James 3
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James 3:1-5

11Do not becomeG1096 teachersG1320 in largeG4183 numbersG4183, 2my brothersG80, since you knowG3609 that we who are teachers will incurG2983 a 3stricterG3173 judgmentG2917. 2For we allG537 4stumbleG4417 in manyG4183 ways. 5IfG1487 anyoneG5100 does not stumbleG4417 in 6whatG3056 he saysG3056, he is a 7perfectG5046 manG435, ableG1415 to 89reinG5468 inG5468 the wholeG3650 bodyG4983 asG2532 wellG2532. 3NowG1161 10ifG1487 we putG906 the bitsG5469 into the horses’G2462 mouthsG4750 soG1519 thatG1519 they will obeyG3982 us, we directG3329 their wholeG3650 bodyG4983 asG2532 wellG2532. 4LookG2400 at the shipsG4143 tooG2532: though they are soG5082 largeG5082 and are drivenG1643 by strongG4642 windsG417, they are nevertheless directedG3329 by a veryG1646 smallG1646 rudderG4079 whereverG3699 the inclinationG3730 of the pilotG2116 determinesG1014. 5SoG3779 alsoG2532 the tongueG1100 is a smallG3398 partG3196 of the body, and yet it 11boastsG850 of greatG3173 thingsG3173.

12SeeG2400 howG2245 greatG2245 a forestG5208 is setG381 aflameG381 by suchG2245 aG2245 smallG2245 fireG4442!

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Notes

  1. 1. James 3:1 Matt 23:8; Rom 2:20f; 1 Tim 1:7 ↩
  2. 2. James 3:1 James 1:16; 3:10 ↩
  3. 3. James 3:1 Or greater condemnation; i.e., for erroneous doctrine ↩
  4. 4. James 3:2 James 2:10 ↩
  5. 5. James 3:2 Matt 12:34-37; James 3:2-12 ↩
  6. 6. James 3:2 Lit word ↩
  7. 7. James 3:2 James 1:4 ↩
  8. 8. James 3:2 Or hold in check ↩
  9. 9. James 3:2 James 1:26 ↩
  10. 10. James 3:3 Ps 32:9 ↩
  11. 11. James 3:5 Ps 12:3f; 73:8f ↩
  12. 12. James 3:5 Prov 26:20f ↩

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