12:32 · 1 Peter 1:4 · James 1:12 · 2 Corinthians 6:10 · Matthew 25:34
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.