James · Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
James 3 Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
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Notes on this text (3)
- The digital source has no accents or capitals (as Robinson distributes it); 1912 base text, movable nu regularised.
- Double square brackets [[ ]] are marks in the digital source; at 1 John 5:7–8 they enclose the words the 1904 edition prints in smaller type.
- Credit: Maurice A. Robinson & Jussi Ala-Konni (byztxt).
1 μη πολλοι διδασκαλοι γινεσθε, αδελφοι μου, ειδοτες οτι μειζον κριμα ληψομεθα·
1 Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment.
2 πολλα γαρ πταιομεν απαντες. ει τις εν λογω ου πταιει, ουτος τελειος ανηρ, δυνατος χαλιναγωγησαι και ολον το σωμα.
2 For we all stumble in many things. Anyone who doesn’t stumble in word is a perfect person, able to bridle the whole body also.
3 ιδε των ιππων τους χαλινους εις τα στοματα βαλλομεν προς το πειθεσθαι αυτους ημιν, και ολον το σωμα αυτων μεταγομεν.
3 Indeed, we put bits into the horses’ mouths so that they may obey us, and we guide their whole body.
4 ιδου και τα πλοια, τηλικαυτα οντα και υπο σκληρων ανεμων ελαυνομενα, μεταγεται υπο ελαχιστου πηδαλιου οπου αν η ορμη του ευθυνοντος βουληται.
4 Behold, the ships also, though they are so big and are driven by fierce winds, are yet guided by a very small rudder, wherever the pilot desires.
5 ουτως και η γλωσσα μικρον μελος εστιν και μεγαλαυχει. ιδου ολιγον πυρ ηλικην υλην αναπτει!
5 So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest!
6 και η γλωσσα πυρ, ο κοσμος της αδικιας. ουτως η γλωσσα καθισταται εν τοις μελεσιν ημων η σπιλουσα ολον το σωμα και φλογιζουσα τον τροχον της γενεσεως και φλογιζομενη υπο της γεεννης.
6 And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehenna.
7 πασα γαρ φυσις θηριων τε και πετεινων ερπετων τε και εναλιων δαμαζεται και δεδαμασται τη φυσει τη ανθρωπινη,
7 For every kind of animal, bird, creeping thing, and sea creature is tamed, and has been tamed by mankind;
8 την δε γλωσσαν ουδεις δυναται ανθρωπων δαμασαι· ακατασχετον κακον, μεστη ιου θανατηφορου.
8 but nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
9 εν αυτη ευλογουμεν τον θεον και πατερα, και εν αυτη καταρωμεθα τους ανθρωπους τους καθ ομοιωσιν θεου γεγονοτας·
9 With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men who are made in the image of God.
10 εκ του αυτου στοματος εξερχεται ευλογια και καταρα. ου χρη, αδελφοι μου, ταυτα ουτως γινεσθαι.
10 Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.
11 μητι η πηγη εκ της αυτης οπης βρυει το γλυκυ και το πικρον;
11 Does a spring send out from the same opening fresh and bitter water?
12 μη δυναται, αδελφοι μου, συκη ελαιας ποιησαι η αμπελος συκα; ουτως ουδεμια πηγη αλυκον και γλυκυ ποιησαι υδωρ.
12 Can a fig tree, my brothers, yield olives, or a vine figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh water.
13 τις σοφος και επιστημων εν υμιν; δειξατω εκ της καλης αναστροφης τα εργα αυτου εν πραυτητι σοφιας.
13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.
14 ει δε ζηλον πικρον εχετε και εριθειαν εν τη καρδια υμων, μη κατακαυχασθε και ψευδεσθε κατα της αληθειας.
14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t boast and don’t lie against the truth.
15 ουκ εστιν αυτη η σοφια ανωθεν κατερχομενη, αλλ επιγειος, ψυχικη, δαιμονιωδης.
15 This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic.
16 οπου γαρ ζηλος και εριθεια, εκει ακαταστασια και παν φαυλον πραγμα.
16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed.
17 η δε ανωθεν σοφια πρωτον μεν αγνη εστιν, επειτα ειρηνικη, επιεικης, ευπειθης, μεστη ελεους και καρπων αγαθων, αδιακριτος και ανυποκριτος.
17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
18 καρπος δε [της] δικαιοσυνης εν ειρηνη σπειρεται τοις ποιουσιν ειρηνην.
18 Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
Cross references (16)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 1 Timothy 1:7; Luke 12:47–48; 1 Peter 5:3; Matthew 23:13; 1 Corinthians 12:28
- 2 James 1:26; Proverbs 13:3; 1 Peter 3:10; Matthew 12:37; Psalm 34:13
- 3 Psalm 32:9; Psalm 39:1; James 1:26; 2 Kings 19:28
- 4 Matthew 8:24; Psalm 107:25–27; Acts 27:14–38
- 5 Proverbs 18:21; Proverbs 12:18; Jeremiah 9:3–8; Proverbs 15:2; Psalm 17:10
- 6 Psalm 120:2–3; Proverbs 16:27; Mark 7:15; Matthew 15:11–20; Proverbs 15:1
- 8 Romans 3:13; Psalm 140:3; Psalm 55:21; James 3:6; Psalm 57:4
- 9 Psalm 10:7; Genesis 1:26–27; Genesis 9:6; Psalm 62:4; Psalm 59:12
- 10 Romans 12:14; 1 Peter 3:9; 1 Corinthians 3:3; Psalm 50:16–20; 1 Timothy 5:13
- 12 Luke 6:43–44; Matthew 12:33; Matthew 7:16–20; Jeremiah 2:21; Romans 11:16–18
- 13 Galatians 5:23; James 3:17; Matthew 5:5; Colossians 3:12; 1 Peter 2:12
- 14 James 3:16; 1 Corinthians 13:4; Philippians 2:3; 1 Corinthians 3:3; Romans 13:13
- 15 James 3:17; James 1:17; 1 Corinthians 3:19; Philippians 3:19; 1 Corinthians 2:14
- 16 James 3:14; 1 Corinthians 3:3; 1 Corinthians 14:33; 1 John 3:12; Galatians 5:20
- 17 Galatians 5:22–23; Proverbs 2:6; 1 Corinthians 13:4–7; James 3:15; Romans 12:9
- 18 Matthew 5:9; Hosea 10:12; Philippians 1:11; Isaiah 32:16–17; Galatians 6:8
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
"I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them?" At times I read and hear: "My brethren, be not many masters, seeing that ye shall receive the greater condemnation: for in many things we offend all." "I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them?" But see, I rise and open.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)