James 3:9-18 Parallel Bible Translations

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	STUDY Hebrew & Greek Study Bible	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
9	Ἐν αὐτῇ εὐλογοῦμεν τὸν Κύριον καὶ Πατέρα καὶ ἐν αὐτῇ καταρώμεθα τοὺς ἀνθρώπους τοὺς καθ’ ὁμοίωσιν Θεοῦ γεγονότας	With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God.	With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness.
10	ἐκ τοῦ αὐτοῦ στόματος ἐξέρχεται εὐλογία καὶ κατάρα οὐ χρή ἀδελφοί μου ταῦτα οὕτως γίνεσθαι	From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.	Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be.
11	μήτι ἡ πηγὴ ἐκ τῆς αὐτῆς ὀπῆς βρύει τὸ γλυκὺ καὶ τὸ πικρόν	Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and salt water?	Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring?
12	μὴ δύναται ἀδελφοί μου συκῆ ἐλαίας ποιῆσαι ἢ ἄμπελος σῦκα οὔτε ἁλυκὸν γλυκὺ ποιῆσαι ὕδωρ	Can a fig tree, my brothers, bear olives, or a grapevine produce figs? Neither can a salt pond yield fresh water.	My brothers and sisters, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.
13	Τίς σοφὸς καὶ ἐπιστήμων ἐν ὑμῖν δειξάτω ἐκ τῆς καλῆς ἀναστροφῆς τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ ἐν πραΰτητι σοφίας	Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom.	Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
14	εἰ δὲ ζῆλον πικρὸν ἔχετε καὶ ἐριθείαν ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ ὑμῶν μὴ κατακαυχᾶσθε καὶ ψεύδεσθε κατὰ τῆς ἀληθείας	But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth.	But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth.
15	οὐκ ἔστιν αὕτη ἡ σοφία ἄνωθεν κατερχομένη ἀλλὰ ἐπίγειος ψυχική δαιμονιώδης	This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.	Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
16	ὅπου γὰρ ζῆλος καὶ ἐριθεία ἐκεῖ ἀκαταστασία καὶ πᾶν φαῦλον πρᾶγμα	For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice.	For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.
17	Ἡ δὲ ἄνωθεν σοφία πρῶτον μὲν ἁγνή ἐστιν ἔπειτα εἰρηνική ἐπιεικής εὐπειθής μεστὴ ἐλέους καὶ καρπῶν ἀγαθῶν ἀδιάκριτος ἀνυπόκριτος	But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.	But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.
18	καρπὸς δὲ δικαιοσύνης ἐν εἰρήνῃ σπείρεται τοῖς ποιοῦσιν εἰρήνην	And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.	Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.
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