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World English Bible

James 3 (WEBP)

[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.

James 3:4 “Behold”, from “ἰδοὺ”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
James 3:6 or, Hell

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

James 3 (KJVS)

[1] My brethren, be () not many masters, knowing () that we shall receive () the greater condemnation.
[2] For 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.
[3] Behold, () we put () bits in the horses’ mouths, that they may obey () us; and we turn about () their whole body.
[4] Behold () 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. ()
[5] Even so the tongue is () a little member, and boasteth great things. () Behold, () how great a matter a little fire kindleth! ()
[6] And 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.
[7] For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, () and hath been tamed () of mankind:
[8] but the tongue can () no man tame; () it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
[9] Therewith bless we () God, even the Father; and therewith curse we () men, which are made () after the similitude of God.
[10] Out of the same mouth proceedeth () blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought () not so to be. ()
[11] Doth a fountain send forth () at the same place sweet water and bitter?
[12] Can () the fig tree, my brethren, bear () olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield () salt water and fresh.
[13] Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew () out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
[14] But if ye have () bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory () not, and lie not () against the truth.
[15] This wisdom descendeth () () not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
[16] For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
[17] But 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.
[18] And the fruit of righteousness is sown () in peace of them that make () peace.

James 3:1 Or, judgment
James 3:5 Or, wood
James 3:6 Gr. wheel
James 3:7a Gr. nature
James 3:7b Gr. nature of man
James 3:11 Or, hole
James 3:15 Or, natural
James 3:16 Gr. tumult or unquietness
James 3:17 Or, without wrangling

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

James 3 (BYZ)

