James 3
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James 3:2-4

2For we allἅπαντες·hapantesG537stumbleπταίομενptaiomenG4417in manyπολλὰpollaG4183ways.IfεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100does not stumbleπταίει,ptaieiG4417inwhatG3056he saysG3056, he is aperfectτέλειοςteleiosG5046manἀνήρ,anērG435,ableδυνατὸςdunatosG1415tobridleχαλιναγωγῆσαιchalinagōgēsaiG5468the wholeὅλονholonG3650bodyσῶμα.¶sōmaG4983as wellκαὶkaiG2532.
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4LookἰδοὺidouG2400at the shipsπλοῖα,ploiaG4143alsoG2532,though they are soG5082greatτηλικαῦταtēlikautaG5082and are drivenἐλαυνόμενα,elaunomenaG1643by strongσκληρῶνsklērōnG4642windsἀνέμωνanemōnG417,are still directedμετάγεταιmetagetaiG3329by a veryἐλαχίστουelachistouG1646smallG1646rudderπηδαλίουpēdaliouG4079whereverὅπουhopouG3699the inclinationὁρμὴhormēG3730of the pilotεὐθύνοντοςeuthunontosG2116desiresβούλεται.¶bouletaiG1014.
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