James 1:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJames 1:5 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
εἰ
ei
G1487
if
δέ
dé
G1161
but
τις
tìs
G5100
a certain
ὑμῶν
hymeîs
G5210
you
λείπεται
leípō
G3007
to leave
σοφίας
sophía
G4678
wisdom
αἰτείτω
aitéō
G154
to ask
παρὰ
pará
G3844
from
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
διδόντος
dídōmi
G1325
to give
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
πᾶσιν
pâs
G3956
all
ἁπλῶς
haplōs
G574
simply
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
ὀνειδίζοντος
oneidízō
G3679
to reproach
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
δοθήσεται
dídōmi
G1325
to give
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach; and it will be given to him.
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King James Version Public Domain
If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask from God, the one giving to all generously and not reproaching, and it will be given to him.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).