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James 3:2-11

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?
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