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James 3:5-7
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
James 3:5-7
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
5 So also the tongue is a small body-part, and boastfully-declares great things. Behold how-small a fire kindles how-great a forest!
An Untamed Tongue Stains And Burns And Poisons Life
6 And the tongue is a fire! The[a] tongue is made[b] the world of [c] unrighteousness among our body-parts— the thing staining the whole body and setting-on-fire the course of our existence, and being set-on-fire by Gehenna[d]. 7 For every nature[e] of both wild-animals and birds, of both reptiles and sea-creatures, is tamed and has been tamed by the human nature.
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- James 3:6 Or, fire, the world of unrighteousness! The tongue is set among our body-parts as the thing.
- James 3:6 Or, is set, is constituted. Or, makes-itself, renders-itself.
- James 3:6 Or, characterized by, belonging to, used by, ruled by.
- James 3:6 Or, Hell.
- James 3:7 That is, natural disposition. Or, species, both times in this verse.
Disciples’ Literal New Testament (DLNT) 
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing
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