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James 3:5-7
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
James 3:5-7
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
5 So also the tongue is a small body-part, and boastfully-declares great things. Behold how-small a fire kindles how-great a forest!
An Untamed Tongue Stains And Burns And Poisons Life
6 And the tongue is a fire! The[a] tongue is made[b] the world of [c] unrighteousness among our body-parts— the thing staining the whole body and setting-on-fire the course of our existence, and being set-on-fire by Gehenna[d]. 7 For every nature[e] of both wild-animals and birds, of both reptiles and sea-creatures, is tamed and has been tamed by the human nature.
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- James 3:6 Or, fire, the world of unrighteousness! The tongue is set among our body-parts as the thing.
- James 3:6 Or, is set, is constituted. Or, makes-itself, renders-itself.
- James 3:6 Or, characterized by, belonging to, used by, ruled by.
- James 3:6 Or, Hell.
- James 3:7 That is, natural disposition. Or, species, both times in this verse.
James 3:5-7
New International Version
James 3:5-7
New International Version
5 Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts.(A) Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. 6 The tongue also is a fire,(B) a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body,(C) sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.(D)
7 All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind,
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