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Know this,Ἴστεmy belovedμου ἀγαπητοίbrothers.ἀδελφοίAndδὲletἔστωeveryπᾶςpersonἄνθρωποςbeἔστωquickταχὺςto hear,εἰς τὸ ἀκοῦσαιslowβραδὺςto speak,εἰς τὸ λαλῆσαιslowβραδὺςto anger;εἰς ὀργήν
James 1:19
Study it in the app“Know this, my beloved brothers. And let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;”
Quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to angerThe TongueQuick to hear, slow to speak, slow to angerConflict and Reconciliation
With the Greek beneath
James 1:19, word by word
- Know thisἼστεIste
know
To hold a fact as certain, to be aware of it.
Where else “Iste” appears- my belovedἀγαπητοίagapētoi
beloved
Beloved, dear.
Where else “agapētoi” appears- brothersἀδελφοίadelphoi
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphoi” appears- letἔστωestō
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estō” appears- personἄνθρωποςanthrōpos
someone
Any person, without saying who, as in the parables.
Where else “anthrōpos” appears- quickταχὺςtachys
quick
Quick, swift; "quickly".
Where else “tachys” appears- to hearἀκοῦσαιakousai
hear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “akousai” appears- slowβραδὺςbradys
slow
Slow.
Where else “bradys” appears- to speakλαλῆσαιlalēsai
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “lalēsai” appears- to angerὀργήνorgēn
anger
The wrath that flares up in a person against another.
Where else “orgēn” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts read “So then, my beloved brothers.”
The context
18Because he willed it, he brought us forth by the word of truth, so that we might be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
19 · This verse (above)
20for a man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness of God.
To study James 1 in a group
1. What it says
What does James say the testing of faith produces, and what should someone do who lacks wisdom (v. 2-5)?
2. What it means
James says it is not enough to hear the word; we must do it (v. 22-25). Why does he use the image of a mirror?
3. How I live it
James speaks of being quick to hear and slow to speak (v. 19). In what conversation today could you listen more?