New American Standard Bible 2020

James 3:2-11

2For we allἅπαντες·hapantesG537stumbleπταίομενptaiomenG4417in manyπολλὰpollaG4183ways.IfεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100does not stumbleπταίει,ptaieiG4417inwhatG3056he saysG3056, he is aperfectτέλειοςteleiosG5046manἀνήρ,anērG435,ableδυνατὸςdunatosG1415toreinG5468inG5468the wholeὅλονholonG3650bodyσῶμα.¶sōmaG4983asG2532wellG2532.

3NowδὲdeG1161ifΕἰEiG1487we putβάλλομενballomenG906the bitsχαλινοὺςchalinousG5469into the horses’ἵππωνippōnG2462mouthsστόματαstomataG4750soεἰςeisG1519thatεἰςeisG1519they will obeyπείθεσθαιpeithesthaiG3982us, we directμετάγομεν.metagomenG3329their wholeὅλονholonG3650bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983asG2532wellG2532.

4LookἰδοὺidouG2400at the shipsπλοῖα,ploiaG4143tooG2532:though they are soG5082largeG5082and are drivenἐλαυνόμενα,elaunomenaG1643by strongσκληρῶνsklērōnG4642windsἀνέμωνanemōnG417, they are neverthelessdirectedμετάγεταιmetagetaiG3329by a veryἐλαχίστουelachistouG1646smallG1646rudderπηδαλίουpēdaliouG4079whereverὅπουhopouG3699the inclinationὁρμὴhormēG3730of the pilotεὐθύνοντοςeuthunontosG2116determinesβούλεται.¶bouletaiG1014.

5SoΟὕτωςHoutōsG3779alsoG2532the tongueγλῶσσαglōssaG1100is a smallμικρὸνmikronG3398partμέλοςmelosG3196of the body, and yet itboastsG850of greatG3173thingsμεγάλαmegalaG3173.SeeἰδοὺidouG2400howG2245greatG2245a forestὕληνhulēnG5208is setG381aflameG381by suchG2245aG2245smallG2245fireπῦρpurG4442!

6Andthe tongueγλῶσσαglōssaG1100is a fireπῦρ,purG4442, the veryworldκόσμοςkosmosG2889of unrighteousnessἀδικίαςadikiasG93;the tongueγλῶσσαglōssaG1100is setκαθίσταταιkathistataiG2525amongἐνenG1722our body’s partsμέλεσινmelesinG3196as that whichdefilesσπιλοῦσαspilousaG4695the wholeὅλονholonG3650bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983and setsG5394onG5394fireφλογίζουσαphlogizousaG5394the courseτροχὸνtrochonG5164of ourlifeγενέσεωςgeneseōsG1078,and is setG5394onG5394fireφλογιζομένηphlogizomenēG5394byhellγεέννης.¶geennēsG1067.

7For everyΠᾶσαPasaG3956speciesφύσιςphusisG5449of beastsθηρίωνthēriōnG2342and birdsπετεινῶν,peteinōnG4071,of reptilesἑρπετῶνherpetōnG2062and creaturesG1724ofG1724theG1724seaG1724,is tamedδαμάζεταιdamazetaiG1150and has been tamedδεδάμασταιdedamastaiG1150by the humanἀνθρωπίνῃ·anthrōpinēG442raceφύσειphuseiG5449.

8But noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762amongmankindἀνθρώπων·anthrōpōnG444canδύναταιdunataiG1410tameδαμάσαιdamasaiG1150the tongueγλῶσσανglōssanG1100; it isa restlessἀκατάστατονakatastatonG182evilκακόν,kakonG2556,fullμεστὴmestēG3324ofdeadlyθανατηφόρου.thanatēphorouG2287poisonἰοῦiouG2447.

9With it we blessεὐλογοῦμενeulogoumenG2127ourLordκύριονkurionG2962and FatherπατέραpateraG3962,and with it we curseκαταρώμεθαkatarōmethaG2672peopleἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444,who have beenG1096madeG1096in the likenessὁμοίωσινhomoiōsinG3669of GodθεοῦtheouG2316;

10from the sameαὐτοῦautouG846mouthστόματοςstomatosG4750comeἐξέρχεταιexerchetaiG1831bothblessingεὐλογίαeulogiaG2129and cursingκατάρα.kataraG2671.My brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80and sisters,theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778shouldχρή,chrēG5534not be thisG3779wayG3779.

11Does a springπηγὴpēgēG4077sendG1032outG1032from the sameαὐτῆςautēsG846openingὀπῆςopēsG3692bothfreshγλυκὺglukuG1099and bitterπικρόν;pikronG4089water?

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