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World English Bible Classic
[1] Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment. [2] For we all stumble in many things. Anyone who doesn’t stumble in word is a perfect person, able to bridle the whole body also. [3] Indeed, we put bits into the horses’ mouths so that they may obey us, and we guide their whole body. [4] Behold,§ the ships also, though they are so big and are driven by fierce winds, are yet guided by a very small rudder, wherever the pilot desires. [5] So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest! [6] And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehenna.§ [7] For every kind of animal, bird, creeping thing, and sea creature is tamed, and has been tamed by mankind; [8] but nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. [9] With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men who are made in the image of God. [10] Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so. [11] Does a spring send out from the same opening fresh and bitter water? [12] Can a fig tree, my brothers, yield olives, or a vine figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh water. [13] Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom. [14] But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t boast and don’t lie against the truth. [15] This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic. [16] For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed. [17] But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. [18] Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

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  1. “Behold”, from “ἰδοὺ”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
  2. or, Hell
King James Version
[1] MyG3450 brethren,G80 beG1096(PresMidPasDepImpr) notG3361 manyG4183 masters,G1320 knowingG1492(PerfActPtc) thatG3754 we shall receiveG2983(FutMidDepInd) the greaterG3187 condemnation.G2917 [2] ForG1063 in many thingsG4183 we offendG4417(PresActInd) all.G537 If any manG1536 offendG4417(PresActInd) notG3756 inG1722 word,G3056 the sameG3778 [is] a perfectG5046 man,G435 [and] ableG1415 alsoG2532 to bridleG5468(AorActInf) the wholeG3650 body.G4983 [3] Behold,G2400(Aor2ActImpr) we putG906(PresActInd) bitsG5469 inG1519 the horses’G2462 mouths,G4750 thatG4314 theyG846 may