- 1My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.Μὴ πολλοὶ διδάσκαλοι γίνεσθε ἀδελφοί μου ὅτι μεῖζον κρίμα λημψόμεθα
- 2For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.πολλὰ γὰρ πταίομεν ἅπαντες εἴ ἐν λόγῳ οὐ πταίει οὗτος τέλειος ἀνήρ δυνατὸς χαλιναγωγῆσαι καὶ ὅλον τὸ σῶμα
- 3Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.⸂εἰ δὲ⸃ τῶν ἵππων τοὺς χαλινοὺς εἰς τὰ στόματα βάλλομεν ⸀εἰς τὸ πείθεσθαι αὐτοὺς ἡμῖν καὶ ὅλον τὸ σῶμα αὐτῶν μετάγομεν
- 4Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.ἰδοὺ καὶ τὰ πλοῖα τηλικαῦτα ὄντα καὶ ὑπὸ ⸂ἀνέμων σκληρῶν⸃ ἐλαυνόμενα μετάγεται ὑπὸ ἐλαχίστου πηδαλίου ὅπου ⸂ἡ ὁρμὴ τοῦ εὐθύνοντος βούλεται⸃
- 5Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!καὶ ἡ γλῶσσα μικρὸν μέλος ἐστὶν καὶ ⸂μεγάλα Ἰδοὺ ⸀ἡλίκον πῦρ ἡλίκην ὕλην ἀνάπτει
- 6And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.καὶ ἡ γλῶσσα πῦρ ὁ κόσμος τῆς ⸀ἀδικίας ἡ γλῶσσα καθίσταται ἐν τοῖς μέλεσιν ἡμῶν ἡ σπιλοῦσα ὅλον τὸ σῶμα καὶ φλογίζουσα τὸν τροχὸν τῆς γενέσεως καὶ φλογιζομένη ὑπὸ τῆς γεέννης
- 7For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:πᾶσα γὰρ φύσις θηρίων τε καὶ πετεινῶν ἑρπετῶν τε καὶ δαμάζεται καὶ δεδάμασται τῇ φύσει τῇ ἀνθρωπίνῃ
- 8But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.τὴν δὲ γλῶσσαν οὐδεὶς ⸂δαμάσαι δύναται ἀνθρώπων⸃ ⸀ἀκατάστατον κακόν μεστὴ ἰοῦ
- 9Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.ἐν αὐτῇ εὐλογοῦμεν τὸν ⸀κύριον καὶ πατέρα καὶ ἐν αὐτῇ καταρώμεθα τοὺς ἀνθρώπους τοὺς καθ’ ὁμοίωσιν θεοῦ γεγονότας
- 10Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.ἐκ τοῦ αὐτοῦ στόματος ἐξέρχεται εὐλογία καὶ κατάρα οὐ χρή ἀδελφοί μου ταῦτα γίνεσθαι
- 11Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?μήτι ἡ πηγὴ ἐκ τῆς αὐτῆς ὀπῆς βρύει τὸ γλυκὺ καὶ τὸ πικρόν
- 12Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.μὴ δύναται ἀδελφοί μου συκῆ ἐλαίας ποιῆσαι ἢ ἄμπελος σῦκα ⸂οὔτε ἁλυκὸν⸃ γλυκὺ ποιῆσαι ὕδωρ
- 13Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.Τίς σοφὸς καὶ ἐπιστήμων ἐν ὑμῖν ἐκ τῆς καλῆς ἀναστροφῆς τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ ἐν πραΰτητι σοφίας
- 14But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.εἰ δὲ ζῆλον πικρὸν ἔχετε καὶ ἐριθείαν ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ ὑμῶν μὴ κατακαυχᾶσθε καὶ ψεύδεσθε κατὰ τῆς ἀληθείας
- 15This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.οὐκ ἔστιν αὕτη ἡ σοφία ἄνωθεν κατερχομένη ἀλλὰ ἐπίγειος ψυχική δαιμονιώδης
- 16For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.ὅπου γὰρ ζῆλος καὶ ἐριθεία ἐκεῖ ἀκαταστασία καὶ πᾶν φαῦλον πρᾶγμα
- 17But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.ἡ δὲ ἄνωθεν σοφία πρῶτον μὲν ἁγνή ἐστιν ἔπειτα εἰρηνική ἐπιεικής εὐπειθής μεστὴ ἐλέους καὶ καρπῶν ἀγαθῶν ⸀ἀδιάκριτος ἀνυπόκριτος
- 18And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.καρπὸς ⸀δὲ δικαιοσύνης ἐν εἰρήνῃ σπείρεται τοῖς ποιοῦσιν εἰρήνην
James 3 KJV
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287 tagged Greek tokens135 distinct lexical entries18 of 18 verses source-tagged
γλῶσσαG1100
the tongue; by implication, a language (specially, one naturally unacquired)
εἰμίG1510
I exist (used only when emphatic)
γίνομαιG1096
to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
δαμάζωG1150
to tame
εἰG1487
if, whether, that, etc
μήG3361
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas G3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
ὅλοςG3650
"whole" or "all", i.e., complete (in extent, amount, time or degree), especially (neuter) as noun or adverb
οὐG3756
the absolute negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not
οὗτοςG3778
the he (she or it), i.e., this or that (often with article repeated)
ποιέωG4160
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
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