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ΙΑΚΩΒΟΥ 3:5 Greek NT: Nestle 1904
οὕτως καὶ ἡ γλῶσσα μικρὸν μέλος ἐστὶν καὶ μεγάλα αὐχεῖ. ἰδοὺ ἡλίκον πῦρ ἡλίκην ὕλην ἀνάπτει·ΙΑΚΩΒΟΥ 3:5 Greek NT: Westcott and Hort 1881
οὕτως καὶ ἡ γλῶσσα μικρὸν μέλος ἐστὶν καὶ μεγάλα αὐχεῖ. ἰδοὺ ἡλίκον πῦρ ἡλίκην ὕλην ἀνάπτει·
ΙΑΚΩΒΟΥ 3:5 Greek NT: Westcott and Hort / [NA27 and UBS4 variants]
οὕτως καὶ ἡ γλῶσσα μικρὸν μέλος ἐστὶν καὶ μεγάλα αὐχεῖ. ἰδοὺ ἡλίκον πῦρ ἡλίκην ὕλην ἀνάπτει·
ΙΑΚΩΒΟΥ 3:5 Greek NT: RP Byzantine Majority Text 2005
Οὕτως καὶ ἡ γλῶσσα μικρὸν μέλος ἐστίν, καὶ μεγαλαυχεῖ. Ἰδού, ὀλίγον πῦρ ἡλίκην ὕλην ἀνάπτει.
ΙΑΚΩΒΟΥ 3:5 Greek NT: Greek Orthodox Church
οὕτω καὶ ἡ γλῶσσα μικρὸν μέλος ἐστὶ καὶ μεγαλαυχεῖ. ἰδοὺ ὀλίγον πῦρ ἡλίκην ὕλην ἀνάπτει!
ΙΑΚΩΒΟΥ 3:5 Greek NT: Tischendorf 8th Edition
οὕτω καί ὁ γλῶσσα μικρός μέλος εἰμί καί μέγας μεγαλαυχέω ὁράω ἡλίκος πῦρ ἡλίκος ὕλη ἀνάπτω
ΙΑΚΩΒΟΥ 3:5 Greek NT: Scrivener's Textus Receptus 1894
οὕτω καὶ ἡ γλῶσσα μικρὸν μέλος ἐστὶ, καὶ μεγάλαυχεῖ. ἰδοὺ, ὀλίγον πῦρ ἡλίκην ὕλην ἀνάπτει.
ΙΑΚΩΒΟΥ 3:5 Greek NT: Stephanus Textus Receptus 1550
οὕτως καὶ ἡ γλῶσσα μικρὸν μέλος ἐστὶν καὶ μεγάλαυχεῖ Ἰδού, ὀλίγον πῦρ ἡλίκην ὕλην ἀνάπτει·
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible So also the tongue is a small part of the body, and yet it boasts of great things. See how great a forest is set aflame by such a small fire!
King James BibleEven so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
Holman Christian Standard BibleSo too, though the tongue is a small part of the body, it boasts great things. Consider how large a forest a small fire ignites.
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