James 3:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJames 3:17 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 →
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
ἄνωθεν
ánōthen
G509
from above
σοφία
sophía
G4678
wisdom
πρῶτον
prōton
G4412
first
μὲν
mén
G3303
truly
ἁγνή
hagnós
G53
sacred
ἐστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
ἔπειτα
épeita
G1899
thereafter
εἰρηνική
eirēnikós
G1516
peaceable
ἐπιεικής
epieikḗs
G1933
gentle
εὐπειθής
eupeithḗs
G2138
obedient
μεστὴ
mestós
G3324
full
ἐλέους
éleos
G1656
mercy
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
καρπῶν
karpós
G2590
fruit
ἀγαθῶν
agathós
G18
good
ἀδιάκριτος
adiákritos
G87
clear
ἀνυπόκριτος
anypókritos
G505
sincere
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World English Bible Public Domain
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
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King James Version Public Domain
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But the wisdom from above first indeed is pure, then peaceable, gentle, cooperative, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial, sincere.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).