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Andδὲthe fruitκαρπὸςof righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςis sownσπείρεταιinἐνpeaceεἰρήνῃfor those who makeτοῖς ποιοῦσινpeace.εἰρήνην
James 3:18
Study it in the app“And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for those who make peace.”
The wisdom from above is peaceable; righteousness is sown in peaceConflict and Reconciliation
With the Greek beneath
James 3:18, word by word
- the fruitκαρπὸςkarpos
result
The result of what someone is or does.
Where else “karpos” appears- of righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosynēs
righteousness
Doing what is just, living as God wants.
Where else “dikaiosynēs” appears- is sownσπείρεταιspeiretai
sow
Sow.
Where else “speiretai” appears- peaceεἰρήνῃeirēnēi
peace with God
The calm God gives: being on good terms with him.
Where else “eirēnēi” appears- for those who makeποιοῦσινpoiousin
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poiousin” appears
Translation note
“For those who make peace”: the Greek dative can also be understood as “by those who make peace,” that is, they are the ones who sow.
The context
17But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, considerate, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, without making distinctions, without hypocrisy.
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To study James 3 in a group
1. What it says
What images does James use to describe the power of the tongue (v. 3-6)?
2. What it means
Why do you think James contrasts the wisdom "from above" with bitter jealousy and rivalry (v. 13-18)?
3. How I live it
James says blessing and cursing come from the same mouth (v. 9-10). What kind word could you say today?