James 3 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·James 4

¹Where do wars and fightings among you come from? Don’t they come from your pleasures that war in your members?

KJVFrom whence^G4159 come wars^G4171 and^G2532 fightings^G3163 among^G1722 you^G5213? come they not^G3756 hence^G1782, even of^G1537 your^G5216 lusts^G2237 that war^G4754^(G5734) in^G1722 your^G5216 members^G3196?

² You lust, and don’t have. You murder and covet, and can’t obtain. You fight and make war. You don’t have, because you don’t ask.

KJVYe lust^G1937^(G5719), and^G2532 have^G2192^(G5719) not^G3756: ye kill^G5407^(G5719), and^G2532 desire to have^G2206^(G5719), and^G2532 cannot^G3756^G1410^(G5736) obtain^G2013^(G5629): ye fight^G3164^(G5736) and^G2532 war^G4170^(G5719), yet^G1161 ye have^G2192^(G5719) not^G3756, because^G1223 ye^G5209 ask^G154^(G5733) not^G3361.

³ You ask, and don’t receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures.

KJVYe ask^G154^(G5719), and^G2532 receive^G2983^(G5719) not^G3756, because^G1360 ye ask^G154^(G5731) amiss^G2560, that^G2443 ye may consume^G1159^(G5661) it upon^G1722 your^G5216 lusts^G2237.

⁴ You adulterers and adulteresses, don’t you know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

KJVYe adulterers^G3432 and^G2532 adulteresses^G3428, know ye^G1492^(G5758) not^G3756 that^G3754 the friendship^G5373 of the world^G2889 is^G2076^(G5748) enmity^G2189 with God^G2316? whosoever^G3739^G302 therefore^G3767 will be^G1511^(G5750)^G1014^(G5680) a friend^G5384 of the world^G2889 is^G2525^(G5743) the enemy^G2190 of God^G2316.

⁵ Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, “The Spirit who lives in us yearns jealously”?

KJV^G2228 Do ye think^G1380^(G5719) that^G3754 the scripture^G1124 saith^G3004^(G5719) in vain^G2761, The spirit^G4151 that^G3739 dwelleth^G2730^(G5656) in^G1722 us^G2254 lusteth^G1971^(G5719) to^G4314 envy^G5355?

⁶ But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

KJVBut^G1161 he giveth^G1325^(G5719) more^G3187 grace^G5485. Wherefore^G1352 he saith^G3004^(G5719), God^G2316 resisteth^G498^(G5731) the proud^G5244, but^G1161 giveth^G1325^(G5719) grace^G5485 unto the humble^G5011.

⁷ Be subject therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

KJVSubmit yourselves^G5293^(G5649) therefore^G3767 to God^G2316. Resist^G436^(G5628) the devil^G1228, and^G2532 he will flee^G5343^(G5695) from^G575 you^G5216.

⁸ Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners. Purify your hearts, you double-minded.

KJVDraw nigh^G1448^(G5657) to God^G2316, and^G2532 he will draw nigh^G1448^(G5692) to you^G5213. Cleanse^G2511^(G5657) your hands^G5495, ye sinners^G268; and^G2532 purify^G48^(G5657) your hearts^G2588, ye double minded^G1374.

⁹ Lament, mourn, and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom.

KJVBe afflicted^G5003^(G5657), and^G2532 mourn^G3996^(G5657), and^G2532 weep^G2799^(G5657): let your^G5216 laughter^G1071 be turned^G3344^(G5649) to^G1519 mourning^G3997, and^G2532 your joy^G5479 to^G1519 heaviness^G2726.

¹⁰ Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.

KJVHumble yourselves^G5013^(G5682) in the sight^G1799 of the Lord^G2962, and^G2532 he shall lift^G5312 you^G5209 up^G5312^(G5692).

¹¹ Don’t speak against one another, brothers. He who speaks against a brother and judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.

KJVSpeak^G2635 not^G3361 evil^G2635^(G5720) one of another^G240, brethren^G80. He that speaketh evil^G2635^(G5723) of his brother^G80, and^G2532 judgeth^G2919^(G5723) his^G846 brother^G80, speaketh evil^G2635^(G5719) of the law^G3551, and^G2532 judgeth^G2919^(G5719) the law^G3551: but^G1161 if^G1487 thou judge^G2919^(G5719) the law^G3551, thou art^G1488^(G5748) not^G3756 a doer^G4163 of the law^G3551, but^G235 a judge^G2923.

