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James 3:1-6

1NotΜὴMēG3361manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183of youshould becomeγίνεσθε,ginestheG1096teachersδιδάσκαλοιdidaskaloiG1320,myG1473brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80, becauseyou knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754we who teach will beλημψόμεθα.lēmpsomethaG2983judgedκρίμαkrimaG2917more strictlyμεῖζονmeizonG3173.
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.
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