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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.

Footnotes

  1. § 3:4 “Behold”, from “ἰδοὺ”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
  2. § 3:6 or, Hell
King James Version
[1] My G3450 brethren, G80 be G1096 not G3361 many G4183 masters, G1320 knowing G1492 that G3754 we shall receive G2983 the greater G3173 condemnation. G2917§ [2] For G1063 in many things G4183 we offend G4417 all. G537 If G1487 any man G5100 offend G4417 not G3756 in G1722 word, G3056 the same G3778 is a perfect G5046 man, G435 and able G1415 also G2532 to bridle G5468 the G3588 whole G3650 body. G4983 [3] Behold, G2400 we put G906 bits G5469 in G1519 the G3588 horses’ G2462 mouths, G4750 that G4314 they G846 may obey G3982 us; G2254 and G2532 we turn about G3329 their G846 whole G3650 body. G4983 [4] Behold G2400 also G2532 the G3588 ships, G4143 which though G5607 they be so great, G5082 and G2532 are driven G1643 of G5259 fierce G4642 winds, G417 yet are they turned about G3329 with G5259 a very small G1646 helm, G4079 whithersoever G3699 G302 G3730 the G3588 governor G2116 listeth. G1014 [5] Even G2532 so G3779 the G3588 tongue G1100 is G2076 a little G3398 member, G3196 and G2532 boasteth great things. G3166 Behold, G2400 how great G2245 a matter G5208§ a little G3641 fire G4442 kindleth! G381 [6] And G2532 the G3588 tongue G1100 is a fire, G4442 a G3588 world G2889 of iniquity: G93 so G3779 is G2525 the G3588 tongue G1100 among G1722 our G2257 members, G3196 that G3588 it defileth G4695 the G3588 whole G3650 body, G4983 and G2532 setteth on fire G5394 the G3588 course G5164§ of nature; G1078 and G2532 it is set on fire G5394 of G5259 hell. G1067 [7] For G1063 every G3956 kind G5449§ of beasts, G2342 G5037 and G2532 of birds, G4071 and of serpents, G2062 G5037 and G2532 of things in the sea, G1724 is tamed, G1150 and G2532 hath been tamed G1150 of mankind: G5449§ G442 [8] but G1161 the G3588 tongue G1100 can G1410 no G3762 man G444 tame; G1150 it is an unruly G183 evil, G2556 full G3324 of deadly G2287 poison. G2447 [9] Therewith G1722 G846 bless we G2127 God, G2316 even G2532 the Father; G3962 and G2532 therewith G1722 G846 curse we G2672 men, G444 which G3588 are made G1096 after G2596 the similitude G3669 of God. G2316 [10] Out of G1537 the G3588 same G846 mouth G4750 proceedeth G1831 blessing G2129 and G2532 cursing. G2671 My G3450 brethren, G80 these things G5023 ought G5534 not G3756 so G3779 to be. G1096 [11] G3385 Doth a G3588 fountain G4077 send forth G1032 at G1537 the G3588 same G846 place G3692§ sweet G1099 water and G2532 bitter? G4089 [12] G3361 Can G1410 the fig tree, G4808 my G3450 brethren, G80 bear G4160 olive berries? G1636 either G2228 a vine, G288 figs? G4810 so G3779 can no G3762 fountain G4077 both yield G4160 salt G252 water G5204 and G2532 fresh. G1099 [13] Who G5101 is a wise man G4680 and G2532 endued with knowledge G1990 among G1722 you? G5213 let him shew G1166 out of G1537 a G3588 good G2570 conversation G391 his G846 works G2041 with G1722 meekness G4240 of wisdom. G4678 [14] But G1161 if G1487 ye have G2192 bitter G4089 envying G2205 and G2532 strife G2052 in G1722 your G5216 hearts, G2588 glory G2620 not, G3361 and G2532 lie not G5574 against G2596 the G3588 truth. G225 [15] This G3778 wisdom G4678 descendeth G2718 not G3756 G2076 from above, G509 but G235 is earthly, G1919 sensual, G5591§ devilish. G1141 [16] For G1063 where G3699 envying G2205 and G2532 strife G2052 is, there G1563 is confusion G181§ and G2532 every G3956 evil G5337 work. G4229 [17] But G1161 the G3588 wisdom G4678 that is from above G509 is G2076 first G4412 G3303 pure, G53 then G1899 peaceable, G1516 gentle, G1933 and easy to be intreated, G2138 full G3324 of mercy G1656 and G2532 good G18 fruits, G2590 without partiality, G87§ and G2532 without hypocrisy. G505 [18] And G1161 the fruit G2590 of righteousness G1343 is sown G4687 in G1722 peace G1515 of them that G3588 make G4160 peace. G1515

