James

Chapter 3

Phonetic (Greek): Me polloi didaskaloi ginesthe, adelphoi mou, eidotes hoti meizon krima lempsometha·

Edified Edition (EDE)My brothers, let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.

Μὴ πολλοὶ διδάσκαλοι γίνεσθε, ἀδελφοί μου, εἰδότες ὅτι μεῖζον κρίμα λημψόμεθα·

Phonetic (Greek): polla gar ptaiomen hapantes. ei tis en logῳ oy ptaiei, ohytos teleios aner, dynatos chalinagogesai kai holon to soma.

Edified Edition (EDE)For in many things we all stumble. If any person does not stumble in word, the same is a perfect person, and able also to bridle the whole body.

πολλὰ γὰρ πταίομεν ἅπαντες. εἴ τις ἐν λόγῳ οὐ πταίει, οὗτος τέλειος ἀνήρ, δυνατὸς χαλιναγωγῆσαι καὶ ὅλον τὸ σῶμα.

Phonetic (Greek): ⸂ei de⸃ ton hippon toys chalinoys eis ta stomata ballomen ⸀eis to peithesthai aytoys hemin, kai holon to soma ayton metagomen.

Edified Edition (EDE)Behold, 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.

Phonetic (Greek): idoy kai ta ploia, telikayta onta kai hypo ⸂anemon skleron⸃ elaunomena, metagetai hypo elachistou pedaliou hopou ⸂he horme toy eythynontos boyletai⸃·

Edified Edition (EDE)Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven by fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, wherever the pilot desires.

ἰδοὺ καὶ τὰ πλοῖα, τηλικαῦτα ὄντα καὶ ὑπὸ ⸂ἀνέμων σκληρῶν⸃ ἐλαυνόμενα, μετάγεται ὑπὸ ἐλαχίστου πηδαλίου ὅπου ⸂ἡ ὁρμὴ τοῦ εὐθύνοντος βούλεται⸃·

Phonetic (Greek): ohytos kai he glossa mikron melos estin kai ⸂megala aychei⸃. Ἰdoy ⸀helikon pyr heliken hylen anaptei·

Edified Edition (EDE)Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasts great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindles!

οὕτως καὶ ἡ γλῶσσα μικρὸν μέλος ἐστὶν καὶ ⸂μεγάλα αὐχεῖ⸃. Ἰδοὺ ⸀ἡλίκον πῦρ ἡλίκην ὕλην ἀνάπτει·

Phonetic (Greek): kai he glossa pyr, ho kosmos tes ⸀adikias he glossa kathistatai en tois melesin hemon, he spiloysa holon to soma kai phlogizousa ton trochon tes geneseos kai phlogizomene hypo tes geennes.

Edified Edition (EDE)And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defiles the whole body, and sets 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.

Phonetic (Greek): pasa gar physis therion te kai peteinon herpeton te kai enalion damazetai kai dedamastai tῇ physei tῇ anthropinῃ·

Edified Edition (EDE)For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and has been tamed by mankind:

πᾶσα γὰρ φύσις θηρίων τε καὶ πετεινῶν ἑρπετῶν τε καὶ ἐναλίων δαμάζεται καὶ δεδάμασται τῇ φύσει τῇ ἀνθρωπίνῃ·

Phonetic (Greek): ten de glossan oydeis ⸂damasai dynatai anthropon⸃· ⸀akatastaton kakon, meste ioy thanatephorou.

Edified Edition (EDE)But the tongue can no one tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

τὴν δὲ γλῶσσαν οὐδεὶς ⸂δαμάσαι δύναται ἀνθρώπων⸃· ⸀ἀκατάστατον κακόν, μεστὴ ἰοῦ θανατηφόρου.

Phonetic (Greek): en aytῇ eylogoymen ton ⸀kyrion kai patera, kai en aytῇ katarometha toys anthropous toys kathʼ homoiosin theoy gegonotas·

Edified Edition (EDE)With it we bless God, even the Father; and with it we curse people, who are made after the similitude of God.

ἐν αὐτῇ εὐλογοῦμεν τὸν ⸀κύριον καὶ πατέρα, καὶ ἐν αὐτῇ καταρώμεθα τοὺς ἀνθρώπους τοὺς καθʼ ὁμοίωσιν θεοῦ γεγονότας·

Phonetic (Greek): ek toy aytoy stomatos exerchetai eylogia kai katara. oy chre, adelphoi mou, tayta ohytos ginesthai.

Edified Edition (EDE)Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not so to be.

ἐκ τοῦ αὐτοῦ στόματος ἐξέρχεται εὐλογία καὶ κατάρα. οὐ χρή, ἀδελφοί μου, ταῦτα οὕτως γίνεσθαι.

Phonetic (Greek): meti he pege ek tes aytes opes bryei to glyky kai to pikron;

Edified Edition (EDE)Does 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;

Phonetic (Greek): me dynatai, adelphoi mou, syke elaias poiesai e ampelos syka; ⸂oyte halykon⸃ glyky poiesai hydor.

Edified Edition (EDE)Can the fig tree, my brothers, 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.

Phonetic (Greek): Tis sophos kai epistemon en hymin; deixato ek tes kales anastrophes ta erga aytoy en prayteti sophias.

Edified Edition (EDE)Who is a wise person and endued with knowledge among you? let him show out of a good conduct his works with gentleness of wisdom.

Τίς σοφὸς καὶ ἐπιστήμων ἐν ὑμῖν; δειξάτω ἐκ τῆς καλῆς ἀναστροφῆς τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ ἐν πραΰτητι σοφίας.

Phonetic (Greek): ei de zelon pikron echete kai eritheian en tῇ kardiᾳ hymon, me katakauchasthe kai pseydesthe kata tes aletheias.

Edified Edition (EDE)But if you 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.

Phonetic (Greek): oyk estin ahyte he sophia anothen katerchomene, alla epigeios, psychike, daimoniodes·

Edified Edition (EDE)This wisdom descends not from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic.

οὐκ ἔστιν αὕτη ἡ σοφία ἄνωθεν κατερχομένη, ἀλλὰ ἐπίγειος, ψυχική, δαιμονιώδης·

Phonetic (Greek): hopou gar zelos kai eritheia, ekei akatastasia kai pan phaylon pragma.

Edified Edition (EDE)For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

ὅπου γὰρ ζῆλος καὶ ἐριθεία, ἐκεῖ ἀκαταστασία καὶ πᾶν φαῦλον πρᾶγμα.

Phonetic (Greek): he de anothen sophia proton men hagne estin, epeita eirenike, epieikes, eypeithes, meste eleous kai karpon agathon, ⸀adiakritos, anypokritos·

Edified Edition (EDE)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.

ἡ δὲ ἄνωθεν σοφία πρῶτον μὲν ἁγνή ἐστιν, ἔπειτα εἰρηνική, ἐπιεικής, εὐπειθής, μεστὴ ἐλέους καὶ καρπῶν ἀγαθῶν, ⸀ἀδιάκριτος, ἀνυπόκριτος·

Phonetic (Greek): karpos ⸀de dikaiosynes en eirenῃ speiretai tois poioysin eirenen.

Edified Edition (EDE)And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

καρπὸς ⸀δὲ δικαιοσύνης ἐν εἰρήνῃ σπείρεται τοῖς ποιοῦσιν εἰρήνην.