James
James 4:15
15Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord is willing, we will live and do this or that.”
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instead | Ἀντὶ | Anti | Preposition | G473 instead of, for |
| you | ὑμᾶς | hymas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| to say | λέγειν | legein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G3004 I say, speak |
| If | Ἐὰν | Ean | Conjunction | G1437 if |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| Lord | Κύριος | Kyrios | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| is willing | θελήσῃ | thelēsē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2309 I will, wish, desire |
| we will live | ζήσομεν | zēsomen | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G2198 I live |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| do | ποιήσομεν | poiēsomen | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G4160 I do, make |
| this | τοῦτο | touto | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| or | ἢ | ē | Conjunction | G2228 or, than |
| that | ἐκεῖνο | ekeino | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G1565 that, that one there, yonder |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 19:21 · Hebrews 6:3 · Lamentations 3:37 · Acts 18:21 · Romans 1:10 · 1 Corinthians 16:7 · Romans 15:32 · 2 Samuel 15:25–26 · 1 Corinthians 4:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.