King James Version

James 4:12

There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “Judge” (κριτὴς) before who here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “and” (καὶ) before destroy here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “however” (δὲ) before who here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “judging” (κρίνων) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “neighbour” (πλησίον;) after the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “who you judge” (ὃς κρίνεις) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “another” (ἕτερον) after the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

εἷςheisoneεἷςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “one”, the subject formG1520one.oneἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.νομοθέτηςnomothetēslawgiverνομοθέτηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “lawgiver”, the subject formG3550a law-giver, legislator.lawgiverκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andκριτήςkritēsjudgeκριτήςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “judge”, the subject formG2923a judge, magistrate, ruler.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δυνάμενοςdunamenosbe ableδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “be able”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.σῶσαιsōsaito saveσῴζω (sōzō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to save”, a single actionG4982I save, heal, preserve, rescue.This verse uses “save”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἀπολέσαιapolesaito destroyἀπόλλυμι (apollumi)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to destroy”, a single actionG622(a) I kill, destroy, (b) I lose, mid: I am perishing (the resultant death being viewed as certain).This verse uses “destroy”.to destroyσὺsuthouσύpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “thou”, the subject formG4771you.thouδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.τίςtiswhich?τίςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “which?”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “which”.εἶeito beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ὁhothatὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “that”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.thatκρίνωνkrinōnjudgestκρίνω (krinō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “judgest”, 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.judgestτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πλησίονplēsionanotherπλησίονadverb — “another”G4139near, nearby, a neighbor.another

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ὃςhosthatὅςarticle, vocative, singular, masculine — “that”, the calling formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “that”.κρίνειςkrineisjudgestκρίνω (krinō)verb, present active participle, vocative, singular, masculine — “judgest”, 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.ἕτερονheteronanotherἕτερος (heteros)adverb — “another”G2087(a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor.This verse uses “another”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

one is the lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy; thou — who art thou that dost judge the other?

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American Standard Version (1901)

One only is the lawgiver and judge, even he who is able to save and to destroy: but who art thou that judgest thy neighbor?

Young’s Literal Translation

one is the lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy; thou — who art thou that dost judge the other?

World English Bible

Only one is the lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge another?

Darby Translation

One is the lawgiver and judge, who is able to save and to destroy: but who art thou who judgest thy neighbour?

Douay-Rheims

There is one lawgiver, and judge, that is able to destroy and to deliver.

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