Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “or” (ἢ) before judging here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before judges here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.
Μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notκαταλαλεῖτεkatalaleiteevilκαταλαλέω (katalaleō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “evil”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2635I speak evil of, rail at, slander.evilἀλλήλωνallēlōnone of anotherἀλλήλωνpersonal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “one of another”, the of-formG240one another, each other.one of anotherἀδελφοίadelphoibrethrenἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “brethren”, the calling formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.brethrenὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.καταλαλῶνkatalalōnHe that speaketh evilκαταλαλέω (katalaleō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “He that speaketh evil”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2635I speak evil of, rail at, slander.He that speaketh evilἀδελφοῦadelphouof his brotherἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of his brother”, the of-formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.of his brotherἢēandἤconjunction — “and”G2228or, than.andκρίνωνkrinōnjudgethκρίνω (krinō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “judgeth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2919(a) I judge, whether in a law-court or privately: sometimes with cognate nouns emphasizing the notion of the verb, (b) I decide, I think (it) good.judgethτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀδελφὸνadelphonbrotherἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “brother”, the object formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.brotherαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.καταλαλεῖkatalaleispeaketh evilκαταλαλέω (katalaleō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “speaketh evil”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2635I speak evil of, rail at, slander.speaketh evilνόμουnomouof the lawνόμος (nomos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the law”, the of-formG3551usage, custom, law; in NT: of law in general, plur: of divine laws; of a force or influence impelling to action; of the Mosaic law; meton: of the books which contain the law, the Pentateuch, the Old Testament scriptures in general.of the lawκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andκρίνειkrineijudgethκρίνω (krinō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “judgeth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2919(a) I judge, whether in a law-court or privately: sometimes with cognate nouns emphasizing the notion of the verb, (b) I decide, I think (it) good.judgethνόμονnomonlawνόμος (nomos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “law”, the object formG3551usage, custom, law; in NT: of law in general, plur: of divine laws; of a force or influence impelling to action; of the Mosaic law; meton: of the books which contain the law, the Pentateuch, the Old Testament scriptures in general.the lawεἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.ifδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.νόμονnomonlawνόμος (nomos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “law”, the object formG3551usage, custom, law; in NT: of law in general, plur: of divine laws; of a force or influence impelling to action; of the Mosaic law; meton: of the books which contain the law, the Pentateuch, the Old Testament scriptures in general.the lawκρίνειςkrineisto judgeκρίνω (krinō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to judge”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2919(a) I judge, whether in a law-court or privately: sometimes with cognate nouns emphasizing the notion of the verb, (b) I decide, I think (it) good.This verse uses “judge”.οὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notεἶeito beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ποιητὴςpoiētēsa doerποιητήςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a doer”, the subject formG4163(a) a "maker," poet, (b) a doer, carrier out, performer.This verse uses “a doer”.a doerνόμουnomouof the lawνόμος (nomos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the law”, the of-formG3551usage, custom, law; in NT: of law in general, plur: of divine laws; of a force or influence impelling to action; of the Mosaic law; meton: of the books which contain the law, the Pentateuch, the Old Testament scriptures in general.of the lawἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butκριτήςkritēsa judgeκριτήςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a judge”, the subject formG2923a judge, magistrate, ruler.a judge
Speak not one against another, brethren; he who is speaking against a brother, and is judging his brother, doth speak against law, and doth judge law, and if law thou dost judge, thou art not a doer of law but a judge;
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American Standard Version (1901)
Speak not one against another, brethren. He that speaketh against a brother, or judgeth his brother, speaketh against the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judgest the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
Young’s Literal Translation
Speak not one against another, brethren; he who is speaking against a brother, and is judging his brother, doth speak against law, and doth judge law, and if law thou dost judge, thou art not a doer of law but a judge;
World English Bible
Don’t speak against one another, brothers. He who speaks against a brother and judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.
Darby Translation
Speak not against one another, brethren. He that speaks against [his] brother, or judges his brother, speaks against [the] law and judges [the] law. But if thou judgest [the] law, thou art not doer of [the] law, but judge.
Douay-Rheims
Detract not one another, my brethren. He that detracteth his brother, or he that judgeth his brother, detracteth the law, and judgeth the law. But if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
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