2:1 [] Adelfoi mou, mh ecete me proswpolhyiaV thn pistin tou dedoxasmenou Kuriou hmwn Ihsou Cristou.

2:2 Dioti ean eiselqh eiV thn sunagwghn saV anqrwpoV ecwn crusoun daktulidion me lampron enduma, eiselqh de kai ptwcoV me ruparon enduma,

2:3 kai epibleyhte eiV ton forounta to enduma to lampron kai eiphte proV auton, Su kaqou edw kalwV, kai proV ton ptwcon eiphte, Su steke ekei× kaqou edw upo to upopodion mou,

2:4 den ekamete ara diakrisin en eautoiV kai egeinete kritai ponhra dialogizomenoi;

2:5 Akousate, adelfoi mou agaphtoi, den exelexen o QeoV touV ptwcouV tou kosmou toutou plousiouV en pistei kai klhronomouV thV basileiaV, thn opoian upesceqh proV touV agapwntaV auton;

2:6 SeiV omwV htimasate ton ptwcon. Den saV katadunasteuousin oi plousioi kai autoi saV surousin eiV krithria;

2:7 Autoi den blasfhmousi to kalon onoma, me to opoion onomazesqe;

2:8 [] Ean men ektelhte ton nomon ton basilikon kata thn grafhn, QeleiV agapa ton plhsion sou wV seauton, kalwV poieite×

2:9 ean omwV proswpolhpthte, kamnete amartian kai elegcesqe upo tou nomou wV parabatai.

2:10 Dioti ostiV fulaxh olon ton nomon kai ptaish eiV en, egeinen enocoV pantwn.

2:11 Epeidh o eipwn, Mh moiceushV, eipe kai, Mh foneushV× all' ean den moiceushV, foneushV de, egeineV parabathV tou nomou.

2:12 Outw laleite kai outw prattete, wV mellonteV na kriqhte dia tou nomou thV eleuqeriaV×

2:13 dioti h krisiV qelei eisqai anilewV eiV ton ostiV den ekamen eleoV× kai to eleoV kaucatai kata thV krisewV.

2:14 [] Ti to ofeloV, adelfoi mou, ean legh tiV oti ecei pistin, kai erga den ech; mhpwV h pistiV dunatai na swsh auton;

2:15 Ean de adelfoV h adelfh gumnoi uparcwsi kai sterwntai thV kaqhmerinhV trofhV,

2:16 kai eiph tiV ex umwn proV autouV, Upagete en eirhnh, qermainesqe kai cortazesqe, kai den dwshte eiV autouV ta anagkaia tou swmatoV, ti to ofeloV;

2:17 Outw kai h pistiV, ean den ech erga, nekra einai kaq' eauthn.

2:18 Alla qelei tiV eipei× Su eceiV pistin, kai egw ecw erga× deixon moi thn pistin sou ek twn ergwn sou, kai egw qelw soi deixei ek twn ergwn mou thn pistin mou.

2:19 Su pisteueiV oti o QeoV einai eiV× kalwV poieiV× kai ta daimonia pisteuousi kai frittousi.

2:20 QeleiV omwV na gnwrishV, w anqrwpe mataie, oti h pistiV cwriV twn ergwn einai nekra;

2:21 Abraam o pathr hmwn den edikaiwqh ex ergwn, ote proseferen Isaak ton uion autou epi to qusiasthrion;

2:22 BlepeiV oti h pistiV sunhrgei eiV ta erga autou, kai ek twn ergwn h pistiV eteleiwqh,

2:23 kai eplhrwqh h grafh h legousa× Episteuse de Abraam eiV ton Qeon, kai elogisqh eiV auton eiV dikaiosunhn, kai filoV Qeou wnomasqh.

2:24 Blepete loipon oti ex ergwn dikaioutai o anqrwpoV kai ouci ek pistewV monon.

2:25 OmoiwV de kai Raab h pornh den edikaiwqh ex ergwn, ote upedecqh touV apestalmenouV kai exebalen autouV di' allhV odou;