Berean Standard Bible
James 3:1-5
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.
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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