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King James Bible |
Youngs Literal Translation
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| 3:1 |
My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. |
Many teachers become not, my brethren, having known that greater judgment we shall receive, |
| 3:2 |
For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body. |
for we all make many stumbles; if any one in word doth not stumble, this one `is' a perfect man, able to bridle also the whole body; |
| 3:3 |
Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body. |
lo, the bits we put into the mouths of the horses for their obeying us, and their whole body we turn about; |
| 3:4 |
Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth. |
lo, also the ships, being so great, and by fierce winds being driven, are led about by a very small helm, whithersoever the impulse of the helmsman doth counsel, |
| 3:5 |
Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! |
so also the tongue is a little member, and doth boast greatly; lo, a little fire how much wood it doth kindle! |
| 3:6 |
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. |
and the tongue `is' a fire, the world of the unrighteousness, so the tongue is set in our members, which is spotting our whole body, and is setting on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by the gehenna. |
| 3:7 |
For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind: |
For every nature, both of beasts and of fowls, both of creeping things and things of the sea, is subdued, and hath been subdued, by the human nature, |
| 3:8 |
But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. |
and the tongue no one of men is able to subdue, `it is' an unruly evil, full of deadly poison, |
| 3:9 |
Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God. |
with it we do bless the God and Father, and with it we do curse the men made according to the similitude of God; |
| 3:10 |
Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be. |
out of the same mouth doth come forth blessing and cursing; it doth not need, my brethren, these things so to happen; |
| 3:11 |
Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter? |
doth the fountain out of the same opening pour forth the sweet and the bitter? |
| 3:12 |
Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh. |
is a fig-tree able, my brethren, olives to make? or a vine figs? so no fountain salt and sweet water `is able' to make. |
| 3:13 |
Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. |
Who `is' wise and intelligent among you? let him shew out of the good behaviour his works in meekness of wisdom, |
| 3:14 |
But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. |
and if bitter zeal ye have, and rivalry in your heart, glory not, nor lie against the truth; |
| 3:15 |
This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. |
this wisdom is not descending from above, but earthly, physical, demon-like, |
| 3:16 |
For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. |
for where zeal and rivalry `are', there is insurrection and every evil matter; |
| 3:17 |
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. |
and the wisdom from above, first, indeed, is pure, then peaceable, gentle, easily entreated, full of kindness and good fruits, uncontentious, and unhypocritical: -- |
| 3:18 |
And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace. |
and the fruit of the righteousness in peace is sown to those making peace. |
