Revised Version 1895

James 3

1Beγίνεσθε,ginestheG1096notΜὴMēG3361manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183teachersδιδάσκαλοιdidaskaloiG1320,myG3754brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,knowingG1492thatG3754weG3754shallreceiveλημψόμεθα.lēmpsomethaG2983heavierjudgmentκρίμαkrimaG2917.

2ForγὰρgarG1063inG1722manyπολλὰpollaG4183thingsG3778weG3778allG3650stumbleG4417.IfεἴeiG1487anyτιςtisG5100stumblethnotοὐouG3756inG1722wordλόγῳlogōG3056,theG3588sameG3778is aperfectτέλειοςteleiosG5046manἀνήρ,anērG435,ableδυνατὸςdunatosG1415toG2532bridleχαλιναγωγῆσαιchalinagōgēsaiG5468theG3588wholeG3650bodyσῶμα.¶sōmaG4983alsoG2532.

3NowδὲdeG1161ifΕἰEiG1487weG2249putβάλλομενballomenG906theG3588horses’ἵππωνippōnG2462bridlesχαλινοὺςchalinousG5469intoG1519theirG846mouthsστόματαstomataG4750,thatG846theyG846mayG2532obeyπείθεσθαιpeithesthaiG3982usG1519,weG2249turnaboutG1519theirG846wholeὅλονholonG3650bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983alsoG2532.

4BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,theG3588shipsπλοῖα,ploiaG4143alsoG2532,thoughG2532theyG2532areG1510soG2532greatτηλικαῦταtēlikautaG5082,andG2532areG1510drivenἐλαυνόμενα,elaunomenaG1643byὑπὸhupoG5259roughwindsἀνέμωνanemōnG417,areG1510yetG2532turnedaboutG3588byὑπὸhupoG5259aG1510veryἐλαχίστουelachistouG1646smallG1646rudderπηδαλίουpēdaliouG4079, whithertheG3588impulseofG3588theG3588steersman willeth.

5SoG2532theἡhēG3588tongueγλῶσσαglōssaG1100alsoG2532isG1510aG1510littleG3398memberμέλοςmelosG3196,andG2532boastethgreatG3173thingsμεγάλαmegalaG3173.BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,howG3779muchG3173woodisG1510kindledἀνάπτει·anapteiG381byG2532howG3779smallμικρὸνmikronG3398aG1510fireπῦρpurG4442!

6AndG2532theG3588tongueγλῶσσαglōssaG1100is afireπῦρ,purG4442:theG3588worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889ofG4983iniquityἀδικίαςadikiasG93amongG1722ourG2532membersμέλεσινmelesinG3196istheG3588tongueγλῶσσαglōssaG1100,whichG3588defileththeG3588wholeὅλονholonG3650bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,andG2532settethonG1722fireG4442theG3588wheelofG4983nature,andG2532issetκαθίσταταιkathistataiG2525onG1722fireG4442byG1722hellγεέννης.¶geennēsG1067.

7ForγὰρgarG1063everyG3956kindG3956ofG3956beastsθηρίωνthēriōnG2342andG2532birdsπετεινῶν,peteinōnG4071,ofG3956creepingthingsG3956andG2532thingsG3956inG2532theG3956seaἐναλίωνenaliōnG1724, istamedδαμάζεταιdamazetaiG1150,andG2532hathbeenG2532tamedδεδάμασταιdedamastaiG1150byG2532mankind:

8butG1161theτὴνtēnG3588tongueγλῶσσανglōssanG1100canδύναταιdunataiG1410noοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762manG444tameδαμάσαιdamasaiG1150;itG1161is arestlessἀκατάστατονakatastatonG182evilκακόν,kakonG2556,itG1161isfullμεστὴmestēG3324ofG444deadlyθανατηφόρου.thanatēphorouG2287poisonἰοῦiouG2447.

