ΕΠΙΣΤΟΛΗ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ ΚΑΘΟΛΙΚΗ ΠΡΩΤΗ

Epistle of James the Theologian

CHAPTER 3

| 1 | μη |  | πολλοι |  | διδασκαλοι |  | γινεσθε |  | αδελφοι |  | μου |  | ειδοτες |  | οτι |  | μειζον |
|  | Not 2 |  | many 3 |  | teachers 4 |  | be 1 |  | my brethren, |  | ♦ |  | knowing |  | that |  | greater |

κριμα |  | ληψομεθα |  |
judgment |  | we shall receive. |  |

| 2 | πολλα |  | γαρ |  | πταιομεν |  | απαντες |  | ει |  | τις |  | εν |  | λογω |  | ου |  | πταιει |
|  | For often 3 |  | ♦ |  | we 1 stumble 4 |  | all. 2 |  | If |  | anyone |  | in |  | word |  | stumble not, |  | ♦ |

ουτος |  | τελειος |  | ανηρ |  | δυνατος |  | χαλιναγωγησαι |  | και |  | ολον |  | το |  | σωμα |  |
this one [is] |  | a perfect |  | man, |  | able |  | to bridle |  | also |  | whole 2 |  | the 1 |  | body. |  |

| 3 | ιδου |  | των |  | ιππων |  | τους |  | χαλινους |  | εις |  | τα |  | στοματα |  | βαλλομεν |  | προς |  | το |
|  | Lo, |  | of 6 the 7 |  | horses 8 |  | the 1 |  | bits 2 |  | in 3 |  | the 4 |  | mouths 5 |  | we put, |  | for |  | ♦ |

πειθεσθαι |  | αυτους |  | ημιν |  | και |  | ολον |  | το |  | σωμα |  | αυτων |  | μεταγομεν |  |
to 2 obey 3 |  | them 1 |  | us, |  | and |  | whole 2 |  | their body 1 |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | we turn about. |  |

| 4 | ιδου |  | και |  | τα |  | πλοια |  | τηλικαυτα |  | οντα |  | και |  | υπο |  | σκληρων |  | ανεμων |
|  | Lo, |  | also |  | the |  | ships, |  | so 2 great 3 |  | being, 1 |  | and |  | by |  | violent |  | winds |

ελαυνομενα |  | μεταγεται |  | υπο |  | ελαχιστου |  | πηδαλιου |  | οπου |  | αν |  | η |  | ορμη |
being driven, |  | are turned about |  | by |  | a very small |  | rudder, |  | whenever |  | ♦ |  | the |  | impulse |

του |  | ευθυνοντος |  | βουληται |  |
of him who |  | steers |  | may will. |  |

| 5 | ουτως |  | και |  | η |  | γλωσσα |  | μικρον |  | μελος |  | εστιν |  | και |  | μεγαλαυχει |  | ιδου |
|  | Thus |  | also |  | the |  | tongue |  | a little |  | member |  | is, |  | and |  | boasts great things. |  | Lo, |

ολιγον |  | πυρ |  | ηλικην |  | υλην |  | αναπτει |  |
a little |  | fire |  | how large |  | a wood |  | it kindles; |  |

| 6 | και |  | η |  | γλωσσα |  | πυρ |  | ο |  | κοσμος |  | της |  | αδικιας |  | ουτως |  | η |  | γλωσσα |
|  | and |  | the |  | tongue [is] |  | fire, |  | the |  | world |  | ♦ |  | of unrighteousness. |  | Thus |  | the |  | tongue |

καθισταται |  | εν |  | τοις |  | μελεσιν |  | ημων |  | η |  | σπιλουσα |  | ολον |  | το |  | σωμα |  | και |
is set |  | in |  | our members, |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | the |  | defiler [of] |  | whole 2 |  | the 1 |  | body, |  | and |

φλογιζουσα |  | τον |  | τροχον |  | της |  | γενεσεως |  | και |  | φλογιζομενη |  | υπο |  | της |  | γεεννης
setting on fire |  | the |  | course |  | ♦ |  | of nature, |  | and |  | being set on fire |  | by |  | ♦ |  | gehenna.

| 7 | πασα |  | γαρ |  | φυσις |  | θηριων |  | τε |  | και |  | πετεινων |  | ερπετων |  | τε |  | και |
|  | For every |  | ♦ |  | species |  | both of beasts |  | ♦ |  | and |  | of birds, |  | of 2 creeping 3 things 4 |  | both 1 |  | and |

εναλιων |  | δαμαζεται |  | και |  | δεδαμασται |  | τη |  | φυσει |  | τη |  | ανθρωπινη |  |
things of the sea, |  | is subdued |  | and |  | has been subdued |  | by |  | species 3 |  | the 1 |  | human; 2 |  |

| 8 | την |  | δε |  | γλωσσαν |  | ουδεις |  | δυναται |  | ανθρωπων |  | δαμασαι |  | ακατασχετον
|  | but the |  | ♦ |  | tongue |  | no one |  | is 3 able 4 |  | of 1 men 2 |  | to subdue; |  | [it is] an unrestrainable

| κακον |  | μεστη |  | ιου |  | θανατηφορου |  |
| evil, |  | full |  | of poison 2 |  | death-bringing. 1 |  |

| 9 | εν |  | αυτη |  | ευλογουμεν |  | τον |  | θεον |  | και |  | πατερα |  | και |  | εν |  | αυτη |
|  | Therewith |  | ♦ |  | we bless |  | ♦ |  | God |  | and |  | [the] Father, |  | and |  | therewith |  | ♦ |