Footnotes

  1. § 3:1 Or, judgment
  2. § 3:5 Or, wood
  3. § 3:6 Gr. wheel
  4. § 3:7a Gr. nature
  5. § 3:7b Gr. nature of man
  6. § 3:11 Or, hole
  7. § 3:15 Or, natural
  8. § 3:16 Gr. tumult or unquietness
  9. § 3:17 Or, without wrangling
Byzantine Greek New Testament
[1] Μὴ G3361 πολλοὶ G4183 διδάσκαλοι G1320 γίνεσθε, G1096 ἀδελφοί G80 μου, G3450 εἰδότες G1492 ὅτι G3754 μεῖζον G3173 κρίμα G2917 ‡ληψόμεθα. G2983 [2] Πολλὰ G4183 γὰρ G1063 πταίομεν G4417 ἅπαντες. G537 Εἴ G1487 τις G5100 ἐν G1722 λόγῳ G3056 οὐ G3756 πταίει, G4417 οὗτος G3778 τέλειος G5046 ἀνήρ, G435 ‡δυνατὸς G1415 χαλιναγωγῆσαι G5468 καὶ G2532 ὅλον G3650 τὸ G3588 σῶμα. G4983 [3] ‡Ἴδε, G1492 τῶν G3588 ἵππων G2462 τοὺς G3588 χαλινοὺς G5469 εἰς G1519 τὰ G3588 στόματα G4750 βάλλομεν G906 ‡πρὸς G4314 τὸ G3588 πείθεσθαι G3982 αὐτοὺς G846 ἡμῖν, G2254 καὶ G2532 ὅλον G3650 τὸ G3588 σῶμα G4983 αὐτῶν G846 μετάγομεν. G3329 [4] Ἰδού, G2400 καὶ G2532 τὰ G3588 πλοῖα, G4143 τηλικαῦτα G5082 ὄντα, G5607 καὶ G2532 ὑπὸ G5259 ‡σκληρῶν G4642 ἀνέμων G417 ἐλαυνόμενα, G1643 μετάγεται G3329 ὑπὸ G5259 ἐλαχίστου G1646 πηδαλίου, G4079 ὅπου G3699 ‡ἂν G302 ἡ G3588 ὁρμὴ G3730 τοῦ G3588 ‡εὐθύνοντος G2116 ‡βούληται. G1014 [5] Οὕτως G3779 καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 γλῶσσα G1100 μικρὸν G3398 μέλος G3196 ἐστίν, G2076 καὶ G2532 ‡μεγαλαυχεῖ. G3166 Ἰδού, G2400 ‡ὀλίγον G3641 πῦρ G4442 ἡλίκην G2245 ὕλην G5208 ἀνάπτει. G381 [6] Καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 γλῶσσα G1100 πῦρ, G4442 ὁ G3588 κόσμος G2889 τῆς G3588 ἀδικίας· G93 ‡οὕτως G3779 ἡ G3588 γλῶσσα G1100 καθίσταται G2525 ἐν G1722 τοῖς G3588 μέλεσιν G3196 ἡμῶν, G2257 ἡ G3588 σπιλοῦσα G4695 ὅλον G3650 τὸ G3588 σῶμα, G4983 καὶ G2532 φλογίζουσα G5394 τὸν G3588 τροχὸν G5164 τῆς G3588 γενέσεως, G1078 καὶ G2532 φλογιζομένη G5394 ὑπὸ G5259 τῆς G3588 γεέννης. G1067 [7] Πᾶσα G3956 γὰρ G1063 φύσις G5449 θηρίων G2342 τε G5037 καὶ G2532 πετεινῶν, G4071 ἑρπετῶν G2062 τε G5037 καὶ G2532 ἐναλίων, G1724 δαμάζεται G1150 καὶ G2532 δεδάμασται G1150 τῇ G3588 φύσει G5449 τῇ G3588 ἀνθρωπίνῃ· G442 [8] τὴν G3588 δὲ G1161 γλῶσσαν G1100 οὐδεὶς G3762 ‡δύναται G1410 ἀνθρώπων G444 δαμάσαι· G1150 ‡ἀκατάσχετον G183 κακόν, G2556 μεστὴ G3324 ἰοῦ G2447 θανατηφόρου. G2287 [9] Ἐν G1722 αὐτῇ G846 εὐλογοῦμεν G2127 τὸν G3588 ‡θεὸν G2316 καὶ G2532 πατέρα, G3962 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 αὐτῇ G846 καταρώμεθα G2672 τοὺς G3588 ἀνθρώπους G444 τοὺς G3588 καθ’ G2596 ὁμοίωσιν G3669 θεοῦ G2316 γεγονότας· G1096 [10] ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 αὐτοῦ G846 στόματος G4750 ἐξέρχεται G1831 εὐλογία G2129 καὶ G2532 κατάρα. G2671 Οὐ G3756 χρή, G5534 ἀδελφοί G80 μου, G3450 ταῦτα G5023 οὕτως G3779 γίνεσθαι. G1096 [11] Μήτι G3385 ἡ G3588 πηγὴ G4077 ἐκ G1537 τῆς G3588 αὐτῆς G846 ὀπῆς G3692 βρύει G1032 τὸ G3588 γλυκὺ G1099 καὶ G2532 τὸ G3588 πικρόν; G4089 [12] Μὴ G3361 δύναται, G1410 ἀδελφοί G80 μου, G3450 συκῆ G4808 ἐλαίας G1636 ποιῆσαι, G4160 ἢ G2228 ἄμπελος G288 σῦκα; G4810 ‡Οὕτως G3779 οὐδεμία G3762 πηγὴ G4077 ἁλυκὸν G252 καὶ G2532 γλυκὺ G1099 ποιῆσαι G4160 ὕδωρ. G5204 [13] Τίς G5101 σοφὸς G4680 καὶ G2532 ἐπιστήμων G1990 ἐν G1722 ὑμῖν; G5213 Δειξάτω G1166 ἐκ G1537 τῆς G3588 καλῆς G2570 ἀναστροφῆς G391 τὰ G3588 ἔργα G2041 αὐτοῦ G846 ἐν G1722 πρᾳΰτητι G4240 σοφίας. G4678 [14] Εἰ G1487 δὲ G1161 ζῆλον G2205 πικρὸν G4089 ἔχετε G2192 καὶ G2532 ‡ἐριθείαν G2052 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 καρδίᾳ G2588 ὑμῶν, G5216 μὴ G3361 κατακαυχᾶσθε G2620 καὶ G2532 ψεύδεσθε G5574 κατὰ G2596 τῆς G3588 ἀληθείας. G225 [15] Οὐκ G3756 ἔστιν G2076 αὕτη G3778 ἡ G3588 σοφία G4678 ἄνωθεν G509 κατερχομένη, G2718 ‡ἀλλ’ G235 ἐπίγειος, G1919 ψυχική, G5591 δαιμονιώδης. G1141 [16] Ὅπου G3699 γὰρ G1063 ζῆλος G2205 καὶ G2532 ‡ἐριθεία, G2052 ἐκεῖ G1563 ἀκαταστασία G181 καὶ G2532 πᾶν G3956 φαῦλον G5337 πρᾶγμα. G4229 [17] Ἡ G3588 δὲ G1161 ἄνωθεν G509 σοφία G4678 πρῶτον G4412 μὲν G3303 ἁγνή G53 ἐστιν, G2076 ἔπειτα G1899 εἰρηνική, G1516 ἐπιεικής, G1933 εὐπειθής, G2138 μεστὴ G3324 ἐλέους G1656 καὶ G2532 καρπῶν G2590 ἀγαθῶν, G18 ἀδιάκριτος G87 ‡καὶ G2532 ἀνυπόκριτος. G505 [18] Καρπὸς G2590 δὲ G1161 ‡τῆς G3588 δικαιοσύνης G1343 ἐν G1722 εἰρήνῃ G1515 σπείρεται G4687 τοῖς G3588 ποιοῦσιν G4160 εἰρήνην. G1515

