Focused Passage

James 1:19-21

Endurance, Wisdom, and the Implanted Word

James moves from the testing of faith in trials, to the need for God-given wisdom, to the danger of desire-born temptation, to the call to receive and obey the implanted word in pure and undefiled religion.

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19My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,

20for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.

21Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.

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Verse 19

Original words

MyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularbelovedἀγαπητοίG27Adjective - Vocative Masculine PluralbrothersἀδελφοίG80Noun - Vocative Masculine Pluralunderstand thisἼστεG1492Verb - Perfect Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural-δὲG1161ConjunctionEveryoneπᾶςG3956Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .ἄνθρωποςG444Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularshould beἔστωG1510Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person SingularquickταχὺςG5036Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingulartoεἰςG1519Preposition-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularlistenἀκοῦσαιG191Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveslowβραδὺςG1021Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingulartoεἰςG1519Preposition-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularspeakλαλῆσαιG2980Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active[and] slowβραδὺςG1021Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingulartoεἰςG1519PrepositionangerὀργήνG3709Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 20

Original words

forγὰρG1063Conjunctionman’sἀνδρὸςG435Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularangerὀργὴG3709Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular{does} notοὐκG3756Adverbbring aboutἐργάζεταιG2038Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular[the] righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνG1343Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularthat God [desires]ΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 21

Original words

ThereforeδιὸG1352Conjunctionget ridἀποθέμενοιG659Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Pluralof allπᾶσανG3956Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singularmoral filthῥυπαρίανG4507Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionevery expressionπερισσείανG4050Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularof evilκακίαςG2549Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularvvvἐνG1722Preposition[and] humblyπραΰτητιG4240Noun - Dative Feminine SingularacceptδέξασθεG1209Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person PluraltheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularwordλόγονG3056Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularplanted [in you]ἔμφυτονG1721Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularwhichτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularcanδυνάμενονG1410Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine SingularsaveσῶσαιG4982Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural-τὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluralsoulsψυχὰςG5590Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural

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