Berean Standard Bible
James 3
(Psalm 64:1–10)
2γὰρgarG1063We all stumbleπταίομεν ἅπαντες·ptaiomen hapantesG537G4417in many waysπολλὰpollaG4183.IfεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100is neverοὐouG3756at faultπταίει,ptaieiG4417inἐνenG1722what he saysλόγῳlogōG3056,heοὗτοςhoutosG3778isa perfectτέλειοςteleiosG5046manἀνήρ,anērG435καὶkaiG2532,ableδυνατὸςdunatosG1415to controlχαλιναγωγῆσαιchalinagōgēsaiG5468hisτὸtoG3588wholeὅλονholonG3650bodyσῶμα.¶sōmaG4983.
3δὲdeG1161WhenΕἰEiG1487we putβάλλομενballomenG906τῶνtōnG3588bitsχαλινοὺςchalinousG5469intoεἰςeisG1519theτοὺςtousG3588mouthsστόματαstomataG4750ofτὰtaG3588horsesἵππωνippōnG2462to makeεἰςeisG1519themαὐτοὺςautousG846τὸtoG3588obeyπείθεσθαιpeithesthaiG3982usG1473καὶkaiG2532,we can guideμετάγομεν.metagomenG3329theαὐτῶνautōnG846wholeὅλονholonG3650τὸtoG3588animalσῶμαsōmaG4983.
4ConsiderἰδοὺidouG2400τὰtaG3588shipsπλοῖα,ploiaG4143as wellκαὶkaiG2532.Although they areὄνταontaG1510so largeτηλικαῦταtēlikautaG5082andκαὶkaiG2532are drivenἐλαυνόμενα,elaunomenaG1643byὑπὸhupoG5259strongσκληρῶνsklērōnG4642windsἀνέμωνanemōnG417,they are steeredμετάγεταιmetagetaiG3329byὑπὸhupoG5259a very smallἐλαχίστουelachistouG1646rudderπηδαλίουpēdaliouG4079whereverὅπουhopouG3699theἡhēG3588pilotτοῦ εὐθύνοντοςtou euthunontosG3588G2116is inclinedὁρμὴ βούλεται.¶hormē bouletaiG3730G1014.
5In the same wayΟὕτως καὶHoutōs kaiG3779G2532,theἡhēG3588tongueγλῶσσαglōssaG1100isἐστὶνestinG1510a smallμικρὸνmikronG3398part of the bodyμέλοςmelosG3196, butκαὶkaiG2532it boasts ofG3166great thingsμεγάλαmegalaG3173.ConsiderἰδοὺidouG2400how smallἡλίκονhēlikonG2245a sparkπῦρpurG4442setsἀνάπτει·anapteiG381a greatἡλίκηνhēlikēnG2245forest ablazeὕληνhulēnG5208.
6TheἡhēG3588tongueγλῶσσαglōssaG1100alsoκαὶkaiG2532isa fireπῦρ,purG4442,aὁhoG3588worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889τῆςtēsG3588of wickednessἀδικίαςadikiasG93ἡhēG3588γλῶσσαglōssaG1100amongκαθίσταται ἐνkathistatai enG2525G1722theτοῖςtoisG3588partsμέλεσινmelesinG3196of theG1473bodyἡhēG3588.It pollutesσπιλοῦσαspilousaG4695theτὸtoG3588wholeὅλονholonG3650personσῶμαsōmaG4983καὶkaiG2532,setsφλογίζουσαphlogizousaG5394theτὸνtonG3588courseτροχὸνtrochonG5164τῆςtēsG3588of his life on fireγενέσεωςgeneseōsG1078,andκαὶkaiG2532is itself set on fireφλογιζομένηphlogizomenēG5394byὑπὸhupoG5259τῆςtēsG3588hellγεέννης.¶geennēsG1067.
7γὰρgarG1063AllΠᾶσαPasaG3956kindsφύσιςphusisG5449τεteG5037of animalsθηρίωνthēriōnG2342καὶkaiG2532,birdsπετεινῶν,peteinōnG4071τεteG5037,reptilesἑρπετῶνherpetōnG2062,andκαὶkaiG2532creatures of the seaἐναλίωνenaliōnG1724are being tamedδαμάζεταιdamazetaiG1150andκαὶkaiG2532have been tamedδεδάμασταιdedamastaiG1150byτῇtēaG3588τῇtēaG3588manφύσει ἀνθρωπίνῃ·phusei anthrōpinēG442G5449,
9WithἐνenG1722the tongueαὐτῇautēaG846we blessεὐλογοῦμενeulogoumenG2127ourτὸνtonG3588LordκύριονkurionG2962andκαὶkaiG2532FatherπατέραpateraG3962,andκαὶkaiG2532withἐνenG1722itαὐτῇautēaG846we curseκαταρώμεθαkatarōmethaG2672τοὺςtousG3588menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444,whoτοὺςtousG3588have been madeγεγονότας·gegonotasG1096inκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596God’sθεοῦtheouG2316likenessὁμοίωσινhomoiōsinG3669.
12MyG1473brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,canμὴ δύναται,mē dunataiG3361G1410a fig treeσυκῆsukēG4808growποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160olivesἐλαίαςelaiasG1636,orἢēG2228a grapevineἄμπελοςampelosG288bearfigsσῦκα;sukaG4810?NeitherοὔτεouteG3777cana saltἁλυκὸνhalukonG252springproduceποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160freshγλυκὺglukuG1099waterὕδωρ.¶hudōrG5204.
The Wisdom from Above
13WhoΤίςTisG5101iswiseσοφὸςsophosG4680andκαὶkaiG2532understandingἐπιστήμωνepistēmōnG1990amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖν;huminG4771?Let him show itδειξάτωdeixatōG1166byἐκekG1537hisτῆςtēsG3588goodκαλῆςkalēsG2570conductἀναστροφῆςanastrophēsG391, byαὐτοῦautouG846τὰtaG3588deedsἔργαergaG2041doneinἐνenG1722thehumilityG4240that comes from wisdomσοφίας.sophiasG4678.
14ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487you harborἔχετεecheteG2192bitterπικρὸνpikronG4089jealousyζῆλονzēlonG2205andκαὶkaiG2532selfish ambitionἐριθείανeritheianG2052inἐνenG1722yourὑμῶν,humōnG4771τῇtēaG3588heartsκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588,do notμὴmēG3361boastκατακαυχᾶσθεkatakauchastheG2620in itorκαὶkaiG2532denyψεύδεσθε κατὰpseudesthe kataG5574G2596theτῆςtēsG3588truthἀληθείας.alētheiasG225.
17ButδὲdeG1161ἩHēG3588thewisdomσοφίαsophiaG4678from aboveἄνωθενanōthenG509isἐστιν,estinG1510firstG4412of allμὲνmenG3303pureἁγνήhagnēG53,thenἔπειταepeitaG1899peace-lovingεἰρηνική,eirēnikēG1516,gentleἐπιεικής,epieikēsG1933,accommodatingεὐπειθής,eupeithēsG2138,fullμεστὴmestēG3324of mercyἐλέουςeleousG1656andκαὶkaiG2532goodἀγαθῶν,agathōnG18fruitκαρπῶνkarpōnG2590,impartialἀδιάκριτος,adiakritosG87, andsincereἀνυπόκριτος.anupokritosG505.
Commentaries on James 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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