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James 3:15

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3:15 Such 1  wisdom does not come 2  from above but is earthly, natural, 3  demonic.

James 3:17

Context
3:17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, accommodating, 4  full of mercy and good fruit, 5  impartial, and not hypocritical. 6 

1 tn Grk “This.”

2 tn Grk “come down”; “descend.”

3 tn Grk “soulish,” which describes life apart from God, characteristic of earthly human life as opposed to what is spiritual. Cf. 1 Cor 2:14; 15:44-46; Jude 19.

4 tn Or “willing to yield,” “open to persuasion.”

5 tn Grk “fruits.” The plural Greek term καρπούς has been translated with the collective singular “fruit.”

6 tn Or “sincere.”



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