James 2:5
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“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?”
πτωχός
Not just financially poor — ptochos is the one who crouches, who has nothing to stand on. Blessed are those who know they have nothing in themselves before God. That emptiness is not a problem. It is the very space into which the kingdom enters.
ἐκλέγομαι
has chosen
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ἐκλέγομαι
To choose, to select, to elect. Eklegomai. You did not choose Me but I chose you. Being chosen by God precedes everything else. Your relationship with God began with His initiative.
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πίστις
Faith
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πίστις
Faith, trust, belief, faithfulness. Pistis. Without faith it is impossible to please God. Faith is the currency of the kingdom. Everything flows to those who trust God completely.
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θεός
God
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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κληρονόμος
heirs
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κληρονόμος
Heir, one who inherits. Kleronomos. If children then heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ. Everything that belongs to Jesus is shared with those who belong to Him.
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πλοῦτος
Rich
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πλοῦτος
wealth (as fulness), i.e. (literally) money, possessions, or (figuratively) abundance, richness, (specially), valuable bestowment
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κόσμος
world
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κόσμος
The world, the ordered universe. God so loved the kosmos. He loves what He made and He is working to redeem every part of it.
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ἐπαγγέλλω
He promised
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ἐπαγγέλλω
to announce upon (reflexively), i.e. (by implication) to engage to do something, to assert something respecting oneself
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πλούσιος
to be] rich
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πλούσιος
wealthy; figuratively, abounding with
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