¹² Only one is the lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge another?

KJVThere is^G2076^(G5748) one^G1520 lawgiver^G3550, who^G3588 is able^G1410^(G5740) to save^G4982^(G5658) and^G2532 to destroy^G622^(G5658): who^G5101 art^G1488^(G5748) thou^G4771 that^G3739 judgest^G2919^(G5719) another^G2087?

¹³ Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow let’s go into this city and spend a year there, trade, and make a profit.”

KJVGo to^G33^(G5720) now^G3568, ye that say^G3004^(G5723), To day^G4594 or^G2532 to morrow^G839 we will go^G4198^(G5667) into^G1519 such^G3592 a city^G4172, and^G2532 continue^G4160^(G5661)^(G5625)^G4160^(G5692) there^G1563 a^G1520 year^G1763, and^G2532 buy and sell^G1710^(G5667)^(G5625)^G1710^(G5695), and^G2532 get gain^G2770^(G5661)^(G5625)^G2770^(G5692):

¹⁴ Yet you don’t know what your life will be like tomorrow. For what is your life? For you are a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.

KJVWhereas^G3748 ye know^G1987^(G5736) not^G3756 what^G3588 shall be on the morrow^G839. For^G1063 what^G4169 is your^G5216 life^G2222? It is^G2076^(G5748) even^G1063 a vapour^G822, that^G4314 appeareth for^G5316^(G5730) a little time^G3641, and^G1161 then^G1899 vanisheth away^G853^(G5746).

¹⁵ For you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will both live, and do this or that.”

KJVFor that^G473 ye^G5209 ought to say^G3004^(G5721), If^G1437 the Lord^G2962 will^G2309^(G5661),^G2532 we shall live^G2198^(G5661)^(G5625)^G2198^(G5692), and^G2532 do^G4160^(G5661)^(G5625)^G4160^(G5692) this^G5124, or^G2228 that^G1565.

¹⁶ But now you glory in your boasting. All such boasting is evil.

KJVBut^G1161 now^G3568 ye rejoice^G2744^(G5736) in^G1722 your^G5216 boastings^G212: all^G3956 such^G5108 rejoicing^G2746 is^G2076^(G5748) evil^G4190.

¹⁷ To him therefore who knows to do good and doesn’t do it, to him it is sin.

KJVTherefore^G3767 to him that knoweth^G1492^(G5761) to do^G4160^(G5721) good^G2570, and^G2532 doeth^G4160^(G5723) it not^G3361, to him^G846 it is^G2076^(G5748) sin^G266.

WEB·James 3

¹Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment.

KJVMy^G3450 brethren^G80, be^G1096^(G5737) not^G3361 many^G4183 masters^G1320, knowing^G1492^(G5761) that^G3754 we shall receive^G2983^(G5695) the greater^G3187 condemnation^G2917.

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.

KJVFor^G1063 in many things^G4183 we offend^G4417^(G5719) all^G537. If any man^G1536 offend^G4417^(G5719) not^G3756 in^G1722 word^G3056, the same^G3778 is a perfect^G5046 man^G435, and able^G1415 also^G2532 to bridle^G5468^(G5658) the whole^G3650 body^G4983.

³ Indeed, we put bits into the horses’ mouths so that they may obey us, and we guide their whole body.

KJVBehold^G2400^(G5628), we put^G906^(G5719) bits^G5469 in^G1519 the horses^G2462' mouths^G4750, that^G4314 they^G846 may obey^G3982^(G5745) us^G2254; and^G2532 we turn about^G3329^(G5719) their^G846 whole^G3650 body^G4983.

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.

KJVBehold^G2400^(G5628) also^G2532 the ships^G4143, which though they be^G5607^(G5752) so great^G5082, and^G2532 are driven^G1643^(G5746) of^G5259 fierce^G4642 winds^G417, yet are they turned about^G3329^(G5743) with^G5259 a very small^G1646 helm^G4079, whithersoever^G3699^G302 the governor^G2116^(G5723) listeth^G3730^G1014^(G5741).

