James 3:4

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

Beholde also the shyppes which though they be so gret and are dryven of fearce windes yet are they turned about with a very smale helme whither soever the violence of the governer wyll.

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  • Jonah 1:4 : 4 But ye LORde hurled a greate winde in to ye se so that there was a myghtie tepest in the se: in so moch yt the shepp was lyke to goo in peces.
  • Matt 8:24 : 24 And beholde there arose a a greate tepest in ye see in so moche yt the shippe was covered wt waves and he was a slepe.
  • Acts 27:14-38 : 14 But anone after ther arose agaynste their purpose a flawe of wynde out of the northeeste. 15 And when the ship was caught and coulde not resist the wynde we let her goo and drave with the wether. 16 And we came vnto an yle named Clauda and had moche worke to come by abote 17 which they toke vp and vsed helpe vndergerdynge the shippe fearynge lest we shuld have fallen into Syrtes and we let doune a vessell and so were caryed. 18 The nexte daye when we were tossed wt an exceadynge tempest they lyghtened ye ship 19 and the thyrde daye we cast out with oure awne hondes the tacklynge of the shippe. 20 When at the last nether sunne nor starre in many dayes appered and no small tempest laye apon vs all hope that we shuld be saved was then taken awaye. 21 Then after longe abstinence Paul stode forth in the myddes of them and sayde: Syrs ye shulde have harkened to me and not have lowsed from Candy nether to have brought vnto vs this harme and losse. 22 And nowe I exhorte you to be of good chere. For ther shalbe no losse of eny mas lyfe amonge you save of the ship only. 23 For ther stode by me this nyght the angell of God whose I am and whom I serve 24 sayinge: feare not Paul for thou must be brought before Cesar. And lo God hath geven vnto the all that sayle with ye. 25 Wherfore Syrs be of good chere: for I beleve God that so it shalbe even as it was tolde me. 26 How be it we must be cast into a certayne ylonde. 27 But when ye fourtethe nyght was come as we were caryed in Adria about mydnyght the shipmen demed that ther appered some countre vnto the: 28 and sounded and founde it.xx. feddoms. And when they had gone a lytell further they sounded agayne and founde.xv. feddoms. 29 Then fearinge lest they shuld have fallen on some Rocke they cast.iiii. ancres out of the sterne and wysshed for ye daye. 30 As the shipmen were about to fle out of the ship and had let doune the bote into the see vnder a coloure as though they wolde have cast ancres out of the forshippe: 31 Paul sayd vnto ye vnder captayne and the soudiers: excepte these abyde in the ship ye cannot be safe. 32 Then the soudiers cut of the rope of the bote and let it fall awaye. 33 And in ye meane tyme betwixt that and daye Paul besought them all to take meate sayinge: this is ye fourtenthe daye that ye have taried and continued fastynge receavinge nothinge at all. 34 Wherfore I praye you to take meate: for this no dout is for youre helth: for ther shall not an heere fall fro the heed of eny of you. 35 And when he had thus spoke he toke breed and gave thankes to God in presence of the all and brake it and begane to eate. 36 Then were they all of good cheare and they also toke meate. 37 We were all together in ye ship two hundred thre score and sixtene soules. 38 And whe they had eate ynough they lightened ye ship and cast out the wheate into the see.

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  • Jas 3:2-3
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    2 for in many thinges we synne all. Yf a man synne not in worde the same is a parfecte ma and able to tame all the body.

    3 Beholde we put bittes into ye horses mouthes that they shuld obeye vs and we turne aboute all the body.

  • Jas 3:5-7
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    5 Even so the tonge is a lyttell member and bosteth great thinges. Beholde how gret a thinge a lyttell fyre kyndleth

    6 and the tonge is fyre and a worlde of wyckednes. So is the tonge set amonge oure members that it defileth the whole body and setteth a fyre all that we have of nature and is it selfe set a fyre even of hell.

    7 All the natures of beastes and of byrdes and of serpentes and thinges of ye see are meked and tamed of the nature of man.

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    39 Whe yt was daye they knew not ye lande but they spied a certayne haven with a banke into ye which they were mynded (yf yt were possible) to thrust in the ship.

    40 And when they had taken vp the ancres they comytted them selves vnto the see and lowsed the rudder bondes and hoysed vp ye mayne sayle to the wynde and drue to londe.

    41 But they chaunsed on a place which had the see on bothe the sydes and thrust in the ship. And the foore parte stucke fast and moved not but ye hynder brake with the violence of the waves.

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    13 When the south wynde blewe they supposynge to obtayne their purpose lowsed vnto Asson and sayled paste all Candy.

    14 But anone after ther arose agaynste their purpose a flawe of wynde out of the northeeste.

    15 And when the ship was caught and coulde not resist the wynde we let her goo and drave with the wether.

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    11 Then they sayd vn to hym what shall we doo vnto the that the se maye cease fro trowblinge vs? For the se wrought and was trowblous.

    12 And he answered them take me and cast me in to the se and so shall it lett you be in reste: for I wotte it is for my sake that this greate tempest is come vppon you.

    13 Neuerthelesse the men assayed wyth rowenge to bringe the sheppe to lande: but it wold not be because the se so wrought and was so trowblous agenst them.

  • Mark 4:36-38
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    36 And they lefte the people and toke him even as he was in the shyp. And ther were also with him other shippes.

    37 And ther arose a great storme of wynde and dasshed ye waves into the ship so that it was full.

    38 And he was in the sterne a slepe on a pelowe. And they awoke him and sayde to him: Master carest thou not yt we perisshe?

  • 4 But ye LORde hurled a greate winde in to ye se so that there was a myghtie tepest in the se: in so moch yt the shepp was lyke to goo in peces.

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    17 which they toke vp and vsed helpe vndergerdynge the shippe fearynge lest we shuld have fallen into Syrtes and we let doune a vessell and so were caryed.

    18 The nexte daye when we were tossed wt an exceadynge tempest they lyghtened ye ship

    19 and the thyrde daye we cast out with oure awne hondes the tacklynge of the shippe.

  • 24 And the shippe was now in the middes of the see and was toost with waves for it was a cotrary wynde.

  • 24 And beholde there arose a a greate tepest in ye see in so moche yt the shippe was covered wt waves and he was a slepe.

  • 30 As the shipmen were about to fle out of the ship and had let doune the bote into the see vnder a coloure as though they wolde have cast ancres out of the forshippe:

  • 27 And the men marveyled and sayd: what man is this that bothe wyndes and see obey hym?

  • 7 And when we had sayled slowly many dayes and scace were come over agaynst Gnydon (because the wynde with stode vs) we sayled harde by the costes of Candy over agaynste Salmo

  • 23 And as they sayled he fell a slepe and there arose a storme of wynde in ye lake and they were fylled with water and were in ieopardy.

  • 32 And assone as they were come in to ye shippe ye wynde ceassed.