King James Version

James 3:17

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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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before sincere here.

ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeButδέconjunction — “But”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.Butἄνωθενanōthenthat is from aboveἄνωθενadverb — “that is from above”G509(a) from above, from heaven, (b) from the beginning, from their origin (source), from of old, (c) again, anew.This verse uses “from above”.that is from aboveσοφίαsophiawisdomσοφίαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “wisdom”, the subject formG4678wisdom, insight, skill (human or divine), intelligence.πρῶτονprōtonfirstπρῶτος (prōtos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “first”, the object formG4413first, before, principal, most important.This verse uses “first”.firstμὲνmenpureμένconjunction — “pure”G3303an untranslatable particle, generally answered by "de", each of the two introducing a clause intended to be contrasted with the other.pureἁγνήhagnēpureἁγνός (hagnos)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “pure”, the subject formG53(originally, in a condition prepared for worship), pure (either ethically, or ritually, ceremonially), chaste.This verse uses “pure”.ἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἔπειταepeitathenἔπειταadverb — “then”G1899then, thereafter, afterwards.This verse uses “then”.thenεἰρηνικήeirēnikēpeaceableεἰρηνικός (eirēnikos)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “peaceable”, the subject formG1516peaceable, disposed to peace, profitable.This verse uses “peaceable”.peaceableἐπιεικήςepieikēsgentleἐπιεικήςadjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “gentle”, the subject formG1933gentle, mild, forbearing, fair, reasonable, moderate.This verse uses “gentle”.gentleεὐπειθήςeupeithēsand easy to be intreatedεὐπειθήςadjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “and easy to be intreated”, the subject formG2138compliant, ready to obey.and easy to be intreatedμεστὴmestēfullμεστός (mestos)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “full”, the subject formG3324full, filled with.fullἐλέουςeleousof mercyἔλεος (eleos)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “of mercy”, the of-formG1656pity, mercy, compassion.This verse uses “mercy”.of mercyκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andκαρπῶνkarpōnfruitsκαρπός (karpos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “fruits”, the of-formG2590(a) fruit, generally vegetable, sometimes animal, (b) met: fruit, deed, action, result, (c) profit, gain.fruitsἀγαθῶνagathōngood-doerἀγαθός (agathos)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “good-doer”, the of-formG18intrinsically good, good in nature, good whether it be seen to be so or not, the widest and most colorless of all words with this meaning.ἀδιάκριτοςadiakritoswithout partialityἀδιάκριτοςadjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “without partiality”, the subject formG87without uncertainty, unambiguous, undivided, whole-hearted.without partialityἀνυπόκριτοςanupokritoswithout hypocrisyἀνυπόκριτοςadjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “without hypocrisy”, the subject formG505unfeigned, without hypocrisy, sincere.This verse uses “without hypocrisy”.without hypocrisy

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and the wisdom from above, first, indeed, is pure, then peaceable, gentle, easily entreated, full of kindness and good fruits, uncontentious, and unhypocritical: —

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American Standard Version (1901)

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without variance, without hypocrisy.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the wisdom from above, first, indeed, is pure, then peaceable, gentle, easily entreated, full of kindness and good fruits, uncontentious, and unhypocritical: —

World English Bible

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.

Darby Translation

But the wisdom from above first is pure, then peaceful, gentle, yielding, full of mercy and good fruits, unquestioning, unfeigned.

Douay-Rheims

But the wisdom, that is from above, first indeed is chaste, then peaceable, modest, easy to be persuaded, consenting to the good, full of mercy and good fruits, without judging, without dissimulation.

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