James 3:2

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Πολλὰ γὰρ πταίομεν ἅπαντες. Εἴ τις ἐν λόγῳ οὐ πταίει, οὗτος τέλειος ἀνήρ, δυνατὸς χαλιναγωγῆσαι καὶ ὅλον τὸ σῶμα.

Transliteration

Many things gar we ptaiomen hapantes. If anyone in logō not ptaiei, this one teleios anēr, dynatos to chalinagōgēsai also holon the sōma.

Grammar Details

*gar*: postpositive conjunction - for/because
*ptaiomen*: present indicative, active, 1st plural - we stumble/err
*hapantes*: nominative, masculine, plural - all/everyone
*logō*: dative, masculine, singular - word/speech
*ptaiei*: present indicative, active, 3rd singular - stumbles/errs
*teleios*: nominative, masculine, singular - perfect/complete
*anēr*: nominative, masculine, singular - man/husband
*dynatos*: nominative, masculine, singular - able/powerful
*chalinagōgēsai*: aorist infinitive, active - to bridle/control
*holon*: accusative, neuter, singular - whole/entire
*sōma*: accusative, neuter, singular - body

Word Meanings

*ptaiomen*: stumble/err/fail/offend
*logō*: word/speech/message
*teleios*: perfect/complete/mature
*chalinagōgēsai*: to bridle/control/restrain

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Jas 1:26 : 26 If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
Matt 12:37 : 37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
1 Pet 3:10 : 10 For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
Jas 3:5-6 : 5 Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! 6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
Prov 13:3 : 3 He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
Prov 20:9 : 9 Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
Eccl 7:20 : 20 For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
Isa 64:6 : 6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
Rom 3:10 : 10 As it is written , There is none righteous, no, not one:
1 Kgs 8:46 : 46 If they sin against thee,(for there is no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captives unto the land of the enemy, far or near;
Gal 3:22 : 22 But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.
Rom 7:21 : 21 I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.
Jas 1:4 : 4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
1 John 1:8-9 : 8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
1 Pet 5:10 : 10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while , make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.
1 Cor 9:27 : 27 But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
Gal 5:17 : 17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
Col 1:28 : 28 Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:
Col 4:12 : 12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
Heb 13:21 : 21 Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
2 Chr 6:36 : 36 If they sin against thee,(for there is no man which sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them over before their enemies, and they carry them away captives unto a land far off or near;
Ps 34:13 : 13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
Jas 2:10 : 10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.

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