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 3:1 ληψόμεθα ¦ λημψόμεθα
  2. ‡ 3:2 δυνατὸς ¦ δυνάμενος
  3. ‡ 3:3a Ἴδε ¦ Ἰδού ¦ Εἰ δέ
  4. ‡ 3:3b πρὸς ¦ εἰς
  5. ‡ 3:4a σκληρῶν ἀνέμων ¦ ¦ ἀνέμων σκληρῶν
  6. ‡ 3:4b ἂν ¦
  7. ‡ 3:4c εὐθύνοντος ¦ ἰθύνοντος
  8. ‡ 3:4d βούληται ¦ βούλεται
  9. ‡ 3:5a μεγαλαυχεῖ ¦ μεγάλα αὐχεῖ
  10. ‡ 3:5b ὀλίγον ¦ ἡλίκον
  11. ‡ 3:6 οὕτως ¦
  12. ‡ 3:8a δύναται ἀνθρώπων δαμάσαι ¦ δαμάσαι δύναται ἀνθρώπων
  13. ‡ 3:8b ἀκατάσχετον ¦ ἀκατάστατον
  14. ‡ 3:9 θεὸν ¦ κύριον
  15. ‡ 3:12 Οὕτως οὐδεμία πηγὴ ἁλυκὸν καὶ ¦ Οὔτε ἁλυκὸν
  16. ‡ 3:14 ἐριθείαν ¦ ἐριθίαν
  17. ‡ 3:15 ἀλλ’ ¦ ἀλλὰ
  18. ‡ 3:16 ἐριθεία ¦ ἐριθία
  19. ‡ 3:17 καὶ ¦
  20. ‡ 3:18 τῆς ¦ [] ¦