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ComeἌγεnow,νῦνyou who say,οἱ λέγοντεςTodayΣήμερονorἢtomorrowαὔριονwe will goπορευσόμεθαintoεἰςsuch and suchτήνδεa cityτὴν πόλινandκαὶspendποιήσομενa yearἐνιαυτὸνthereἐκεῖandκαὶdo businessἐμπορευσόμεθαandκαὶmake a profit,κερδήσομεν
James 4:13
Study it in the app“Come now, you who say, Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a city and spend a year there and do business and make a profit,”
James says no one knows what tomorrow will bringDeath and Eternal Life
With the Greek beneath
James 4:13, word by word
- ComeἌγεAge
let us go
An invitation to set out together.
Where else “Age” appears- you who sayλέγοντεςlegontes
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legontes” appears- TodayΣήμερονSēmeron
today
Today.
Where else “Sēmeron” appears- tomorrowαὔριονaurion
tomorrow
Tomorrow, the next day.
Where else “aurion” appears- we will goπορευσόμεθαporeusometha
go
To go somewhere, set out.
Where else “poreusometha” appears- such and suchτήνδεtēnde
this
This; "such and such", "this here".
Where else “tēnde” appears- a cityπόλινpolin
city, town
City, town.
Where else “polin” appears- spendποιήσομενpoiēsomen
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poiēsomen” appears- a yearἐνιαυτὸνeniauton
year
Year.
Where else “eniauton” appears- do businessἐμπορευσόμεθαemporeusometha
do business
To buy and sell for profit.
Where else “emporeusometha” appears- make a profitκερδήσομενkerdēsomen
gain
To acquire money or goods.
Where else “kerdēsomen” appears
The context
12There is one lawgiver and judge, the one who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?
13 · This verse (above)
14you who do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes.
To study James 4 in a group
1. What it says
Where does James say the fights and quarrels among you come from (v. 1-3)?
2. What it means
James says "draw near to God, and he will draw near to you" (v. 8). What other instructions does he give around that phrase (v. 7-10)?
3. How I live it
James invites us to make plans saying "if the Lord wills" (v. 15). What plan of yours today can you put in God's hands?