James
James 4:11
11Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. And if you judge the law, you are not a practitioner of the law, but a judge of it.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brothers | ἀδελφοί | adelphoi | Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural | G80 a brother |
| not | Μὴ | Mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| slander | καταλαλεῖτε | katalaleite | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G2635 I speak evil of |
| one another | ἀλλήλων | allēlōn | Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G240 one another |
| Anyone who | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| speaks against | καταλαλῶν | katalalōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2635 I speak evil of |
| brother | ἀδελφοῦ | adelphou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G80 a brother |
| or | ἢ | ē | Conjunction | G2228 or, than |
| judges | κρίνων | krinōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2919 I judge, decide, think good |
| speaks against | καταλαλεῖ | katalalei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2635 I speak evil of |
| law | νόμου | nomou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| judges | κρίνει | krinei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2919 I judge, decide, think good |
| And | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| if | εἰ | ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| you judge | κρίνεις | krineis | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G2919 I judge, decide, think good |
| law | νόμον | nomon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law |
| you are | εἶ | ei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| not | οὐκ | ouk | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| a practitioner | ποιητὴς | poiētēs | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4163 a doer, performer, poet |
| of | νόμου | nomou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law |
| but | ἀλλὰ | alla | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| a judge | κριτής | kritēs | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2923 a judge |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Peter 2:1 · James 5:9 · Romans 2:1 · Luke 6:37 · Matthew 7:1–2 · Psalm 140:11 · Romans 14:10–12 · Ephesians 4:31 · 1 Corinthians 4:5 · 2 Timothy 3:3 · Romans 7:12–13 · 1 Timothy 3:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.