James 3
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James 3:1-5

1Let not manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183of youbecomeγίνεσθε,ginestheG1096teachersδιδάσκαλοιdidaskaloiG1320,my brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,knowingG3609that as such we will incurλημψόμεθα.lēmpsomethaG2983astricterμεῖζονmeizonG3173judgmentκρίμαkrimaG2917.
2For we allἅπαντες·hapantesG537stumbleπταίομενptaiomenG4417in manyπολλὰpollaG4183ways.IfεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100does not stumbleπταίει,ptaieiG4417inwhatG3056he saysG3056, he is aperfectτέλειοςteleiosG5046manἀνήρ,anērG435,ableδυνατὸςdunatosG1415tobridleχαλιναγωγῆσαιchalinagōgēsaiG5468the wholeὅλονholonG3650bodyσῶμα.¶sōmaG4983as wellκαὶkaiG2532.
3NowδὲdeG1161ifΕἰEiG1487we putβάλλομενballomenG906the bitsχαλινοὺςchalinousG5469into the horses’ἵππωνippōnG2462mouthsστόματαstomataG4750soG1519that they will obeyπείθεσθαιpeithesthaiG3982us, we directμετάγομεν.metagomenG3329their entireὅλονholonG3650bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983as wellκαὶkaiG2532.
4LookἰδοὺidouG2400at the shipsπλοῖα,ploiaG4143alsoG2532,though they are soG5082greatτηλικαῦταtēlikautaG5082and are drivenἐλαυνόμενα,elaunomenaG1643by strongσκληρῶνsklērōnG4642windsἀνέμωνanemōnG417,are still directedμετάγεταιmetagetaiG3329by a veryἐλαχίστουelachistouG1646smallG1646rudderπηδαλίουpēdaliouG4079whereverὅπουhopouG3699the inclinationὁρμὴhormēG3730of the pilotεὐθύνοντοςeuthunontosG2116desiresβούλεται.¶bouletaiG1014.
5SoΟὕτωςHoutōsG3779alsoG2532the tongueγλῶσσαglōssaG1100is a smallμικρὸνmikronG3398partμέλοςmelosG3196of the body, and yet itboastsG850of greatG3173thingsμεγάλαmegalaG3173.SeeἰδοὺidouG2400howG2245greatG2245a forestὕληνhulēnG5208is setG381aflameG381by suchG2245a smallG2245fireπῦρpurG4442!
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