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Jas 3:1-18

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3:1 Dear brothers and sisters ,  *  not many of you should become teachers in the church , for we who teach will be judged more strictly . 2 Indeed , we all make many mistakes . For if we could control our tongues , we would be perfect and could also control ourselves in every other way . 3 We can make a large horse go wherever we want by means of a small bit in its mouth . 4 And a small rudder makes a huge ship turn wherever the pilot chooses to go , even though the winds are strong . 5 In the same way , the tongue is a small thing that makes grand speeches . But a tiny spark can set a great forest on fire . 6 And the tongue is a flame of fire . It is a whole world of wickedness , corrupting your entire body . It can set your whole life on fire , for it is set on fire by hell itself .  *  7 People can tame all kinds of animals , birds , reptiles , and fish , 8 but no one can tame the tongue . It is restless and evil , full of deadly poison . 9 Sometimes it praises our Lord and Father , and sometimes it curses those who have been made in the image of God . 10 And so blessing and cursing come pouring out of the same mouth . Surely , my brothers and sisters , this is not right ! 11 Does a spring of water bubble out with both fresh water and bitter water ? 12 Does a fig tree produce olives , or a grapevine produce figs ? No , and you can’t draw fresh water from a salty spring .  *  13 If you are wise and understand God’s ways , prove it by living an honorable life , doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom . 14 But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your heart , don’t cover up the truth with boasting and lying . 15 For jealousy and selfishness are not God’s kind of wisdom . Such things are earthly , unspiritual , and demonic . 16 For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition , there you will find disorder and evil of every kind . 17 But the wisdom from above is first of all pure . It is also peace loving , gentle at all times , and willing to yield to others . It is full of mercy and good deeds . It shows no favoritism and is always sincere . 18 And those who are peacemakers will plant seeds of peace and reap a harvest of righteousness .  *  1   μὴ πολλοὶ διδάσκαλοι γίνεσθε , ἀδελφοί μου , εἰδότες ὅτι μεῖζον κρίμα λημψόμεθα . 2   πολλὰ γάρ , πταίομεν ἅπαντες . εἴ τις ἐν λόγῳ οὐ πταίει , οὗτος τέλειος ἀνὴρ δυνατὸς χαλιναγωγῆσαι καὶ ὅλον τὸ σῶμα . 3   εἰ δὲ τῶν ἵππων τοὺς χαλινοὺς εἰς τὰ στόματα βάλλομεν εἰς τὸ πείθεσθαι αὐτοὺς ἡμῖν καὶ ὅλον τὸ σῶμα αὐτῶν μετάγομεν . 4   ἰδοὺ καὶ τὰ πλοῖα τηλικαῦτα ὄντα καὶ ὑπὸ ἀνέμων σκληρῶν ἐλαυνόμενα , μετάγεται ὑπὸ ἐλαχίστου πηδαλίου ὅπου ἡ ὁρμὴ τοῦ εὐθύνοντος βούλεται · 5   οὕτως καί , ἡ γλῶσσα μικρὸν μέλος ἐστὶν καὶ μεγάλα αὐχεῖ . ἰδοὺ ἡλίκον πῦρ ἡλίκην ὕλην ἀνάπτει · 6   καὶ ἡ γλῶσσα πῦρ · ὁ κόσμος τῆς ἀδικίας ἡ γλῶσσα καθίσταται ἐν τοῖς μέλεσιν ἡμῶν , ἡ σπιλοῦσα ὅλον τὸ σῶμα · καὶ φλογίζουσα τὸν τροχὸν τῆς γενέσεως , καὶ φλογιζομένη ὑπὸ τῆς γεέννης . 7   πᾶσα γὰρ φύσις θηρίων τε καὶ πετεινῶν , ἑρπετῶν τε καὶ ἐναλίων , δαμάζεται καὶ δεδάμασται τῇ φύσει τῇ ἀνθρωπίνῃ , 8   τὴν δὲ γλῶσσαν οὐδεὶς δαμάσαι δύναται ἀνθρώπων · ἀκατάστατον κακόν , μεστὴ ἰοῦ θανατηφόρου . 9   ἐν αὐτῇ εὐλογοῦμεν τὸν κύριον καὶ πατέρα , καὶ ἐν αὐτῇ καταρώμεθα τοὺς ἀνθρώπους τοὺς καθ᾽ ὁμοίωσιν θεοῦ γεγονότας · 10   ἐκ τοῦ αὐτοῦ στόματος ἐξέρχεται εὐλογία καὶ κατάρα . οὐ χρή , ἀδελφοί μου , ταῦτα οὕτως γίνεσθαι . 11   μήτι ἡ πηγὴ ἐκ τῆς αὐτῆς ὀπῆς βρύει τὸ γλυκὺ καὶ τὸ πικρόν ; 12   μὴ δύναται , ἀδελφοί μου , συκῆ ἐλαίας ποιῆσαι , ἢ ἄμπελος σῦκα ; οὔτε , ἁλυκὸν γλυκὺ ποιῆσαι ὕδωρ . 13   τίς σοφὸς καὶ ἐπιστήμων ἐν ὑμῖν ; δειξάτω , ἐκ τῆς καλῆς ἀναστροφῆς , τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ ἐν πραΰτητι σοφίας . 14   εἰ δὲ ζῆλον πικρὸν ἔχετε καὶ ἐριθείαν ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ ὑμῶν , μὴ κατακαυχᾶσθε καὶ ψεύδεσθε κατὰ τῆς ἀληθείας . 15   οὐκ ἔστιν αὕτη ἡ σοφία ἄνωθεν κατερχομένη · ἀλλὰ ἐπίγειος , ψυχική , δαιμονιώδης . 16   ὅπου γὰρ ζῆλος καὶ ἐριθεία , ἐκεῖ ἀκαταστασία καὶ πᾶν φαῦλον πρᾶγμα . 17   ἡ δὲ ἄνωθεν σοφία πρῶτον μὲν ἁγνή ἐστιν · ἔπειτα εἰρηνική , ἐπιεικής , εὐπειθής · μεστὴ ἐλέους καὶ καρπῶν ἀγαθῶν · ἀδιάκριτος ἀνυπόκριτος . 18   καρπὸς δὲ δικαιοσύνης ἐν εἰρήνῃ σπείρεται τοῖς ποιοῦσιν εἰρήνην .