obeyG3982(PresPasInf) us;G2254 andG2532 we turn aboutG3329(PresActInd) theirG846 wholeG3650 body.G4983 [4] BeholdG2400(Aor2ActImpr) alsoG2532 the ships,G4143 which though [they be]G5607(PresPtc) so great,G5082 andG2532 [are] drivenG1643(PresPasPtc) ofG5259 fierceG4642 winds,G417 yet are they turned aboutG3329(PresPasInd) withG5259 a very smallG1646 helm,G4079 whithersoeverG3699 the governorG2116(PresActPtc) listeth.G3730 [5] EvenG2532 soG3779 the tongueG1100 isG2076(PresInd) a littleG3398 member,G3196 andG2532 boasteth great things.G3166(PresActInd) Behold,G2400(Aor2ActImpr) how greatG2245 a matterG5208 a littleG3641 fireG4442 kindleth!G381(PresActInd) [6] AndG2532 the tongueG1100 [is] a fire,G4442 a worldG2889 of iniquity:G93 soG3779 isG2525(PresPasInd) the tongueG1100 amongG1722 ourG2257 members,G3196 that it defilethG4695(PresActPtc) the wholeG3650 body,G4983 andG2532 setteth on fireG5394(PresActPtc) the courseG5164 of nature;G1078 andG2532 it is set on fireG5394(PresPasPtc) ofG5259 hell.G1067 [7] ForG1063 everyG3956 kindG5449 of beasts,G2342 andG5037 of birds,G4071 andG5037 of serpents,G2062 andG2532 of things in the sea,G1724 is tamed,G1150(PresPasInd) andG2532 hath been tamedG1150(PerfPasInd) of mankind:G5449 [8] ButG1161 the tongueG1100 canG1410(PresMidPasDepInd) noG3762 manG444 tame;G1150(AorActInf) [it is] an unrulyG183 evil,G2556 fullG3324 of deadlyG2287 poison.G2447 [9] TherewithG1722 bless weG2127(PresActInd) God,G2316 evenG2532 the Father;G3962 andG2532 therewithG1722 curse weG2672(PresMidPasDepInd) men,G444 whichG3588 are madeG1096(Perf2ActPtc) afterG2596 the similitudeG3669 of God.G2316 [10] Out ofG1537 the sameG846 mouthG4750 proceedethG1831(PresMidPasDepInd) blessingG2129 andG2532 cursing.G2671 MyG3450 brethren,G80 these thingsG5023 oughtG5534(PresActImps) notG3756 soG3779 to be.G1096(PresMidPasDepInf) [11] DothG3385 a fountainG4077 send forthG1032(PresActInd) atG1537 the sameG846 placeG3692 sweetG1099 [water] andG2532 bitter?G4089 [12] CanG3361 the fig tree,G4808 myG3450 brethren,G80 bearG4160(AorActInf) olive berries?G1636 eitherG2228 a vine,G288 figs?G4810 soG3779 [can] noG3762 fountainG4077 both yieldG4160(AorActInf) saltG252 waterG5204 andG2532 fresh.G1099 [13] WhoG5101 [is] a wise manG4680 andG2532 endued with knowledgeG1990 amongG1722 you?G5213 let him shewG1166(AorActImpr) out ofG1537 a goodG2570 