YAC 3:15 Parallel Verse View

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ULT This is not the wisdom coming down from above, but it is earthly, soulish, demonic.

UST People who are envious and selfish are not wise as God wants them to be. Instead, they are thinking and acting like people who do not respect God. They are following their own evil desires. They are doing what demons would do.

BLB This is not the wisdom coming down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.

AICNT This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.

OEB That is not the wisdom which comes from above; no, it is earthly, animalistic, demonic.

WEBBE This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Such wisdom does not come from above but is earthly, natural, demonic.

LSV this wisdom is not descending from above, but earthly, physical, demon-like,

FBV This kind of “wisdom” doesn't come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, and demonic.

TCNT This is not the wisdom that comes down from above; rather, it is earthly, unspiritual, and demonic.

T4T Those who have such attitudes are not wise [MTY] in the way that God wants them to be. Instead, they are only thinking and acting like ◄ungodly people/people who do not please God►. They think and act according to their own evil desires. They do what the demons want them to do (OR, they think and act as demons do).

LEB This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.

BBE This wisdom is not from heaven, but is of the earth and the flesh and the Evil One.

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Wymth That is not the wisdom which comes down from above: it belongs to earth, to the unspiritual nature, and to evil spirits.

ASV This wisdom is not a wisdom that cometh down from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.

DRA For this is not wisdom, descending from above: but earthly, sensual, devilish.

YLT this wisdom is not descending from above, but earthly, physical, demon-like,

Drby This is not the wisdom which comes down from above, but earthly, natural, devilish.

RV This wisdom is not a wisdom that cometh down from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.

Wbstr This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, demoniacal.

KJB-1769 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.

KJB-1611 [fn]This wisedome descendeth not from aboue, but is earthly, sensuall, deuilish.
(This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensuall, deuilish.)

3:15 Or, natural

Bshps For such wisdome descendeth not fro aboue: but is earthlie, sensuall, and deuelishe.
(For such wisdom descendeth not from aboue: but is earthlie, sensuall, and devilshe.)

Gnva This wisedome descendeth not from aboue, but is earthly, sensuall, and deuilish.
(This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensuall, and deuilish. )

Cvdl This wissdome descendeth not from aboue: but is erthy, and naturall, and dyuelishe.
(This wissdome descendeth not from aboue: but is earthy, and naturall, and dyuelishe.)

TNT This wisdome descedeth not from a boue: but is erthy and naturall and divelisshe.
(This wisdom descedeth not from a boue: but is earthy and naturall and divelisshe. )

Wycl For this wisdom is not fro aboue comynge doun, but ertheli, and beestli, and feendli.
(For this wisdom is not from above coming down, but earthli, and beast/animalli, and feendli.)

Luth Denn das ist nicht die Weisheit, die von oben herab kommt, sondern irdisch, menschlich und teuflisch.
(Because the is not the Weisheit, the from above down kommt, rather irdisch, menschlich and teuflisch.)

ClVg non est enim ista sapientia desursum descendens: sed terrena, animalis, diabolica.
(non it_is because ista sapientia desursum descendens: but terrena, animalis, diabolica. )

UGNT οὐκ ἔστιν αὕτη ἡ σοφία ἄνωθεν κατερχομένη, ἀλλὰ ἐπίγειος, ψυχική, δαιμονιώδης.
(ouk estin hautaʸ haʸ sofia anōthen katerⱪomenaʸ, alla epigeios, psuⱪikaʸ, daimoniōdaʸs.)

SBL-GNT οὐκ ἔστιν αὕτη ἡ σοφία ἄνωθεν κατερχομένη, ἀλλὰ ἐπίγειος, ψυχική, δαιμονιώδης·
(ouk estin hautaʸ haʸ sofia anōthen katerⱪomenaʸ, alla epigeios, psuⱪikaʸ, daimoniōdaʸs;)

TC-GNT Οὐκ ἔστιν αὕτη ἡ σοφία ἄνωθεν κατερχομένη, [fn]ἀλλ᾽ ἐπίγειος, ψυχική, δαιμονιώδης.
(Ouk estin hautaʸ haʸ sofia anōthen katerⱪomenaʸ, all epigeios, psuⱪikaʸ, daimoniōdaʸs. )

3:15 αλλ ¦ αλλα NA²⁷ SBL TH WH

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

αὕτη

this

This refers to the “bitter jealousy and ambition” that James describes in the previous verse. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: [This bitter jealousy and ambition]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἡ σοφία

the wisdom

If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea behind the abstract noun wisdom with an adjective such as “wise.” Alternate translation: [the wise way of living]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἄνωθεν κατερχομένη

from_above coming_down

James says from above, meaning “from heaven,” as a spatial metaphor that means “from God.” Alternate translation: [that comes from God] or [that God teaches]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἐπίγειος

earthly

The word earthly refers to the values and behavior of people who do not honor God. James uses the word by association with the way such people live on earth without regard for the values and behavior that are characteristic of heaven. Alternate translation: [not honoring to God]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ψυχική

soulish

James is using one part of the human being, the soul, as opposed to another part, the spirit, to mean “unspiritual.” The sense could be either that this behavior has no regard for spiritual things or that it does not come from the Holy Spirit. Alternate translation: [unspiritual]

δαιμονιώδης

demonic

Alternate translation: [from demons] or [like the behavior of demons]

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