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Soοὖνfor the one who knowsεἰδότιhow to doποιεῖνgoodκαλὸνandκαὶdoes notμὴdo it,ποιοῦντιfor himαὐτῷit isἐστινsin.ἁμαρτία
James 4:17
Study it in the app“So for the one who knows how to do good and does not do it, for him it is sin.”
With the Greek beneath
James 4:17, word by word
- for the one who knowsεἰδότιeidoti
know
To hold a fact as certain, to be aware of it.
Where else “eidoti” appears- how to doποιεῖνpoiein
bear fruit
To produce fruit, like a tree; in life, deeds that can be seen.
Where else “poiein” appears- goodκαλὸνkalon
noble
Good at heart, worthy: "the good shepherd".
Where else “kalon” appears- it isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- sinἁμαρτίαhamartia
sin
Doing what God does not want, and the guilt it leaves.
Where else “hamartia” appears
The context
16But now you boast in your arrogant claims. All such boasting is evil.
17 · This verse (above)
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?