James 3
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James 3:2-4

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.
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