James 2:4
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?”
πονηρός
Evil, wicked, bad. Poneros. Deliver us from the evil one. The evil one has a name but no ultimate power. He operates only within the limits God permits. His defeat is certain.
διακρίνω
were discriminated
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διακρίνω
To doubt, to waver, to dispute. Diakrino. Let him ask in faith without doubting. Doubt here is not intellectual question but divided allegiance between God and circumstances.
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γίνομαι
you have become
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γίνομαι
To become, to come into being, to happen. Ginomai. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. What is true in heaven is meant to become true on earth through prayer.
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διαλογισμός
with thoughts
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διαλογισμός
Thought, reasoning, consideration. Dialogismos. Out of the heart come evil thoughts. What we allow to live in our minds shapes what comes out in our words and actions.
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ἑαυτοῦ
yourselves
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ἑαυτοῦ
him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.
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κριτής
judges
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κριτής
a judge (genitive case or specially)
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