King James Version

James 2:5

Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “in the world” (τῷ κόσμῳ) before [to be] here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of the world this” (τοῦ κόσμου τούτου) before [to be] here.

ἀκούσατεakousateHearkenἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural — “Hearken”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.Hearkenἀδελφοίadelphoibrethrenἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “brethren”, the calling formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.brethrenμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἀγαπητοίagapētoibelovedἀγαπητός (agapētos)adjective, vocative, plural, masculine — “beloved”, the calling formG27loved, beloved, with two special applications: the Beloved, a title of the Messiah (Christ), as beloved beyond all others by the God who sent Him; of Christians, as beloved by God, Christ, and one another.This verse uses “beloved”.οὐχouchnotοὐ (ou)particle — “not”G3756no, not.notὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θεὸςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.Godἐξελέξατοexelexatochosenἐκλέγομαι (eklegomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “chosen”, a single actionG1586I pick out for myself, choose, elect, select.chosenτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πτωχοὺςptōchouspoorπτωχός (ptōchos)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “poor”, the object formG4434poor, destitute, spiritually poor, either in a good sense (humble devout persons) or bad.This verse uses “poor”.the poorτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.κόσμῳkosmōworldκόσμος (kosmos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “world”, the to- or for-formG2889the world, universe; worldly affairs; the inhabitants of the world; adornment.worldπλουσίουςplousiousrichπλούσιος (plousios)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “rich”, the object formG4145rich, abounding in, wealthy; subst: a rich man.richἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inπίστειpisteifaithπίστις (pistis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “faith”, the to- or for-formG4102faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.This verse uses “faith”.faithκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andκληρονόμουςklēronomousheirsκληρονόμος (klēronomos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “heirs”, the object formG2818an heir, an inheritor.heirsτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλείαςbasileiasof the kingdomβασιλεία (basileia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the kingdom”, the of-formG932kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, especially of God, both in the world, and in the hearts of men; hence: kingdom, in the concrete sense.This verse uses “kingdom”.of the kingdomἧςhēswhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “which”, the of-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichἐπηγγείλατοepēngeilatohe hath promisedἐπαγγέλλομαι (epangellomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “he hath promised”, a single actionG1861I promise, profess.he hath promisedτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀγαπῶσινagapōsinto them that loveἀγαπάω (agapaō)verb, present active participle, dative, plural, masculine — “to them that love”, an ongoing or repeated actionG25I love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem.to them that loveαὐτόνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.him

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τοῦtouof theὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “of the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.κόσμουkosmouworldκόσμος (kosmos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “world”, the to- or for-formG2889the world, universe; worldly affairs; the inhabitants of the world; adornment.τούτουtoutouthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “this”, the of-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Hearken, my brethren beloved, did not God choose the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the reign that He promised to those loving Him?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Hearken, my beloved brethren; did not God choose them that are poor as to the world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to them that love him?

Young’s Literal Translation

Hearken, my brethren beloved, did not God choose the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the reign that He promised to those loving Him?

World English Bible

Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn’t God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?

Darby Translation

Hear, my beloved brethren: Has not God chosen the poor as to the world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to them that love him?

Douay-Rheims

Hearken, my dearest brethren: hath not God chosen the poor in this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which God hath promised to them that love him?

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