James 2:24: Greek Text Exposition. A Clear Case

Before i jump into the nitty gritty, i just wanted to address some of the ad hominem attacks coming  from Rome. "The Catholic Journeyman" questioned my credentials, just because i misspoke about my Doctorate in neuro-surgery coming from ITT-Tech. Its obviously was a freudian slip and i meant to say Devry. Be that as it may...

Now, On to James 2:24. After my expostion it would become quite clear why an intimate knowledge of ancient greek, is important for good biblical exegesis. 

First let us look at the greek text:
(Greek): ὁρᾶτε ὅτι ἐξ ἔργων δικαιοῦται ἄνθρωπος καὶ οὐκ ἐκ πίστεως μόνον.
If you want to know what each individual word means in greek, then go pick up a bible concordance.

Now let us look at various English translations:
(NIV): You see that a person is justified by what he does and not by faith alone.

(NASB): You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone.

(KJV): Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.

(ESV): You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.

(NKJV): You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.

I purposefully posted the five different translations so that Rome will have no wiggle room.  What then to make of these statements? Well, if this is not a clear cut case of your eyes playing tricks on you, then i don't know what is. Drop me an email if you have any follow up questions.

Exegeting James 2:24 The Calvinist Way

Romish apoligists usually try to use to use James 2:24 to brow beat Calvinists and other protestants when it comes to important doctrine of Sola Fide.  But Romanish interpretations need not scare you. When i say "you" ,  i mean Calvinists, Lutherans,  Musli...er..em..i mean non-Catholics.  Let us carefully look at the passage in James 2:24 (ESV):

"You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone."

Romanian apologist apparently want us to think that the words "not by faith alone" somehow,  means "not by faith alone." But this is pure eisigesis.  Romanificators teach a false gospel of works salvation.  Let us now exegete the passage the way Luther did, and how his modern equivalent Dr. James White has also.

Luther rightly took the whole of....well i've just got bitten by a snake, will have to exegete at a later time.

Update: Luckily it was a toy snake, Pheeww! For a moment there i thought i would have to forsake blogging,  but i'm not in an exegetical mood right now, will move on to bigger and better things.