James Chapter 3 verse 10 Holy Bible
out of the same mouth cometh forth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
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Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, it is not right for these things to be so.
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Out of the same mouth goes forth blessing and cursing. It is not right, my brethren, that these things should be thus.
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Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
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Out of the same mouth comes forth blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.
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out of the same mouth doth come forth blessing and cursing; it doth not need, my brethren, these things so to happen;
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(10) Ought not.--The Greek equivalent for this is only found here in the New Testament, and seems strangely weak when we reflect on the usual vehemence of the writer. Was he sadly conscious of the failure beforehand of his protest? At least, there seems no trace of satire in the sorrowful cadence of his lines, "Out of the same mouth!"Parallel Commentaries ...GreekOut ofἐκ (ek)PrepositionStrong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.theτοῦ (tou)Article - Genitive Neuter SingularStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.sameαὐτοῦ (autou)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person SingularStrong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.mouthστόματος (stomatos)Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularStrong's 4750: The mouth, speech, eloquence in speech, the point of a sword. comeἐξέρχεται (exerchetai)Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 1831: To go out, come out. From ek and erchomai; to issue.blessingεὐλογία (eulogia)Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularStrong's 2129: Adulation, praise, blessing, gift. andκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. cursing.κατάρα (katara)Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularStrong's 2671: Cursing; a curse; meton: a doomed one. From kata and ara; imprecation, execration.Myμου (mou)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularStrong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.brothers,ἀδελφοί (adelphoi)Noun - Vocative Masculine PluralStrong's 80: A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. A brother near or remote.thisταῦτα (tauta)Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter PluralStrong's 3778: This; he, she, it. shouldχρή (chrē)Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 5534: It is necessary, proper, fitting. Third person singular of the same as chraomai or chrao used impersonally; it needs be.notοὐ (ou)AdverbStrong's 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.be!γίνεσθαι (ginesthai)Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or PassiveStrong's 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.Jump to PreviousBlessing Cursing Forth Goes Mouth Need Ought Praise Proceed Proceedeth Right Way
