King James Version

James 5:9

Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “you may be judged” (κριθῆτε·) before Behold here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the” (ὁ) before Judge here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “you may be condemned” (κατακριθῆτε) before Behold here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notστενάζετεstenazeteto groanστενάζω (stenazō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “to groan”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4727I groan, expressing grief, anger, or desire.ἀδελφοίadelphoibrethrenἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “brethren”, the calling formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.brethrenκατ’kataccording toκατά (kata)preposition — “according to”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.This verse uses “according to”.ἀλλήλωνallēlōnone anotherἀλλήλωνpersonal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “one another”, the of-formG240one another, each other.ἵναhinalestἵναconjunction — “lest”G2443in order that, so that.lestμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.κριθῆτεkrithēteye be condemnedκρίνω (krinō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “ye be condemned”, a single 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.ye be condemnedἰδοὺidoubeholdἰδούparticle — “behold”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.beholdὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κριτὴςkritēsjudgeκριτήςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “judge”, the subject formG2923a judge, magistrate, ruler.the judgeπρὸprobeforeπρόpreposition — “before”G4253(a) of place: before, in front of, (b) of time: before, earlier than.beforeτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θυρῶνthurōndoorθύρα (thura)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “door”, the of-formG2374(a) a door, (b) met: an opportunity.the doorἕστηκενhestēkento standἵστημι (histēmi)verb, perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to stand”, a completed action with a present resultG2476trans: (a) I make to stand, place, set up, establish, appoint; mid: I place myself, stand, (b) I set in balance, weigh; intrans: (c) I stand, stand by, stand still; met: I stand ready, stand firm, am steadfast.This verse uses “stand”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

κατακριθῆτεkatakrithēteye be condemnedκατακρίνω (katakrinō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “ye be condemned”, a single actionG2632I condemn, judge worthy of punishment.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

murmur not against one another, brethren, that ye may not be condemned; lo, the Judge before the door hath stood.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Murmur not, brethren, one against another, that ye be not judged: behold, the judge standeth before the doors.

Young’s Literal Translation

murmur not against one another, brethren, that ye may not be condemned; lo, the Judge before the door hath stood.

World English Bible

Don’t grumble, brothers, against one another, so that you won’t be judged. Behold, the judge stands at the door.

Darby Translation

Complain not one against another, brethren, that ye be not judged. Behold, the judge stands before the door.

Douay-Rheims

Grudge not, brethren, one against another, that you may not be judged. Behold the judge standeth before the door.

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