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James 3

1BenotmanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183teachersδιδάσκαλοιdidaskaloiG1320,mybrethren,knowingthatweshallreceiveλημψόμεθα.lēmpsomethaG2983greaterG3173judgmentκρίμαkrimaG2917.

2Forwealloftenoffend.IfanyoneG5100offendnotinwordG3056,he[is]aperfectτέλειοςteleiosG5046manἀνήρ,anērG435,ableδυνατὸςdunatosG1415tobridlethewholeG3650bodyσῶμα.¶sōmaG4983too.

3Behold,weputβάλλομενballomenG906thebitsinthemouthsστόματαstomataG4750ofthehorsesG2462,thattheymayobeyπείθεσθαιpeithesthaiG3982us,andweturn roundtheirwholeG3650bodiesσῶμαsōmaG4983.

4BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400alsoG2532theshipsπλοῖα,ploiaG4143,whichareG1510sogreatτηλικαῦταtēlikautaG5082,anddrivenbyviolentwindsἀνέμωνanemōnG417,areG1510turnedaboutbyaveryἐλαχίστουelachistouG1646smallrudder,whereverG3699thepleasureofthehelmsmanwill.

5ThusΟὕτωςHoutōsG3779alsoG2532thetongueγλῶσσαglōssaG1100isG1510alittleG3398memberμέλοςmelosG3196,andboastsgreatG3173thingsμεγάλαmegalaG3173.SeeG3708howlittleG3398afireπῦρpurG4442,howlargeG3173awooditkindles!

6andthetongueγλῶσσαglōssaG1100[is]fireπῦρ,purG4442,theworldκόσμοςkosmosG2889ofunrighteousnessG93;thetongueγλῶσσαglōssaG1100issetκαθίσταταιkathistataiG2525inourmembersμέλεσινmelesinG3196,thedefilerofthewholeG3650bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,andwhichsetsfireG4442tothecourseofnature,andissetG2525onfireG4442ofhellγεέννης.¶geennēsG1067.

7ForeveryspeciesbothofbeastsθηρίωνthēriōnG2342andofbirdsπετεινῶν,peteinōnG4071,bothofcreepingthingsG3956andofseaanimals,istamedandhasbeentamedbythehumanἀνθρωπίνῃ·anthrōpinēG442species;

8butthetongueγλῶσσανglōssanG1100cannooneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762amongmenG444tame; [itis]anunsettledevilκακόν,kakonG2556,fullμεστὴmestēG3324ofdeath-bringingpoison.

9TherewithblessεὐλογοῦμενeulogoumenG2127wetheLordκύριονkurionG2962andFatherπατέραpateraG3962,andtherewithcurseκαταρώμεθαkatarōmethaG2672wemenG444madeafter[the]likenessofGodθεοῦtheouG2316.

10OutofthesameαὐτοῦautouG846mouthστόματοςstomatosG4750goesG1831forthἐξέρχεταιexerchetaiG1831blessingεὐλογίαeulogiaG2129andcursingG2671.Itisnotright,mybrethren,thatthesethingsταῦταtautaG3778shouldbethusG3779.

11Doesthefountain,outofthesameαὐτῆςautēsG846opening, pour forthsweetG1099andbitterπικρόν;pikronG4089?

12Can,mybrethren,afigσυκῆsukēG4808produceG4160olivesG1636,oravineἄμπελοςampelosG288figsσῦκα;sukaG4810?Neither[can]salt[waterὕδωρ.¶hudōrG5204]makeG4160sweetG1099waterG5204.

13Who[is]wiseσοφὸςsophosG4680andunderstandingamongyou; lethimshewoutofagoodκαλῆςkalēsG2570conversationhisworksἔργαergaG2041inmeeknessofwisdomσοφίας.sophiasG4678;

14butifyehavebitterπικρὸνpikronG4089emulationandstrifeinyourheartsκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588,donotboastκατακαυχᾶσθεkatakauchastheG2620andlieψεύδεσθεpseudestheG5574againstthetruthἀληθείας.alētheiasG225.

15ThisisG1510notthewisdomσοφίαsophiaG4678whichcomesdownκατερχομένη,katerchomenēG2718fromabove,butearthlyἐπίγειοςepigeiosG1919,naturalG5591, devilish.

16ForwhereὅπουhopouG3699emulationandstrife [are],there[is]disorderἀκαταστασίαakatastasiaG181andeveryevilφαῦλονphaulonG5337thingG4229.

17ButthewisdomσοφίαsophiaG4678fromabovefirstπρῶτονprōtonG4413isG1510pureἁγνήhagnēG53,thenpeaceful,gentleἐπιεικής,epieikēsG1933, yielding,fullμεστὴmestēG3324ofmercyἐλέουςeleousG1656andgoodἀγαθῶν,agathōnG18fruitsκαρπῶνkarpōnG2590, unquestioning, unfeigned.

18But[the]fruitκαρπὸςkarposG2590ofrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343inpeaceεἰρήνῃeirēnēG1515issownσπείρεταιspeiretaiG4687forthemthatmakeG4160peaceεἰρήνην.¶eirēnēnG1515.

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