James

James 4:14

14You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.

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EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
YouοἵτινεςhoitinesPersonal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine PluralG3748 whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever
do not even knowἐπίστασθεepistastheVerb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person PluralG1987 I know, understand
whatτὸtoArticle - Accusative Neuter SingularG3588 the
tomorrowαὔριονaurionAdverbG839 tomorrow
WhatποίαpoiaInterrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG4169 of what sort
yourὑμῶνhymōnPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralG4771 you
lifeζωὴzōēNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG2222 life
You areἐστεesteVerb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralG1510 I am, exist
a mistἀτμὶςatmisNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG822 breath, steam, vapor
that appearsφαινομένηphainomenēVerb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine SingularG5316 I shine, appear, seem
for a littleὀλίγονoligonAdjective - Accusative Neuter SingularG3641 small, brief, few, soon
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
thenἔπειταepeitaAdverbG1899 then, thereafter, afterwards
vanishesἀφανιζομένηaphanizomenēVerb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine SingularG853 I cause to disappear, I hide, remove, disfigure

Cross-references

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1 Peter 1:24 · Psalm 39:5 · 1 John 2:17 · Psalm 102:3 · Job 7:6–7 · James 1:10 · Job 14:1–2 · Job 9:25–26 · Psalm 90:5–7 · Psalm 89:47 · 1 Peter 4:7 · Isaiah 38:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.