[1] Μὴ () πολλοὶ () διδάσκαλοι () γίνεσθε, () ἀδελφοί () μου, () εἰδότες () ὅτι () μεῖζον () κρίμα () ληψόμεθα. ()
[2] Πολλὰ () γὰρ () πταίομεν () ἅπαντες. () Εἴ () τις () ἐν () λόγῳ () οὐ () πταίει, () οὗτος () τέλειος () ἀνήρ, () δυνατὸς () χαλιναγωγῆσαι () καὶ () ὅλον () τὸ () σῶμα. ()
[3] Ἴδε, () τῶν () ἵππων () τοὺς () χαλινοὺς () εἰς () τὰ () στόματα () βάλλομεν () πρὸς () τὸ () πείθεσθαι () αὐτοὺς () ἡμῖν, () καὶ () ὅλον () τὸ () σῶμα () αὐτῶν () μετάγομεν. ()
[4] Ἰδού, () καὶ () τὰ () πλοῖα, () τηλικαῦτα () ὄντα, () καὶ () ὑπὸ () σκληρῶν () ἀνέμων () ἐλαυνόμενα, () μετάγεται () ὑπὸ () ἐλαχίστου () πηδαλίου, () ὅπου () ἂν () ἡ () ὁρμὴ () τοῦ () εὐθύνοντος () βούληται. ()
[5] Οὕτως () καὶ () ἡ () γλῶσσα () μικρὸν () μέλος () ἐστίν, () καὶ () μεγαλαυχεῖ. () Ἰδού, () ὀλίγον () πῦρ () ἡλίκην () ὕλην () ἀνάπτει. ()
[6] Καὶ () ἡ () γλῶσσα () πῦρ, () ὁ () κόσμος () τῆς () ἀδικίας· () οὕτως () ἡ () γλῶσσα () καθίσταται () ἐν () τοῖς () μέλεσιν () ἡμῶν, () ἡ () σπιλοῦσα () ὅλον () τὸ () σῶμα, () καὶ () φλογίζουσα () τὸν () τροχὸν () τῆς () γενέσεως, () καὶ () φλογιζομένη () ὑπὸ () τῆς () γεέννης. ()
[7] Πᾶσα () γὰρ () φύσις () θηρίων () τε () καὶ () πετεινῶν, () ἑρπετῶν () τε () καὶ () ἐναλίων, () δαμάζεται () καὶ () δεδάμασται () τῇ () φύσει () τῇ () ἀνθρωπίνῃ· ()
[8] τὴν () δὲ () γλῶσσαν () οὐδεὶς () δύναται () ἀνθρώπων () δαμάσαι· () ἀκατάσχετον () κακόν, () μεστὴ () ἰοῦ () θανατηφόρου. ()
[9] Ἐν () αὐτῇ () εὐλογοῦμεν () τὸν () θεὸν () καὶ () πατέρα, () καὶ () ἐν () αὐτῇ () καταρώμεθα () τοὺς () ἀνθρώπους () τοὺς () καθ’ () ὁμοίωσιν () θεοῦ () γεγονότας· ()
[10] ἐκ () τοῦ () αὐτοῦ () στόματος () ἐξέρχεται () εὐλογία () καὶ () κατάρα. () Οὐ () χρή, () ἀδελφοί () μου, () ταῦτα () οὕτως () γίνεσθαι. ()
[11] Μήτι () ἡ () πηγὴ () ἐκ () τῆς () αὐτῆς () ὀπῆς () βρύει () τὸ () γλυκὺ () καὶ () τὸ () πικρόν; ()
[12] Μὴ () δύναται, () ἀδελφοί () μου, () συκῆ () ἐλαίας () ποιῆσαι, () ἢ () ἄμπελος () σῦκα; () Οὕτως () οὐδεμία () πηγὴ () ἁλυκὸν () καὶ () γλυκὺ () ποιῆσαι () ὕδωρ. ()
[13] Τίς () σοφὸς () καὶ () ἐπιστήμων () ἐν () ὑμῖν; () Δειξάτω () ἐκ () τῆς () καλῆς () ἀναστροφῆς () τὰ () ἔργα () αὐτοῦ () ἐν () πρᾳύ̈τητι () σοφίας. ()
[14] Εἰ () δὲ () ζῆλον () πικρὸν () ἔχετε () καὶ () ἐριθείαν () ἐν () τῇ () καρδίᾳ () ὑμῶν, () μὴ () κατακαυχᾶσθε () καὶ () ψεύδεσθε () κατὰ () τῆς () ἀληθείας. ()
[15] Οὐκ () ἔστιν () αὕτη () ἡ () σοφία () ἄνωθεν () κατερχομένη, () ἀλλ’ () ἐπίγειος, () ψυχική, () δαιμονιώδης. ()
[16] Ὅπου () γὰρ () ζῆλος () καὶ () ἐριθεία, () ἐκεῖ () ἀκαταστασία () καὶ () πᾶν () φαῦλον () πρᾶγμα. ()
[17] Ἡ () δὲ () ἄνωθεν () σοφία () πρῶτον () μὲν () ἁγνή () ἐστιν, () ἔπειτα () εἰρηνική, () ἐπιεικής, () εὐπειθής, () μεστὴ () ἐλέους () καὶ () καρπῶν () ἀγαθῶν, () ἀδιάκριτος () καὶ () ἀνυπόκριτος. ()
[18] Καρπὸς () δὲ () τῆς () δικαιοσύνης () ἐν () εἰρήνῃ () σπείρεται () τοῖς () ποιοῦσιν () εἰρήνην. ()

James 3:1 N ληψόμεθα ⇒ λημψόμεθα
James 3:3a N Ἴδε ⇒ Εἰ δὲ
James 3:3b N πρὸς ⇒ εἰς
James 3:4a N σκληρῶν ἀνέμων ⇒ ἀνέμων σκληρῶν
James 3:4b N ἂν ⇒ -
James 3:4c N βούληται ⇒ βούλεται
James 3:5a N μεγαλαυχεῖ ⇒ μεγάλα αὐχεῖ
James 3:5b N ὀλίγον ⇒ ἡλίκον
James 3:6 N οὕτως ⇒ -
James 3:8a N δύναται ἀνθρώπων δαμάσαι ⇒ δαμάσαι δύναται ἀνθρώπων
James 3:8b N ἀκατάσχετον ⇒ ἀκατάστατον
James 3:9 N θεὸν ⇒ κύριον
James 3:12 N Οὕτως οὐδεμία πηγὴ ἁλυκὸν καὶ ⇒ Οὔτε ἁλυκὸν
James 3:15 N ἀλλ’ ⇒ ἀλλὰ
James 3:17 N καὶ ἀνυπόκριτος ⇒ ἀνυπόκριτος
James 3:18 N τῆς ⇒ -

Scripture quotations from the 2018 Robinson-Pierpont edition of the Greek New Testament in the Original Greek, Byzantine Majority Text. It is in the public domain.