James

James 3:16–18

16For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice.

17But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere. 18Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness.d

Footnotes

  • d 3:18 Literally But the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those making peace.

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James 3:16

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
ForγὰρgarConjunctionG1063 for
whereὅπουhopouAdverbG3699 where, whither
jealousyζῆλοςzēlosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG2205 eagerness, zeal, rivalry
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
selfish ambitionἐριθείαeritheiaNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG2052 ambition, rivalry
thereἐκεῖekeiAdverbG1563 there, yonder, thither
disorderἀκαταστασίαakatastasiaNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG181 disturbance, upheaval, revolution
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
everyπᾶνpanAdjective - Nominative Neuter SingularG3956 all, the whole, every kind of
evilφαῦλονphaulonAdjective - Nominative Neuter SingularG5337 worthless, wicked, base
practiceπρᾶγμαpragmaNoun - Nominative Neuter SingularG4229 a thing done, a matter

James 3:17

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
ButδὲdeConjunctionG1161 but, on the other hand, and
wisdomσοφίαsophiaNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG4678 wisdom
from aboveἄνωθενanōthenAdverbG509 from above, from the beginning, again
isἐστινestinVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG1510 I am, exist
firstπρῶτονprōtonAdverb - SuperlativeG4412 first, before
pureἁγνήhagnēAdjective - Nominative Feminine SingularG53 pure, chaste
thenἔπειταepeitaAdverbG1899 then, thereafter, afterwards
peace-lovingεἰρηνικήeirēnikēAdjective - Nominative Feminine SingularG1516 peaceable, disposed to peace
gentleἐπιεικήςepieikēsAdjective - Nominative Feminine SingularG1933 gentle, mild, forbearing, fair, reasonable
accommodatingεὐπειθήςeupeithēsAdjective - Nominative Feminine SingularG2138 compliant
fullμεστὴmestēAdjective - Nominative Feminine SingularG3324 full
of mercyἐλέουςeleousNoun - Genitive Neuter SingularG1656 pity, mercy
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
goodἀγαθῶνagathōnAdjective - Genitive Masculine PluralG18 good
fruitκαρπῶνkarpōnNoun - Genitive Masculine PluralG2590 fruit, result, gain
impartialἀδιάκριτοςadiakritosAdjective - Nominative Feminine SingularG87 unambiguous
sincereἀνυπόκριτοςanypokritosAdjective - Nominative Feminine SingularG505 unfeigned, without hypocrisy

James 3:18

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
PeacemakersεἰρήνηνeirēnēnNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG1515 peace, peace of mind
sowσπείρεταιspeiretaiVerb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularG4687 I sow, spread, scatter
inἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
peaceεἰρήνῃeirēnēNoun - Dative Feminine SingularG1515 peace, peace of mind
fruitκαρπὸςkarposNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG2590 fruit, result, gain
of righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosynēsNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG1343 justice, justness, righteousness

Cross-references

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James 3:16 James 3:14 · 1 Corinthians 3:3 · 1 Corinthians 14:33 · 1 John 3:12 · Galatians 5:20

James 3:17 Galatians 5:22–23 · Proverbs 2:6 · 1 Corinthians 13:4–7 · James 3:15 · Romans 12:9 · Matthew 5:8 · James 1:5 · James 1:17 · 1 Corinthians 2:6–7 · 1 Peter 1:22 · 1 John 3:18 · Luke 21:15

James 3:18 Matthew 5:9 · Hosea 10:12 · Philippians 1:11 · Isaiah 32:16–17 · Galatians 6:8 · Proverbs 11:30 · Proverbs 11:18 · John 4:36 · Hebrews 12:11 · James 1:20 · Proverbs 11:28 · Amos 6:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.