9TherewithblessεὐλογοῦμενeulogoumenG2127weG2532theτὸνtonG3588LordκύριονkurionG2962andG2532FatherπατέραpateraG3962;andG2532therewithcurseκαταρώμεθαkatarōmethaG2672weG2532menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444,whichτοὺςtousG3588aremadeγεγονότας·gegonotasG1096afterκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596theτοὺςtousG3588likenessὁμοίωσινhomoiōsinG3669ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316:

10outG1831ofἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588sameαὐτοῦautouG846mouthστόματοςstomatosG4750comethforthἐξέρχεταιexerchetaiG1831blessingεὐλογίαeulogiaG2129andG2532cursingκατάρα.kataraG2671.MyG1096brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778oughtχρή,chrēG5534notοὐouG3756soG2532toG2532beG1096.

11DoththeG3588fountainπηγὴpēgēG4077sendβρύειbrueiG1032forthfromἐκekG1537theG3588sameαὐτῆςautēsG846openingὀπῆςopēsG3692sweetγλυκὺglukuG1099waterandκαὶkaiG2532bitterπικρόν;pikronG4089?

12CanG1410afigσυκῆsukēG4808treeG4808,myG4160brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80, yieldolivesἐλαίαςelaiasG1636,orἢēG2228avineἄμπελοςampelosG288figsσῦκα;sukaG4810?neitherοὔτεouteG3777canG1410saltἁλυκὸνhalukonG252waterὕδωρ.¶hudōrG5204yieldsweetγλυκὺglukuG1099.

13WhoG3588iswiseσοφὸςsophosG4680andκαὶkaiG2532understandingἐπιστήμωνepistēmōnG1990amongG1722youG5210? lethimG846shewbyG1722hisG846goodκαλῆςkalēsG2570lifeἀναστροφῆςanastrophēsG391hisG846worksἔργαergaG2041inG1722meeknessG4240ofἐκekG1537wisdomσοφίας.sophiasG4678.

14ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487ye havebitterπικρὸνpikronG4089jealousyζῆλονzēlonG2205andκαὶkaiG2532factioninἐνenG1722yourἔχετεecheteG2192heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588, glorynotG3361andκαὶkaiG2532lieψεύδεσθεpseudestheG5574notG3361againstκατὰkataG2596theG3588truthἀληθείας.alētheiasG225.

15ThisG3778wisdomσοφίαsophiaG4678isG1510notοὐκoukG3756aG1510wisdomG4678thatG3778comethdownκατερχομένη,katerchomenēG2718fromG2718aboveἄνωθενanōthenG509,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235isG1510earthlyἐπίγειοςepigeiosG1919, sensual, devilish.

16ForγὰρgarG1063whereὅπουhopouG3699jealousyζῆλοςzēlosG2205andκαὶkaiG2532faction are,thereἐκεῖekeiG1563isconfusionἀκαταστασίαakatastasiaG181andκαὶkaiG2532everyπᾶνpanG3956viledeedπρᾶγμα.¶pragmaG4229.

17ButG1161theἩHēG3588wisdomσοφίαsophiaG4678thatG1161isG1510fromG2532aboveἄνωθενanōthenG509isG1510firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413pureἁγνήhagnēG53,thenG2532peaceableεἰρηνική,eirēnikēG1516,gentleἐπιεικής,epieikēsG1933, easytoG2532beG1510entreated,fullμεστὴmestēG3324ofG4678mercyἐλέουςeleousG1656andG2532goodἀγαθῶν,agathōnG18fruitsκαρπῶνkarpōnG2590,withoutG505variance,withoutG505hypocrisyG505.

18AndG1161theτοῖςtoisG3588fruitκαρπὸςkarposG2590ofG1722righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343issownσπείρεταιspeiretaiG4687inG1722peaceεἰρήνῃeirēnēG1515forG1722themG4160thatG1161makeG4160peaceεἰρήνην.¶eirēnēnG1515.

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