James 3
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James 3:11-18

11Does a fountainπηγὴpēgēG4077sendβρύειbrueiG1032out from the sameαὐτῆςautēsG846openingὀπῆςopēsG3692bothfreshγλυκὺglukuG1099and bitterπικρόν;pikronG4089water?
12Canδύναται,dunataiG1410a figσυκῆsukēG4808treeG4808,my brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,produceποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160olivesἐλαίαςelaiasG1636,orἢēG2228a vineἄμπελοςampelosG288produceποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160figsσῦκα;sukaG4810?NorοὔτεouteG3777cansaltἁλυκὸνhalukonG252waterὕδωρ.¶hudōrG5204produceG4160freshγλυκὺglukuG1099.
13WhoΤίςTisG5101amongG1722you is wiseσοφὸςsophosG4680and understandingἐπιστήμωνepistēmōnG1990?Let him showδειξάτωdeixatōG1166by hisgoodκαλῆςkalēsG2570behaviorἀναστροφῆςanastrophēsG391his deedsἔργαergaG2041in the gentlenessG4240of wisdomσοφίας.sophiasG4678.
14But ifεἰeiG1487you haveἔχετεecheteG2192bitterπικρὸνpikronG4089jealousyζῆλονzēlonG2205andselfishG2052ambitionG2052in your heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588,do not be arrogantκατακαυχᾶσθεkatakauchastheG2620and solieψεύδεσθεpseudestheG5574againstκατὰkataG2596the truthἀληθείας.alētheiasG225.
15ThisαὕτηhautēG3778wisdomσοφίαsophiaG4678is not that which comesG2718downκατερχομένη,katerchomenēG2718from aboveἄνωθενanōthenG509, but isearthlyἐπίγειοςepigeiosG1919,naturalψυχικὴpsuchikēG5591,demonicδαιμονιώδης.daimoniōdēsG1141.
16For whereὅπουhopouG3699jealousyζῆλοςzēlosG2205andselfishG2052ambitionG2052exist,thereἐκεῖekeiG1563is disorderἀκαταστασίαakatastasiaG181and everyπᾶνpanG3956evilφαῦλονphaulonG5337thingπρᾶγμα.¶pragmaG4229.
17But the wisdomσοφίαsophiaG4678from aboveἄνωθενanōthenG509is firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413pureἁγνήhagnēG53,thenἔπειταepeitaG1899peaceableεἰρηνική,eirēnikēG1516,gentleἐπιεικής,epieikēsG1933,reasonableεὐπειθής,eupeithēsG2138,fullμεστὴmestēG3324of mercyἐλέουςeleousG1656and goodἀγαθῶν,agathōnG18fruitsκαρπῶνkarpōnG2590,unwaveringἀδιάκριτος,adiakritosG87,withoutG505hypocrisyG505.
18And theseed whose fruitκαρπὸςkarposG2590is righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343is sownσπείρεταιspeiretaiG4687in peaceεἰρήνῃeirēnēG1515by thoseτοῖςtoisG3588who makeποιοῦσινpoiousinG4160peaceεἰρήνην.¶eirēnēnG1515.
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