NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon ουκ particle - nominativeou  oo: no or not -- + long, nay, neither, never, no (man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. εστιν verb - present indicative - third person singular esti  es-tee':  he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are αυτη demonstrative pronoun - nominative singular feminine houtos  hoo'-tos: the he (she or it), i.e. this or that (often with article repeated) -- he (it was that), hereof, it, she, such as, the same, these, they, this (man, same, woman), which, who. η definite article - nominative singular feminine ho  ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc. σοφια noun - nominative singular feminine sophia  sof-ee'-ah: wisdom (higher or lower, worldly or spiritual) -- wisdom. ανωθεν adverb anothen  an'-o-then: from above; by analogy, from the first; by implication, anew -- from above, again, from the beginning (very first), the top. κατερχομενη verb - present middle or passive deponent participle - nominative singular feminine katerchomai  kat-er'-khom-ahee: to come (or go) down -- come (down), depart, descend, go down, land. αλλ conjunction alla  al-lah': other things, i.e. (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations) -- and, but (even), howbeit, indeed, nay, nevertheless, no, notwithstanding, save, therefore, yea, yet. επιγειος adjective - nominative singular feminine epigeios  ep-ig'-i-os: worldly (physically or morally) -- earthly, in earth, terrestrial. ψυχικη adjective - nominative singular feminine psuchikos  psoo-khee-kos': sensitive, i.e. animate -- natural, sensual. δαιμονιωδης adjective - nominative singular feminine daimoniodes  dahee-mon-ee-o'-dace:  demon-like -- devilish. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, natural, demonic. King James Bible This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. Holman Christian Standard Bible Such wisdom does not come from above but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. International Standard Version That kind of wisdom does not come from above. No, it is worldly, self-centered, and demonic. NET Bible Such wisdom does not come from above but is earthly, natural, demonic. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Because this wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, from the thoughts of the self and from demons. GOD'S WORD® Translation That kind of wisdom doesn't come from above. It belongs to this world. It is self-centered and demonic. King James 2000 Bible This wisdom descends not from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic. Links James 3:15James 3:15 NIV James 3:15 NLT James 3:15 ESV James 3:15 NASB James 3:15 KJV |