James 3:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJames 3:6 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
γλῶσσα
glōssa
G1100
tongue
πῦρ
pŷr
G4442
fire
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
κόσμος
kósmos
G2889
world
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
ἀδικίας
adikía
G93
injustice
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
γλῶσσα
glōssa
G1100
tongue
καθίσταται
kathístēmi
G2525
to place
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τοῖς
ho
G3588
the
μέλεσιν
mélos
G3196
member
ἡμῶν
hēmeîs
G2249
we
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
σπιλοῦσα
spilóō
G4695
to spot
ὅλον
hólos
G3650
all
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
σῶμα
sōma
G4983
body
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
φλογίζουσα
phlogízō
G5394
to burn
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
τροχὸν
trochós
G5164
wheel
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
γενέσεως
génesis
G1078
origin
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
φλογιζομένη
phlogízō
G5394
to burn
ὑπὸ
hypó
G5259
under
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
γεέννης
géenna
G1067
Gehenna
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World English Bible Public Domain
And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehenna.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
The tongue also a fire, the world of unrighteousness. The tongue is placed among our members, the thing staining the whole body and setting the course of existence on fire, and it is set on fire by Gehenna.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).