James 3:15 — King James Version← Study notes
“This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.”
James 3:15 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · James 3:1511 words
οὐκouknot
ἔστινestinam, have been, is I
αὕτηhautēhe (it was that), hereof, it
ἡhēthe
σοφίαsophiawisdom
ἄνωθενanōthenfrom above, again, from the beginning (ver…
κατερχομένηkaterchomenēcome (down), depart, descend
ἀλλὰallaand, but (even), howbeit
ἐπίγειοςepigeiosearthly, in
earth, terrestrial
ψυχικήpsychikēnatural, sensual
δαιμονιώδηςdaimoniōdēsdevilish
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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