James
James 3:9
9With the tongue we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| With | Ἐν | En | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| we bless | εὐλογοῦμεν | eulogoumen | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G2127 I bless |
| our | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| Lord | Κύριον | Kyrion | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| Father | Πατέρα | Patera | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3962 father, Father, ancestor |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| with | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| it | αὐτῇ | autē | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| we curse | καταρώμεθα | katarōmetha | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Plural | G2672 I curse |
| men | ἀνθρώπους | anthrōpous | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| who | τοὺς | tous | Article - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| have been made | γεγονότας | gegonotas | Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| in | καθ’ | kath’ | Preposition | G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during |
| God’s | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| likeness | ὁμοίωσιν | homoiōsin | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3669 making like, likeness |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 10:7 · Genesis 1:26–27 · Genesis 9:6 · Psalm 62:4 · Isaiah 29:13 · Genesis 5:1 · Psalm 59:12 · Romans 3:14 · Psalm 109:17–18 · Matthew 5:44 · Ecclesiastes 7:22 · 2 Samuel 19:21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.