conversationG391 hisG846 worksG2041 withG1722 meeknessG4240 of wisdom.G4678 [14] ButG1161 ifG1487 ye haveG2192(PresActInd) bitterG4089 envyingG2205 andG2532 strifeG2052 inG1722 yourG5216 hearts,G2588 gloryG2620(PresMidPasDepImpr) not,G3361 andG2532 lie notG5574(PresMidImpr) againstG2596 the truth.G225 [15] ThisG3778 wisdomG4678 descendethG2076(PresInd) notG3756 from above,G509 butG235 [is] earthly,G1919 sensual,G5591 devilish.G1141 [16] ForG1063 whereG3699 envyingG2205 andG2532 strifeG2052 [is], thereG1563 [is] confusionG181 andG2532 everyG3956 evilG5337 work.G4229 [17] ButG1161 the wisdomG4678 that is from aboveG509 isG2076(PresInd) firstG4412 pure,G3303 thenG1899 peaceable,G1516 gentle,G1933 [and] easy to be intreated,G2138 fullG3324 of mercyG1656 andG2532 goodG18 fruits,G2590 without partiality,G87 andG2532 without hypocrisy.G505 [18] AndG1161 the fruitG2590 of righteousnessG1343 is sownG4687(PresPasInd) inG1722 peaceG1515 of them that makeG4160(PresActPtc) peace.G1515
Byzantine Greek New Testament
[1] ΜὴG3361(PRT-N) πολλοὶG4183(A-NPM) διδάσκαλοιG1320(N-NPM) γίνεσθε,G1096(V-PNM-2P) ἀδελφοίG80(N-VPM) μου,G1473(P-1GS) εἰδότεςG1492(V-RAP-NPM) ὅτιG3754(CONJ) μεῖζονG3173(A-ASN-C) κρίμαG2917(N-ASN) ληψόμεθα.G2983(V-FDI-1P)‡ [2] ΠολλὰG4183(A-APN) γὰρG1063(CONJ) πταίομενG4417(V-PAI-1P) ἅπαντες.G537(A-NPM) ΕἴG1487(COND) τιςG5100(X-NSM) ἐνG1722(PREP) λόγῳG3056(N-DSM) οὐG3756(PRT-N) πταίει,G4417(V-PAI-3S) οὗτοςG3778(D-NSM) τέλειοςG5046(A-NSM) ἀνήρ,G435(N-NSM) δυνατὸςG1415(A-NSM) χαλιναγωγῆσαιG5468(V-AAN) καὶG2532(CONJ) ὅλονG3650(A-ASN) τὸG3588(T-ASN) σῶμα.G4983(N-ASN) [3] Ἴδε,G2396(V-2AAM-2S)‡ τῶνG3588(T-GPM) ἵππωνG2462(N-GPM) τοὺςG3588(T-APM) χαλινοὺςG5469(N-APM) εἰςG1519(PREP) τὰG3588(T-APN) στόματαG4750(N-APN) βάλλομενG906(V-PAI-1P) πρὸςG4314(PREP)‡ τὸG3588(T-ASN) πείθεσθαιG3982(V-PPN) αὐτοὺςG846(P-APM) ἡμῖν,G1473(P-1DP) καὶG2532(CONJ) ὅλονG3650(A-ASN) τὸG3588(T-ASN) σῶμαG4983(N-ASN) αὐτῶνG846(P-GPM) μετάγομεν.G3329(V-PAI-1P) [4] Ἰδού,G3708(V-2AMM-2S) καὶG2532(CONJ) τὰG3588(T-NPN) πλοῖα,G4143(N-NPN) τηλικαῦταG5082(D-NPN) ὄντα,G1510(V-PAP-NPN) καὶG2532(CONJ) ὑπὸG5259(PREP) σκληρῶνG4642(A-GPM)‡ ἀνέμωνG417(N-GPM) ἐλαυνόμενα,G1643(V-PPP-NPN) μετάγεταιG3329(V-PPI-3S) ὑπὸG5259(PREP) ἐλαχίστουG1646(A-GSN-S) πηδαλίου,G4079(N-GSN) ὅπουG3699(ADV) ἂνG302(PRT)‡ ἡG3588(T-NSF) ὁρμὴG3730(N-NSF) τοῦG3588(T-GSM) εὐθύνοντοςG2116(V-PAP-GSM) βούληται.G1014(V-PNS-3S)‡ [5] ΟὕτωςG3779(ADV) καὶG2532(CONJ) ἡG3588(T-NSF) γλῶσσαG1100(N-NSF) μικρὸνG3398(A-NSN) μέλοςG3196(N-NSN) ἐστίν,G1510(V-PAI-3S) καὶG2532(CONJ) μεγαλαυχεῖ.G3166(V-PAI-3S)‡ Ἰδού,G3708(V-2AMM-2S) ὀλίγονG3641(A-NSN)‡ πῦρG4442(N-NSN) ἡλίκηνG2245(A-ASF) ὕληνG5208(N-ASF) ἀνάπτει.G381(V-PAI-3S) [6] ΚαὶG2532(CONJ) ἡG3588(T-NSF) γλῶσσαG1100(N-NSF) πῦρ,G4442(N-NSN) ὁG3588(T-NSM) κόσμοςG2889(N-NSM) τῆςG3588(T-GSF) ἀδικίας·G93(N-GSF) οὕτωςG3779(ADV)‡ ἡG3588(T-NSF) γλῶσσαG1100(N-NSF) καθίσταταιG2525(V-PPI-3S) ἐνG1722(PREP) τοῖςG3588(T-DPN) μέλεσινG3196(N-DPN) ἡμῶν,G1473(P-1GP) ἡG3588(T-NSF) σπιλοῦσαG4695(V-PAP-NSF) ὅλονG3650(A-ASN) τὸG3588(T-ASN) σῶμα,G4983(N-ASN) καὶG2532(CONJ) φλογίζουσαG5394(V-PAP-NSF) τὸνG3588(T-ASM) τροχὸνG5164(N-ASM) τῆςG3588(T-GSF) γενέσεως,G1078(N-GSF) καὶG2532(CONJ) φλογιζομένηG5394(V-PPP-NSF) ὑπὸG5259(PREP) τῆςG3588(T-GSF) γεέννης.G1067(N-GSF) [7] ΠᾶσαG3956(A-NSF) γὰρG1063(CONJ) φύσιςG5449(N-NSF) θηρίωνG2342(N-GPN) τεG5037(PRT) καὶG2532(CONJ) πετεινῶν,G4071(N-GPN) ἑρπετῶνG2062(N-GPN) τεG5037(PRT) καὶG2532(CONJ) ἐναλίων,G1724(A-GPN) δαμάζεταιG1150(V-PPI-3S) καὶG2532(CONJ) δεδάμασταιG1150(V-RPI-3S) τῇG3588(T-DSF) φύσειG5449(N-DSF) τῇG3588(T-DSF) ἀνθρωπίνῃ·G442(A-DSF) [8] τὴνG3588(T-ASF) δὲG1161(CONJ) γλῶσσανG1100(N-ASF) οὐδεὶςG3762(A-NSM-N) δύναταιG1410(V-PNI-3S)‡ ἀνθρώπωνG444(N-GPM) δαμάσαι·G1150(V-AAN) ἀκατάσχετονG183(A-NSN)‡ κακόν,G2556(A-NSN) μεστὴG3324(A-NSF) ἰοῦG2447(N-GSM) θανατηφόρου.G2287(A-GSM) [9] ἘνG1722(PREP) αὐτῇG846(P-DSF) εὐλογοῦμενG2127(V-PAI-1P) τὸνG3588(T-ASM) θεὸνG2316(N-ASM)‡ καὶG2532(CONJ) πατέρα,G3962(N-ASM) καὶG2532(CONJ) ἐνG1722(PREP) αὐτῇG846(P-DSF) καταρώμεθαG2672(V-PNI-1P) τοὺςG3588(T-APM) ἀνθρώπουςG444(N-APM) τοὺςG3588(T-APM) καθ’G2596(PREP) ὁμοίωσινG3669(N-ASF) θεοῦG2316(N-GSM) γεγονότας·G1096(V-2RAP-APM) [10] ἐκG1537(PREP) τοῦG3588(T-GSN) αὐτοῦG846(P-GSN) στόματοςG4750(N-GSN) ἐξέρχεταιG1831(V-PNI-3S) εὐλογίαG2129(N-NSF) καὶG2532(CONJ) κατάρα.G2671(N-NSF) ΟὐG3756(PRT-N) χρή,G5534(V-PAI-3S) ἀδελφοίG80(N-VPM) μου,G1473(P-1GS) ταῦταG3778(D-NPN) οὕτωςG3779(ADV) γίνεσθαι.G1096(V-PNN) [11] ΜήτιG3385(PRT-I) ἡG3588(T-NSF) πηγὴG4077(N-NSF) ἐκG1537(PREP) τῆςG3588(T-GSF) αὐτῆςG846(P-GSF) ὀπῆςG3692(N-GSF) βρύειG1032(V-PAI-3S) τὸG3588(T-ASN) γλυκὺG1099(A-ASN) καὶG2532(CONJ) τὸG3588(T-ASN) πικρόν;G4089(A-ASN) [12] ΜὴG3361(PRT-N) δύναται,G1410(V-PNI-3S) ἀδελφοίG80(N-VPM) μου,G1473(P-1GS) συκῆG4808(N-NSF) ἐλαίαςG1636(N-APF) ποιῆσαι,G4160(V-AAN) ἢG2228(PRT) ἄμπελοςG288(N-NSF) σῦκα;G4810(N-APN) ΟὕτωςG3779(ADV)‡ οὐδεμίαG3762(A-NSF-N) πηγὴG4077(N-NSF) ἁλυκὸνG252(A-ASN) καὶG2532(CONJ) γλυκὺG1099(A-ASN) ποιῆσαιG4160(V-AAN) ὕδωρ.G5204(N-ASN) [13] ΤίςG5101(I-NSM) σοφὸςG4680(A-NSM) καὶG2532(CONJ) ἐπιστήμωνG1990(A-NSM) ἐνG1722(PREP) ὑμῖν;G4771(P-2DP) ΔειξάτωG1166(V-AAM-3S) ἐκG1537(PREP) τῆςG3588(T-GSF) καλῆςG2570(A-GSF) ἀναστροφῆςG391(N-GSF) τὰG3588(T-APN) ἔργαG2041(N-APN) αὐτοῦG846(P-GSM) ἐνG1722(PREP) πρᾳύ̈τητιG4240(N-DSF) σοφίας.G4678(N-GSF) [14] ΕἰG1487(COND) δὲG1161(CONJ) ζῆλονG2205(N-ASM) πικρὸνG4089(A-ASM) ἔχετεG2192(V-PAI-2P) καὶG2532(CONJ) ἐριθείανG2052(N-ASF) ἐνG1722(PREP) τῇG3588(T-DSF) καρδίᾳG2588(N-DSF) ὑμῶν,G4771(P-2GP) μὴG3361(PRT-N) κατακαυχᾶσθεG2620(V-PNM-2P) καὶG2532(CONJ) ψεύδεσθεG5574(V-PNM-2P) κατὰG2596(PREP) τῆςG3588(T-GSF) ἀληθείας.G225(N-GSF) [15] ΟὐκG3756(PRT-N) ἔστινG1510(V-PAI-3S) αὕτηG3778(D-NSF) ἡG3588(T-NSF) σοφίαG4678(N-NSF) ἄνωθενG509(ADV) κατερχομένη,G2718(V-PNP-NSF) ἀλλ’G235(CONJ)‡ ἐπίγειος,G1919(A-NSF) ψυχική,G5591(A-NSF) δαιμονιώδης.G1141(A-NSF) [16] ὍπουG3699(ADV) γὰρG1063(CONJ) ζῆλοςG2205(N-NSM) καὶG2532(CONJ) ἐριθεία,G2052(N-NSF) ἐκεῖG1563(ADV) ἀκαταστασίαG181(N-NSF) καὶG2532(CONJ) πᾶνG3956(A-NSN) φαῦλονG5337(A-NSN) πρᾶγμα.G4229(N-NSN) [17] ἩG3588(T-NSF) δὲG1161(CONJ) ἄνωθενG509(ADV) σοφίαG4678(N-NSF) πρῶτονG4412(ADV-S) μὲνG3303(PRT) ἁγνήG53(A-NSF) ἐστιν,G1510(V-PAI-3S) ἔπειταG1899(ADV) εἰρηνική,G1516(A-NSF) ἐπιεικής,G1933(A-NSF) εὐπειθής,G2138(A-NSF) μεστὴG3324(A-NSF) ἐλέουςG1656(N-GSN) καὶG2532(CONJ) καρπῶνG2590(N-GPM) ἀγαθῶν,G18(A-GPM) ἀδιάκριτοςG87(A-NSF) καὶG2532(CONJ)‡ ἀνυπόκριτος.G505(A-NSF) [18] ΚαρπὸςG2590(N-NSM) δὲG1161(CONJ) τῆςG3588(T-GSF)‡ δικαιοσύνηςG1343(N-GSF) ἐνG1722(PREP) εἰρήνῃG1515(N-DSF) σπείρεταιG4687(V-PPI-3S) τοῖςG3588(T-DPM) ποιοῦσινG4160(V-PAP-DPM) εἰρήνην.G1515(N-ASF)

Footnotes

  1. N ληψόμεθα ⇒ λημψόμεθα
  2. N Ἴδε ⇒ Εἰ δὲ
  3. N πρὸς ⇒ εἰς
  4. N σκληρῶν ἀνέμων ⇒ ἀνέμων σκληρῶν
  5. N ἂν ⇒ -
  6. N βούληται ⇒ βούλεται
  7. N μεγαλαυχεῖ ⇒ μεγάλα αὐχεῖ
  8. N ὀλίγον ⇒ ἡλίκον
  9. N οὕτως ⇒ -
  10. N δύναται ἀνθρώπων δαμάσαι ⇒ δαμάσαι δύναται ἀνθρώπων
  11. N ἀκατάσχετον ⇒ ἀκατάστατον
  12. N θεὸν ⇒ κύριον
  13. N Οὕτως οὐδεμία πηγὴ ἁλυκὸν καὶ ⇒ Οὔτε ἁλυκὸν
  14. N ἀλλ’ ⇒ ἀλλὰ
  15. N καὶ ἀνυπόκριτος ⇒ ἀνυπόκριτος
  16. N τῆς ⇒ -