{"id":2174,"date":"2014-11-03T02:21:01","date_gmt":"2014-11-03T02:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jas03\/"},"modified":"2020-03-10T10:21:20","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T14:21:20","slug":"jas03","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jas03\/","title":{"rendered":"James 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main\">\r\n <div class=\"chapterlabel\"><a name=\"V0\"> 3<\/a><\/div><div class=\"p\">\r\n <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V1\">1\u00a0<\/a><\/span>My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V2\">2\u00a0<\/a><\/span>For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same <span class=\"add\">is<\/span> a perfect man, <span class=\"add\">and<\/span> able also to bridle the whole body.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V3\">3\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Behold, we put bits in the horses\u2019 mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V4\">4\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Behold also the ships, which though <span class=\"add\">they be<\/span> so great, and <span class=\"add\">are<\/span> driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V5\">5\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V6\">6\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And the tongue <span class=\"add\">is<\/span> 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.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V7\">7\u00a0<\/a><\/span>For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V8\">8\u00a0<\/a><\/span>But the tongue can no man tame; <span class=\"add\">it is<\/span> an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V9\">9\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V10\">10\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V11\">11\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet <span class=\"add\">water<\/span> and bitter?  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V12\">12\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so <span class=\"add\">can<\/span> no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V13\">13\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Who <span class=\"add\">is<\/span> a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V14\">14\u00a0<\/a><\/span>But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V15\">15\u00a0<\/a><\/span>This wisdom descendeth not from above, but <span class=\"add\">is<\/span> earthly, sensual, devilish.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V16\">16\u00a0<\/a><\/span>For where envying and strife <span class=\"add\">is,<\/span> there <span class=\"add\">is<\/span> confusion and every evil work.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V17\">17\u00a0<\/a><\/span>But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, <span class=\"add\">and<\/span> easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V18\">18\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace. <\/div><hr \/><\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"chapters\">\r\n    <h3>James Chapters<\/h3>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jas01\">1<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jas02\">2<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jas03\">3<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jas04\">4<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jas05\">5<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>3 1\u00a0My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. 2\u00a0For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body. 3\u00a0Behold, we put bits in the horses\u2019 mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body. 4\u00a0Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth. 5\u00a0Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! 6\u00a0And 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. 7\u00a0For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind: 8\u00a0But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. 9\u00a0Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God. 10\u00a0Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be. 11\u00a0Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter? 12\u00a0Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh. 13\u00a0Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. 14\u00a0But if ye have bitter envying and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[72],"class_list":["post-2174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newconvenant","tag-james"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2174","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2174"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2174\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4262,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2174\/revisions\/4262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}