James 1:26 — King James Version← Study notes
“If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.”
James 1:26 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · James 1:2617 words
ΕἴEiforasmuch as, if, that
τιςtisa (kind
of), any (man, thing
δοκεῖdokeibe accounted, (of own) please(-ure), be of…
θρησκὸςthrēskosreligious
εἶναιeinaiam, have been, is I
μὴmēnot
χαλιναγωγῶνchalinagōgōnbridle
γλῶσσανglōssantongue
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
ἀλλὰallaand, but (even), howbeit
ἀπατῶνapatōndeceive
καρδίανkardianheart
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
τούτουtoutouhe (it was that), hereof, it
μάταιοςmataiosvain, vanity
ἡhēthe
θρησκείαthrēskeiareligion, worshipping
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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