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But do you want to come to know, O foolish man, that faith apart from works is worthless?

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
do you want To will, wish, desire, to be willing, intend, design. V-PIA-2S H2309 θέλεις theleis
to come to know, To take in knowledge, come to know, learn; ascertain, realize. V-ANA H1097 γνῶναι gnōnai
foolish (a) empty, (b) empty (in moral content), vain, ineffective, foolish, worthless, (c) false, unreal, pretentious, hollow. Adj-VMS H2756 κενέ kene
man, A man, one of the human race. N-VMS H444 ἄνθρωπε anthrōpe
faith Faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness. N-NFS H4102 πίστις pistis
apart from Apart from, separately from; without. Prep H5565 χωρὶς chōris
works Work, task, employment; a deed, action; that which is wrought or made, a work. N-GNP H2041 ἔργων ergōn
worthless? Idle, lazy, thoughtless, unprofitable, injurious. Adj-NFS H692 ἀργή argē

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Berean Bible But do you want to come to know, O foolish man, that faith apart from works is worthless?
King James Bible But do you want to come to wilt thou know, O foolish vain man, that faith apart from without works is worthless?dead?
Hebrew Greek English But do are you want willing to come to know, O recognize, you foolish man, fellow, that faith apart from without works is worthless?useless?
New American Standard Bible 1995 But do are you want willing to come to know, O recognize, you foolish man, fellow, that faith apart from without works is worthless?useless?