James 3

James warns that teachers will face stricter judgment and emphasizes that controlling one's speech demonstrates maturity and self-control over the entire body, using metaphors of a horse's bit and a ship's rudder.[1][2] The chapter contrasts the destructive power of an uncontrolled tongue—compared to a small fire that can consume a forest—with true wisdom from above, which is characterized by purity, peace, gentleness, and mercy rather than jealousy and selfish ambition.[1][2]

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καὶ kai And and and CONJ e the the the ART NOM F SG γλῶσσα glossa tongue tongue tongue N NOM F SG πῦρ pur is a fire fire fire N NOM N SG o a the the ART NOM M SG κόσμος kosmos world ordered world ordered world N NOM M SG τῆς tes of of the of the ART GEN F SG ἀδικίας adikias iniquity of injustice of injustice N GEN F SG e-2 the the the ART NOM F SG γλῶσσα glossa-2 tongue tongue tongue N NOM F SG καθίσταται kathistatai is set is being established is being appointed V PRS PASS IND 3P SG ἐν en among in in PREP DAT τοῖς tois our to the ones the ART DAT N PL μέλεσιν melesin members to the limbs to the members N DAT N PL ἡμῶν emon our of us of us PRO.P 1P GEN PL e-3 that the the PRO.D NOM F SG σπιλοῦσα spilousa defiles staining staining V PRS ACT PTCP NOM F SG ὅλον olon the whole the whole the whole QUAN ACC N SG τὸ to the to the body ART ACC N SG σῶμα soma body body body N ACC N SG καὶ kai-2 and and and CONJ φλογίζουσα phlogizousa sets on fire igniting setting on fire V PRS ACT PTCP NOM F SG τὸν ton the the the ART ACC M SG τροχὸν trochon course a wheel cycle N ACC M SG τῆς tes-2 of of the of the ART GEN F SG γενέσεως geneseos of nature of coming-into-being of origin N GEN F SG καὶ kai-3 and and and CONJ φλογιζομένη phlogizomene is set on fire being set ablaze being set on fire V PRS PASS PTCP NOM F SG ὑπὸ upo by under; by by PREP GEN τῆς tes-3 the of the the ART GEN F SG Γεέννης geennes hell of Gehenna Gehenna N GEN F SG
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