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James 3

1BenotmanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183ofyouteachersδιδάσκαλοιdidaskaloiG1320,mybrethren,knowingthatweshallreceiveλημψόμεθα.lēmpsomethaG2983heavierjudgmentκρίμαkrimaG2917.

2ForinmanyπολλὰpollaG4183thingsG3778weallstumbleG4417.IfanystumblethnotinwordG3056,thesameisaperfectτέλειοςteleiosG5046manἀνήρ,anērG435,ableδυνατὸςdunatosG1415tobridlethewholeG3650bodyσῶμα.¶sōmaG4983alsoG2532.

3NowδὲdeG1161ifweputβάλλομενballomenG906thehorses’G2462bridlesintotheirmouthsστόματαstomataG4750thattheymayobeyπείθεσθαιpeithesthaiG3982us,weturnabouttheirwholeG3650bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983alsoG2532.

4BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,theshipsπλοῖα,ploiaG4143alsoG2532,thoughtheyareG1510sogreatτηλικαῦταtēlikautaG5082andareG1510drivenbyroughwindsἀνέμωνanemōnG417,areG1510yetturnedaboutbyaveryἐλαχίστουelachistouG1646smallrudder, whithertheimpulseofthesteersman willeth.

5SothetongueγλῶσσαglōssaG1100alsoG2532isG1510alittleG3398memberμέλοςmelosG3196,andboastethgreatG3173thingsμεγάλαmegalaG3173.BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,howmuchwoodisG1510kindledbyhowsmallμικρὸνmikronG3398afireπῦρpurG4442!

6AndthetongueγλῶσσαglōssaG1100isafireπῦρ,purG4442:theworldκόσμοςkosmosG2889ofiniquityἀδικίαςadikiasG93amongourmembersμέλεσινmelesinG3196isthetongueγλῶσσαglōssaG1100,whichdefileththewholeG3650bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,andsettethonfireG4442thewheelofnature,andissetκαθίσταταιkathistataiG2525onfireG4442byhellγεέννης.¶geennēsG1067.

7ForeverykindofbeastsθηρίωνthēriōnG2342andbirdsπετεινῶν,peteinōnG4071,ofcreepingthingsG3956andthingsG3956inthesea,istamed,andhathbeentamedbymankind:

8butthetongueγλῶσσανglōssanG1100cannomanG444tame;itisarestlessevilκακόν,kakonG2556,itisfullμεστὴmestēG3324ofdeadlypoison.

9TherewithblessεὐλογοῦμενeulogoumenG2127wetheLordκύριονkurionG2962andFatherπατέραpateraG3962;andtherewithcurseκαταρώμεθαkatarōmethaG2672wemenG444,whoaremadeafterthelikenessofGodθεοῦtheouG2316:

10outofthesameαὐτοῦautouG846mouthστόματοςstomatosG4750comethforthἐξέρχεταιexerchetaiG1831blessingεὐλογίαeulogiaG2129andcursingG2671.Mybrethren,thesethingsταῦταtautaG3778oughtnotsotobe.

11DoththefountainsendforthfromthesameαὐτῆςautēsG846openingsweetG1099waterandbitterπικρόν;pikronG4089?

12canafigσυκῆsukēG4808treeG4808,mybrethren, yieldolivesG1636,oravineἄμπελοςampelosG288figsσῦκα;sukaG4810?neithercansaltwaterὕδωρ.¶hudōrG5204yieldsweetG1099.

13WhoiswiseσοφὸςsophosG4680andunderstandingamongyou? lethimshowδειξάτωdeixatōG1166byhisgoodκαλῆςkalēsG2570lifeG391hisworksἔργαergaG2041inmeeknessofwisdomσοφίας.sophiasG4678.

14ButifyehavebitterπικρὸνpikronG4089jealousyζῆλονzēlonG2205andfactioninyourheartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588, glorynotandlieψεύδεσθεpseudestheG5574notagainstthetruthἀληθείας.alētheiasG225.

15ThiswisdomσοφίαsophiaG4678isG1510notawisdomG4678thatcomethdownκατερχομένη,katerchomenēG2718fromabove,butisG1510earthlyἐπίγειοςepigeiosG1919, sensual, devilish.

16ForwhereὅπουhopouG3699jealousyζῆλοςzēlosG2205andfactionare,thereisconfusionandeveryviledeed.

17ButthewisdomσοφίαsophiaG4678thatisG1510fromaboveisG1510firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413pureἁγνήhagnēG53,thenpeaceableεἰρηνική,eirēnikēG1516,gentleἐπιεικής,epieikēsG1933, easytobeG1510entreated,fullμεστὴmestēG3324ofmercyἐλέουςeleousG1656andgoodἀγαθῶν,agathōnG18fruitsκαρπῶνkarpōnG2590,withoutvariance,withouthypocrisy.

18AndthefruitκαρπὸςkarposG2590ofrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343issownσπείρεταιspeiretaiG4687inpeaceεἰρήνῃeirēnēG1515forthemthatmakeG4160peaceεἰρήνην.¶eirēnēnG1515.

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