καταρωμεθα |  | τους |  | ανθρωπους |  | τους |  | καθ |  | ομοιωσιν |  | θεου |  | γεγονοτας |  |
we curse |  | ♦ |  | men |  | who |  | according to |  | [the] likeness |  | of God |  | are made. |  |

| 10 | εκ |  | του |  | αυτου |  | στοματος |  | εξερχεται |  | ευλογια |  | και |  | καταρα |  | ου |  | χρη |
|  | Out of |  | the |  | same |  | mouth |  | goes forth |  | blessing |  | and |  | cursing. |  | Not 6 |  | ought, 5 |

αδελφοι |  | μου |  | ταυτα |  | ουτως |  | γινεσθαι |  |
my 1 brethren, 2 |  | ♦ |  | these 3 things 4 |  | thus |  | to be. |  |

| 11 | μητι |  | η |  | πηγη |  | εκ |  | της |  | αυτης |  | οπης |  | βρυει |  | το |  | γλυκυ |  | και |
|  | ♦ |  | The 3 fountain 4 |  | ♦ |  | out 5 |  | of 6 the 7 |  | same 8 |  | opening 9 |  | pours 1 forth 2 |  | ♦ |  | sweet |  | and |

το |  | πικρον |  |
♦ |  | bitter? |  |

| 12 | μη |  | δυναται |  | αδελφοι |  | μου |  | συκη |  | ελαιας |  | ποιησαι |  | η |  | αμπελος |  | συκα |
|  | ♦ |  | Is able, |  | brethren 2 |  | my, 1 |  | a fig-tree |  | olives |  | to produce, |  | or |  | a vine |  | figs? |

ουτως |  | ουδεμια |  | πηγη |  | αλυκον |  | και |  | γλυκυ |  | ποιησαι |  | υδωρ |  |
Thus |  | no |  | fountain [is able] |  | salt |  | and |  | sweet |  | to 2 produce 3 |  | water. 1 |  |

| 13 | τις |  | σοφος |  | και |  | επιστημων |  | εν |  | υμιν |  | δειξατω |  | εκ |  | της |  | καλης |
|  | Who |  | [is] wise |  | and |  | understanding |  | among |  | you; |  | let him shew |  | out of |  | ♦ |  | good |

αναστροφης |  | τα |  | εργα |  | αυτου |  | εν |  | πραυτητι |  | σοφιας |  |
conduct |  | his works |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | in |  | meekness |  | of wisdom; |  |

| 14 | ει |  | δε |  | ζηλον |  | πικρον |  | εχετε |  | και |  | εριθειαν |  | εν |  | τη |  | καρδια |  | υμων |
|  | but if |  | ♦ |  | emulation 2 |  | bitter 1 |  | ye have |  | and |  | contention |  | in |  | your heart, |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |

μη |  | κατακαυχασθε |  | και |  | ψευδεσθε |  | κατα |  | της |  | αληθειας |  |
not 2 |  | do boast against 1 |  | and |  | lie |  | against |  | the |  | truth. |  |

| 15 | ουκ |  | εστιν |  | αυτη |  | η |  | σοφια |  | ανωθεν |  | κατερχομενη |  | αλλ |  | επιγειος |  | ψυχικη |
|  | Not 3 |  | is 2 |  | this 1 |  | the |  | wisdom |  | from above |  | coming down, |  | but |  | earthly, |  | natural, |

δαιμονιωδης |  |
devilish. |  |

| 16 | οπου |  | γαρ |  | ζηλος |  | και |  | εριθεια |  | εκει |  | ακαταστασια |  | και |  | παν |
|  | For where |  | ♦ |  | emulation |  | and |  | contention [are]; |  | there [is] |  | commotion |  | and |  | every |

φαυλον |  | πραγμα |  |
evil |  | thing. |  |

| 17 | η |  | δε |  | ανωθεν |  | σοφια |  | πρωτον |  | μεν |  | αγνη |  | εστιν |  | επειτα |  | ειρηνικη |
|  | But the |  | ♦ |  | from 2 above 3 |  | wisdom 1 |  | first 5 |  | ♦ |  | pure 6 |  | is, 4 |  | then |  | peaceful, |

επιεικης |  | ευπειθης |  | μεστη |  | ελεους |  | και |  | καρπων |  | αγαθων |  | αδιακριτος |  | και |
gentle, |  | yielding, |  | full |  | of mercy |  | and |  | of fruits 2 |  | good, 1 |  | impartial |  | and |

ανυποκριτος |  |
unfeigned. |  |

| 18 | καρπος |  | δε |  | της |  | δικαιοσυνης |  | εν |  | ειρηνη |  | σπειρεται |  | τοις |  | ποιουσιν |
|  | But [the] fruit |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | of righteousness |  | in |  | peace |  | is sown |  | for those that |  | make |

ειρηνην |  |
peace. |  |