James 3
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James 3:5-9

5EvenκαὶkaiG2532soΟὕτωςHoutōsG3779the tongueἡ γλῶσσαhē glōssaG3588G1100isἐστὶνestinG1510a littleμικρὸνmikronG3398memberμέλοςmelosG3196,andκαὶkaiG2532boasteth great thingsG3166.BeholdG3708,how greatG2245a matterὕληνhulēnG5208a littleG3641fireπῦρpurG4442kindlethἀνάπτει·anapteiG381!
6AndκαὶkaiG2532the tongueἡ γλῶσσαhē glōssaG3588G1100isa fireπῦρ,purG4442,a worldὁ κόσμοςho kosmosG3588G2889of iniquityτῆς ἀδικίαςtēs adikiasG3588G93:soG3779isκαθίσταταιkathistataiG2525the tongueἡ γλῶσσαhē glōssaG3588G1100amongἐνenG1722ourG1473membersτοῖς μέλεσινtois melesinG3588G3196,that it defilethἡ σπιλοῦσαhē spilousaG3588G4695the wholeὅλονholonG3650bodyτὸ σῶμαto sōmaG3588G4983,andκαὶkaiG2532setteth on fireφλογίζουσαphlogizousaG5394the courseτὸν τροχὸνton trochonG3588G5164of natureτῆς γενέσεωςtēs geneseōsG3588G1078;andκαὶkaiG2532it is set on fireφλογιζομένηphlogizomenēG5394ofὑπὸhupoG5259hellτῆς γεέννης.¶tēs geennēsG3588G1067.
7τῇtēaG3588ForγὰρgarG1063everyΠᾶσαPasaG3956kindφύσιςphusisG5449of beastsθηρίωνthēriōnG2342,τεteG5037andκαὶkaiG2532of birdsπετεινῶν,peteinōnG4071,andτεteG5037of serpentsἑρπετῶνherpetōnG2062,andκαὶkaiG2532of things in the seaἐναλίωνenaliōnG1724,is tamedδαμάζεταιdamazetaiG1150,andκαὶkaiG2532hath been tamedδεδάμασταιdedamastaiG1150of mankindἀνθρωπίνῃ·anthrōpinēG442:φύσει τῇphusei tēaG3588G5449
8τὴνtēnG3588ButδὲdeG1161the tongueγλῶσσανglōssanG1100canδύναταιdunataiG1410noοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762manἀνθρώπων·anthrōpōnG444tameδαμάσαιdamasaiG1150; it isan unrulyG183evilκακόν,kakonG2556,fullμεστὴmestēG3324of deadlyθανατηφόρου.thanatēphorouG2287poisonἰοῦiouG2447.
9ἐνenG1722TherewithαὐτῇautēaG846bless weεὐλογοῦμενeulogoumenG2127Godτὸν θεοῦton theouG3588G2316,evenκαὶkaiG2532the FatherπατέραpateraG3962;andκαὶkaiG2532ἐνenG1722therewithαὐτῇautēaG846curse weκαταρώμεθαkatarōmethaG2672menτοὺς ἀνθρώπουςtous anthrōpousG3588G444,whichτοὺςtousG3588are madeγεγονότας·gegonotasG1096afterκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596the similitudeὁμοίωσινhomoiōsinG3669of GodG2316.
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