⁵ So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest!

KJVEven^G2532 so^G3779 the tongue^G1100 is^G2076^(G5748) a little^G3398 member^G3196, and^G2532 boasteth great things^G3166^(G5719). Behold^G2400^(G5628), how great^G2245 a matter^G5208 a little^G3641 fire^G4442 kindleth^G381^(G5719)!

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.

KJVAnd^G2532 the tongue^G1100 is a fire^G4442, a world^G2889 of iniquity^G93: so^G3779 is^G2525^(G5743) the tongue^G1100 among^G1722 our^G2257 members^G3196, that it defileth^G4695^(G5723) the whole^G3650 body^G4983, and^G2532 setteth on fire^G5394^(G5723) the course^G5164 of nature^G1078; and^G2532 it is set on fire^G5394^(G5746) of^G5259 hell^G1067.

⁷ For every kind of animal, bird, creeping thing, and sea creature is tamed, and has been tamed by mankind;

KJVFor^G1063 every^G3956 kind^G5449 of beasts^G2342, and^G5037^G2532 of birds^G4071, and^G5037 of serpents^G2062, and^G2532 of things in the sea^G1724, is tamed^G1150^(G5743), and^G2532 hath been tamed^G1150^(G5769) of mankind^G5449^G442:

⁸ but nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

KJVBut^G1161 the tongue^G1100 can^G1410^(G5736) no^G3762 man^G444 tame^G1150^(G5658); it is an unruly^G183 evil^G2556, full^G3324 of deadly^G2287 poison^G2447.

⁹ With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men who are made in the image of God.

KJVTherewith^G1722^G846 bless we^G2127^(G5719) God^G2316, even^G2532 the Father^G3962; and^G2532 therewith^G1722^G846 curse we^G2672^(G5736) men^G444, which^G3588 are made^G1096^(G5756) after^G2596 the similitude^G3669 of God^G2316.

¹⁰ Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.

KJVOut of^G1537 the same^G846 mouth^G4750 proceedeth^G1831^(G5736) blessing^G2129 and^G2532 cursing^G2671. My^G3450 brethren^G80, these things^G5023 ought^G5534^(G5724) not^G3756 so^G3779 to be^G1096^(G5738).

¹¹ Does a spring send out from the same opening fresh and bitter water?

KJVDoth^G3385 a fountain^G4077 send forth^G1032^(G5719) at^G1537 the same^G846 place^G3692 sweet^G1099 water and^G2532 bitter^G4089?

¹² Can a fig tree, my brothers, yield olives, or a vine figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh water.

KJVCan^G3361^G1410^(G5736) the fig tree^G4808, my^G3450 brethren^G80, bear^G4160^(G5658) olive berries^G1636? either^G2228 a vine^G288, figs^G4810? so^G3779 can no^G3762 fountain^G4077 both yield^G4160^(G5658) salt^G252 water^G5204 and^G2532 fresh^G1099.

¹³ Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.

KJVWho^G5101 is a wise man^G4680 and^G2532 endued with knowledge^G1990 among^G1722 you^G5213? let him shew^G1166^(G5657) out of^G1537 a good^G2570 conversation^G391 his^G846 works^G2041 with^G1722 meekness^G4240 of wisdom^G4678.

¹⁴ But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t boast and don’t lie against the truth.

KJVBut^G1161 if^G1487 ye have^G2192^(G5719) bitter^G4089 envying^G2205 and^G2532 strife^G2052 in^G1722 your^G5216 hearts^G2588, glory^G2620^(G5737) not^G3361, and^G2532 lie not^G5574^(G5732) against^G2596 the truth^G225.

¹⁵ This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic.

KJVThis^G3778 wisdom^G4678 descendeth^G2076^(G5748)^G2718^(G5740) not^G3756 from above^G509, but^G235 is earthly^G1919, sensual^G5591, devilish^G1141.

¹⁶ For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed.

KJVFor^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 the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

KJVBut^G1161 the wisdom^G4678 that is from above^G509 is^G2076^(G5748) first^G4412 pure^G3303^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 Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

KJVAnd^G1161 the fruit^G2590 of righteousness^G1343 is sown^G4687^(G5743) in^G1722 peace^G1515 of them that make^G4160^(G5723) peace^G1515.

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