James 3:16 — King James Version← Study notes
“For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.”
James 3:16 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · James 3:1611 words
ὅπουhopouin
what place, where(-as, -soever)
γὰρgarfor
ζῆλοςzēlosemulation, envy(-ing), fervent mind
καὶkaiand / also
ἐριθείαeritheiacontention(-ious), strife
ἐκεῖekeithere, thither(-ward), (to) yonder (place)
ἀκαταστασίαakatastasiacommotion, confusion, tumult
καὶkaiand / also
πᾶνpanall / every
φαῦλονphaulonevil
πρᾶγμαpragmabusiness, matter, thing
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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