King James Version
James 3
2ForγὰρgarG1063in many thingsπολλὰpollaG4183we offendπταίομενptaiomenG4417allἅπαντες·hapantesG537.IfεἴeiG1487any manτιςtisG5100offendπταίει,ptaieiG4417notοὐouG3756inἐνenG1722wordλόγῳlogōG3056,the sameοὗτοςhoutosG3778isa perfectτέλειοςteleiosG5046manἀνήρ,anērG435, andableδυνατὸςdunatosG1415alsoκαὶkaiG2532to bridleχαλιναγωγῆσαιchalinagōgēsaiG5468the wholeὅλονholonG3650bodyτὸ σῶμα.¶to sōmaG3588G4983.
3τῶνtōnG3588BeholdG3708,we putβάλλομενballomenG906bitsτοὺς χαλινοὺςtous chalinousG3588G5469inG1519the horses’ἵππων τὰippōn taG3588G2462mouthsστόματα τὸstomata toG3588G4750,thatG4314theyαὐτοὺςautousG846may obeyπείθεσθαιpeithesthaiG3982usG1473;andκαὶkaiG2532we turn aboutμετάγομεν.metagomenG3329theirαὐτῶνautōnG846wholeὅλονholonG3650bodyτὸ σῶμαto sōmaG3588G4983.
4BeholdG3708alsoκαὶkaiG2532the shipsτὰ πλοῖα,ta ploiaG3588G4143,which thoughὄνταontaG1510they beso greatτηλικαῦταtēlikautaG5082,andκαὶkaiG2532aredrivenἐλαυνόμενα,elaunomenaG1643ofὑπὸhupoG5259fierceσκληρῶνsklērōnG4642windsἀνέμωνanemōnG417,yet are they turned aboutμετάγεταιmetagetaiG3329withὑπὸhupoG5259a very smallἐλαχίστουelachistouG1646helmπηδαλίουpēdaliouG4079,whithersoeverὅπουhopouG3699G302ἡ ὁρμὴhē hormēG3588G3730the governorτοῦ εὐθύνοντοςtou euthunontosG3588G2116listethβούλεται.¶bouletaiG1014.
6AndκαὶkaiG2532the tongueἡ γλῶσσαhē glōssaG3588G1100isa fireπῦρ,purG4442,a worldὁ κόσμοςho kosmosG3588G2889of iniquityτῆς ἀδικίαςtēs adikiasG3588G93:soG3779isκαθίσταταιkathistataiG2525the tongueἡ γλῶσσαhē glōssaG3588G1100amongἐνenG1722ourG1473membersτοῖς μέλεσινtois melesinG3588G3196,that it defilethἡ σπιλοῦσαhē spilousaG3588G4695the wholeὅλονholonG3650bodyτὸ σῶμαto sōmaG3588G4983,andκαὶkaiG2532setteth on fireφλογίζουσαphlogizousaG5394the courseτὸν τροχὸνton trochonG3588G5164of natureτῆς γενέσεωςtēs geneseōsG3588G1078;andκαὶkaiG2532it is set on fireφλογιζομένηphlogizomenēG5394ofὑπὸhupoG5259hellτῆς γεέννης.¶tēs geennēsG3588G1067.
7τῇtēaG3588ForγὰρgarG1063everyΠᾶσαPasaG3956kindφύσιςphusisG5449of beastsθηρίωνthēriōnG2342,τεteG5037andκαὶkaiG2532of birdsπετεινῶν,peteinōnG4071,andτεteG5037of serpentsἑρπετῶνherpetōnG2062,andκαὶkaiG2532of things in the seaἐναλίωνenaliōnG1724,is tamedδαμάζεταιdamazetaiG1150,andκαὶkaiG2532hath been tamedδεδάμασταιdedamastaiG1150of mankindἀνθρωπίνῃ·anthrōpinēG442:φύσει τῇphusei tēaG3588G5449
9ἐνenG1722TherewithαὐτῇautēaG846bless weεὐλογοῦμενeulogoumenG2127Godτὸν θεοῦton theouG3588G2316,evenκαὶkaiG2532the FatherπατέραpateraG3962;andκαὶkaiG2532ἐνenG1722therewithαὐτῇautēaG846curse weκαταρώμεθαkatarōmethaG2672menτοὺς ἀνθρώπουςtous anthrōpousG3588G444,whichτοὺςtousG3588are madeγεγονότας·gegonotasG1096afterκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596the similitudeὁμοίωσινhomoiōsinG3669of GodG2316.
10τοῦtouG3588Out ofἐκekG1537the sameαὐτοῦautouG846mouthστόματοςstomatosG4750proceedethἐξέρχεταιexerchetaiG1831blessingεὐλογίαeulogiaG2129andκαὶkaiG2532cursingκατάρα.kataraG2671.MyG1473brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,these thingsταῦταtautaG3778oughtχρή,chrēG5534notοὐouG3756soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779to beγίνεσθαι.ginesthaiG1096.
12μὴmēG3361Canδύναται,dunataiG1410the fig treeσυκῆsukēG4808,myG1473brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,bearποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160olive berriesἐλαίαςelaiasG1636?eitherἢēG2228a vineἄμπελοςampelosG288,figsσῦκα;sukaG4810?soG3779cannoG3762fountainG4077both yieldποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160saltἁλυκὸνhalukonG252waterὕδωρ.¶hudōrG5204andG2532freshγλυκὺglukuG1099.
13τῆςtēsG3588WhoΤίςTisG5101isa wise manσοφὸςsophosG4680andκαὶkaiG2532endued with knowledgeἐπιστήμωνepistēmōnG1990amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖν;huminG4771?let him shewδειξάτωdeixatōG1166out ofἐκekG1537a goodκαλῆςkalēsG2570conversationἀναστροφῆςanastrophēsG391hisαὐτοῦautouG846worksτὰ ἔργαta ergaG3588G2041withἐνenG1722meeknessG4240of wisdomσοφίας.sophiasG4678.
14ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487ye haveἔχετεecheteG2192bitterπικρὸνpikronG4089envyingζῆλονzēlonG2205andκαὶkaiG2532strifeἐριθείανeritheianG2052inἐνenG1722yourὑμῶν,humōnG4771heartsτῇ καρδίᾳtēa kardiaG3588G2588,gloryκατακαυχᾶσθεkatakauchastheG2620notμὴmēG3361,andκαὶkaiG2532lieψεύδεσθεpseudestheG5574not againstκατὰkataG2596the truthτῆς ἀληθείας.tēs alētheiasG3588G225.
17ἩHēG3588ButδὲdeG1161the wisdomσοφίαsophiaG4678that isἐστιν,estinG1510from aboveἄνωθενanōthenG509is firstG4412μὲνmenG3303pureἁγνήhagnēG53,thenἔπειταepeitaG1899peaceableεἰρηνική,eirēnikēG1516,gentleἐπιεικής,epieikēsG1933, andeasy to be intreatedεὐπειθής,eupeithēsG2138,fullμεστὴmestēG3324of mercyἐλέουςeleousG1656andG2532goodἀγαθῶν,agathōnG18fruitsκαρπῶνkarpōnG2590,without partialityἀδιάκριτος,adiakritosG87,andG2532without hypocrisyἀνυπόκριτος.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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